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Featured Roles

Landlocked

Breanna
A independent film written & directed by Tim Hall
Now Streaming Here

One Chicago

Guest Artist Role
Season 10 Episode 13
Details forthcoming

I Am My Own Wife

Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf
For About Face Theatre Co., Chicago
Pulitzer & Tony Award Winning Play by Doug Wright

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Actor "Press" Bio

Delia Kropp has been acting professionally for more than 40 years, making history in 2016 as the first transgender actress to portray Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf in Doug Wright's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play "I Am My Own Wife".  Other recent Chicago plays include "Raggedy And" by David Valdes Greenwood, and the musical "The Civility of Albert Cashier" by Jay Paul Deratany.  Donning her directors cap, she has staged new works for Pride Films and Plays, and About Face Theatre.

On television, she has appeared in the Showtime Series "Work in Progress" and the Chicago One Series "Chicago Med".  Delia won a Best Actress Award from the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival for her starring work in the film "Landlocked" (2021).

In real life, Delia is a proud advocate-speaker for trans persons and performing artists. In 2018, she was awarded the Leppen Leadership Award for services to the LGBT community.  Her new initiative "Brave Conversations" looks at the significance of personal identity, and ways to constructively talk about gender.   Read more about her at www.therealdelia.com

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Selected Resume
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Delia Kropp, Actor
Height: 5'9"              EYES: Blue           HAIR: Blonde

Selected Stage
FEMALE IDENTIFIED ROLES*
Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf   I AM MY OWN WIFE,   About Face Theatre   Dir. Andrew Volkoff
Ondi Rivers   RAGGEDY AND, world premiere     Pride Films and Plays     Dir. Cecilie Keenan
Nurse Smith    CIVILITY OF ALBERT CASHIER    Permoveo Prod, dir. Keaton Wooden
Understudy   GOOD FOR OTTO, by David Rabe    The Gift Theatre     dir. Michael Patrick Thornton
Understudy  THE BOOK OF JOSEPH  Chicago Shakepeare Thr  dir. Barbara Gaines
Francesca   THE QUIET ONES (two separate staged readings)   ATC, dir. Sean Graney; and  The Lark, dir. John Eisner
Ensemble STANDING UNDERNEATH NIGHT & DAY  (staged reading)    About Face Theatre    dir. Kelli Simpkins
Society Woman, 2nd Hooker  TIME OF YOUR LIFE (staged reading)    Victory Gardens    dir. Chay Yew
Ensemble  FEFU AND HER FRIENDS for Season of Concern, Dir Stacy Stoltz
Ensemble TO THE MOON  Creede Repertory Thr, Dir Betty Hart

MALE ROLES
Dr. Bayliss    ALL MY SONS    Redtwist Theatre, Dir. Michael Colucci       
Dr. Freke    WHOSE BODY?    Lifeline Theatre, Dir. D. Milne        
Jacques    AS YOU LIKE IT    Guest Artist, NIU, Dir. R. Hessler       
Fred, Ragosy    GREAT WHITE HOPE    Pegasus Players, Dir. J. Wilson       
Tesman    HEDDA GABLER    Touchstone Theatre, Dir. I. Marlowe       
Lamplighter    THE LITTLE PRINCE    Touchstone Theatre, Dir. S. Grand       
Tom    GLASS MENAGERIE    Blue Lake Summer Repertory       
*Ensemble    A CHRISTMAS CAROL    Goodman Theatre, Dir. T. Mockus       
*Ensemble    CYRANO DE BERGERAC    Goodman Theatre, Dir. M. Maggio       
Alan    EQUUS    Boarshead Theatre, Dir. J. Peakes  Winner, Best Supporting Actor

FILM & TV ROLES
Pastor at Funeral  WORK IN PROGRESS, S1E2,  Dir Tim Mason (SAG, non-union dayplayer)
Brianna (lead)      LANDLOCKED  Dir. Tim  Hall (non-union)
Martin/Loretta  CHICAGO MED   S10, ep12  (Guest Artist, SAG)

AWARDS
Blue Whiskey Film Festival, Best Actress, for Brianna in LANDLOCKED
Boarshead Theatre    Best Supporting Actor, 1978, for Alan in EQUUS

SKILLS
Singer (baritone), extensive stage dialects. Play the recorder.
Mime, Tae Kwon Do karate, stage combat, neutral & character

TEACHING
Instructor, Lansing Community College: Acting, Mime, Voice, Stage Combat, Camera Acting
Instructor:  Northeastern Illinois University Shakespeare Workshop
Theatre Department Chair: Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp 

TRAINING  
Michigan State University; Honors College Triple-Emphasis (Theatre, English, Psych)
Drama Studio London, 1 Year intensive performance training. Graduated with Distinction
Stage Combat Certification – Performer – Society of British Stage Fight Directors

OTHER
Extensive Professional Directing experience.  Resume available upon request.
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* Male to Female transgender; transitioned since June 21st, 2011.  Female identified roles include both cisgender female and female-identified trans characters.