Ericka Ratcliff (Katherina) returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater, where her credits include: Beatrice/MC Lady B in Funk It Up About Nothin' (CST and on tour to Australia and London) and Bianca in Short Shakespeare! The Taming of the Shrew. Other credits include: Talented Tenth, African Company Presents Richard III, 365 Days/365 Plays, StickFly, The Colored Museum (Congo Square Theatre Company, ensemble member); Black Diamond, Around the World in 80 Days, Peter Pan: A Play (Lookingglass Theatre Company); The Nutcracker (House Theatre of Chicago); Court Martial at Fort Devens (Victory Gardens Theater); Sketchbook Collaboraction); Ruined (Mixed Blood) and Seven Guitars (Pittsburgh Playwrights). Ericka is a graduate of The Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University. Ericka says that acting Shakespeare "is a huge challenge but once the language clicks in, it's like butter!"

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