Christy Arington (Director) has been an actor, director and teaching artist for over 25 years. She is a founding member and the current Artistic Director of Lakeside Shakespeare and teaches acting for adults at Acting Studio Chicago. As an actor, Christy has worked with many Chicago area Storefront Theatres including Strawdog, Irish Theatre of Chicago, Wildclaw Theatre, The Mammals, The Factory Theater and many others. This is her first time directing with The Factory and is thrilled to be working with such amazing humans. Christy received her Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from the University of Georgia and in 2001 was awarded The Mark Twain Comedic Acting award at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.