Taylor Mercado Owen is a multi-hyphenate theatre artist and a native Texan, now based in Chicago and is thrilled to make his Factory debut! Recent credits: The Real Housewives of The North Pole (Hell in a Handbag Productions), Big Time Toppers (Theatre L’Acadie), Luchadora! (Cara Mía Theatre), Cooties (Uptown Players/Flexible Grey Theatre Co.), The Drowsy Chaperone (The Firehouse Theatre), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Collin Theatre Center). As a stage manager, Squeamish (Bump in the Night Theatre Co.), Funny, Like An Abortion (Fat Theatre Project/Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble), The Totality of All Things (Redtwist Theatre), ASM for Turret (A Red Orchid Theatre). Taylor holds a BA in Theatre Performance from the University of North Texas and is a proud alumnus of The ACADEMY at Black Box Acting. He is a Directing Apprentice for this season of PlayGround-Chicago’s Monday Night PlayGround Series. Taylor is represented by Lily’s Talent. IG: @taylormarketowen