Tyrone Phillips is the founding Artistic Director
of Chicago’s Definition Theatre. Named one of Newcity's Players—the 50 leaders
of Chicago’s theater, dance, opera and comedy culture of 2022, he is a graduate
of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has studied abroad
at Shakespeare’s Globe. As a first generation
Jamaican-American, Tyrone is passionate about equity and inclusion in
the fine arts and has completed advanced anti-racism training to lead change in
our community. Select theater credits on and off stage include: Definition
Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Writers, Old Globe,
Berkeley Rep, Milwaukee Rep, and Stage 42 (off-Broadway). Tyrone is
currently adjunct faculty at DePaul University and the University of Illinois -
Chicago while also serving on the Board of Directors for the League of Chicago
Theaters. He is also a proud member of the NAACP, SAG-AFTRA, SDC, and
represented by Grossman & Jack Talent.