Alex George Bio

Alex George (they/them) proudly hails from Somerset, Kentucky (aka, the hub of the universe). Recent credits include R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) & Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Clowns at City Lit Theater, MUFFED at the Factory Theater, A Shadow Bright and Burning with Black Button Eyes Productions, and Little Women at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. They are a proud Artistic Associate at City Lit & a founding member of Flashback Theater Co. in Kentucky. George holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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I grew up surrounded by the rolling green Appalachian hills of Somerset, Kentucky; a place I affectionately refer to as “the hub of the universe”. It is magical there, everything is full of mystery and life. As a lifelong homeschool student, I paved my own path through adolescence. I played in the dirt, organized punk shows, did yoga, read an age appropriate amount of anarcho-feminist zines, made church ladies uncomfortable, learned folk dancing, and generally got weird with it. In my teens, I had the pleasure of being a founding member of Flashback Theater Co., a professional theatre company changing the face of our community through the arts.

My path changed forever when I had the immense privilege of spending three summers at Interlochen Arts Camp. Coming from a rural background, I wasn’t sure where I would fit in amongst such talented campers from all over the world. I was blessed to be wholly embraced by my teachers and peers. Interlochen expanded my worldview, and challenged me to pursue my dreams to the highest degree. In 2018, I received the Maddy Summer Artist Award for Repertory Theatre.

After graduating high school, I moved to Illinois to pursue my BFA in Acting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I showed up with an insatiable appetite to learn everything I possibly could. UIUC challenged me to try everything once; I studied Chekhov, Shakespeare, Clown, Musical Theatre, Acting for the Camera, Movement, Stage Combat, Voice, Theatre History, and New Play Dramaturgy. I performed on stages large and small, always striving to suck the marrow from the bones of each project. At graduation, I was awarded the Samuel L. Stickler Faculty Players Award.

Through my adventures, I discovered new dimensions of myself: though I had always thought of myself as a rigorous academic type, I discovered two things could be true. I could also be a rockstar who loves to have fun as the president of the school’s (unofficial) theatre fraternity, AKT. My professors challenged me to show up in a room as more than just a good student, but as a whole artist. To crack my shell, and see who was waiting to come out. In my junior year, I came out as non-binary.

In the fall of 2023, I moved to Chicago, Illinois with my beautiful girlfriend Nona. We have a sun-filled apartment, and two precious kittens named Bertolt and Fefu. I am proudly represented by my amazing manager, Mike Wilson of Wilson Management. Since launching my professional career, I’ve had the joy of working on projects like Milwaukee Rep’s trans-positive Little Women, Black Button Eyes Production’s gothic fantasy A Shadow Bright and Burning, and City Lit’s retro-futurist screwball comedy take on R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots). In 2025, I launched my own small business,Brightspot Media, doing digital marketing for businesses large and small. In 2026, I became an Artistic Associate with City Lit Theater.

I can’t wait to see what’s next for me in my performance career. I firmly believe the theatre is a space to experience a life less ordinary; where artists push the bounds of reality to create the magic that reshapes our world. My work is that of an explorer, and I attack every project with voracious curiosity, attention to detail, eccentric humor, and whole-hearted hope.