Arti Ishak (they/them) is a Chicago actor, director, and writer. Acting credits include The Best Decision You Ever Made, Fantastic Super Great Nation Numero Uno (The Second City); KISS (Haven); Venus in Fur (Circle); Witch, Buried Child (Writers); Men on Boats (American Theater Company). TV: Southside (HBO); Dark Matter (Apple TV); Chicago Med (NBC). Directing credits include short films Shukran Bas (Means of Productions), ba la (HF Productions), HALF (ZAXIE); Theatre: Same Sects! (Haven Chicago), Hatefuck (First Floor Theatre), Upcoming directing credits: we, the invisibles (TTS DePaul). Arti is a facilitator with The Chicago Inclusion Project and an instructor at Black Box Acting and The Theatre School at DePaul. Represented by Paonessa Talent Agency.