Alexis is a classically trained actress with extensive experience in Shakespeare, modern, contemporary, on-camera, and musical theatre styles. She holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois and has trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Acting Studio Chicago, Black Box Acting, and the Actors Gymnasium. Her most recent production of The Country Girl with Red Twist Theatre was cancelled due to COVID-19. You can catch a glimpse of her on NBC's Chicago PD season 9. See Alexis make her theatre comeback in Medea Material at Trapdoor Theatre this May 2022.
Born and raised on a farm in north-west Illinois, she grew up on Chicago sports teams and the arts. Alexis currently resides in Chicago where she is represented by Lily's Talent Agency.
In addition to acting in regional and collegiate productions, Alexis has choreographed, music directed, and written for several groups and companies throughout her career. Most notably was Call Me Woman, a passion project of hers that focused on Viewpoints, and Devising work.
She holds a Recommended Pass in both Unarmed and Single Sword from the Society of American Fight Directors. Alexis is a recipient of the Stevick Foundation of Excellence in Humanities/FAA Research for the writing and research done on the show entitled TOM: Letters from the Somme.
That story will forever live at the Museum of Sentry Hill located just outside of Belfast, Ireland.
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Medea Material
Medea Material is a a powerful, unrelenting examination of modern society.
"In Heiner Müller's postmodern remaking of the Medea myth. I argue that Medea is the ideal centre for Muller's critique of the western subject, as she represents the destructive future that the East Germany Müller sees as both hopeful and inevitable. Müller explodes Medea's potential by using her not as a character bus as a material, creating various irresolvable juxtapositions and contradictions of character, structure, narrative, and performance. This forces a confrontation with the cultural and theatrical legacy of Greek tragedy and presents to artists and audiences a crisis of culture and interpretation. " - Peter A. Cambell University of Toronto Press
Theatre is making a comeback
opening May
2022
Written by Hiener Müller
Translated and adapted by Sarah Tolan-Mee
Directed by Resident Director Max Truax
The cast features Steven Schaeffer, Miguel Long, Keith Surney, Emily Lotspeich, Cat Evans, Emily Nichelson, Venice Averyheart, and Alexis DawTyne.
Tickets: https://trapdoortheatre.com/events/
Please go to https://trapdoortheatre.com/ for more information.
Trapdoor Theatre is located at 1655 W. Cortland St. Chicago, IL 60622
Dates: May 5 - June 26 2022
Industry Night: Monday, June 1, 7:30pm
what's new
with Alexis
BTS on dark comedy short film
Nov 2021
A behind the scenes video for Emily Schumann's Funeral Theory
Live Performance
Oct 2021
Alexis performed live with
Marauderville in LA, debuting their duet More Country from the album Osmanthus.
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2020
Alexis partakes in some Good News edibles while watching a football game.
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2022
Alexis parties with new LED Bluetooth speaker lightbulbs. Found exclusively at Home Depot.
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2022
Catch Alexis in a Caplyta print campaign. The newest FDA approved bipolar medicine.
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2021
Alexis is featured as an EMT in Alight's "Welcome to the Employee Economy" campaign.
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2020
Enjoy Alexis as a witch in Good News: Cannabis Together's Halloween campaign.
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2020
Watch Alexis' handy work in Good News Cannabis Together.
Casting Announcement
opening September 2020
Alexis joins the cast of Medea Material at Trapdoor Theatre directed by Max Truax. This post modern take on the ancient Greek tragedy by Euripedes will feature an ensemble of 9. It opens Sept 10 and runs through Oct 24th.
Casting Annoucement
Opening May 2020
UPDATE: CANCELLED due to COVID-19
Alexis will be playing the role of Nancy in Redtwist Theatre's production of The Country Girl running May 11th - June 28th
Launching a craft shop
2019
Alexis has been tinkering around the farm's shop for as long as she can remember.
"My love for crafting comes from gift giving. I LOVE a homemade gift. Let me help you give some love with a homemade gift."
Casting Announcement
opening January 2019
Alexis will be playing the role of Harriet in the thrilling drama Boy Gets Girl with Saltbox Theatre Collective. Running January 3rd through January 27 at the Edge Theatre.
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Demo Reel
2018
Check out Alexis' updated reel.
It includes some of the footage from her recent works.
Extended trailer drop!
March 2018
Here's the official trailer for Alexis' recent feature film We Are Nothing where she stars as the troubled and abused millennial, Samantha Queen. The movie will premier Thursday April 22 at Lake Theatre in Oak Park.
a wrap for WE ARE NOTHING
November 15, 2017
After several months, Alexis and the production company have finished filming We Are Nothing. It is slated to come out April 18th. Check back later for more info on where to catch this coming of age drama.
Casting announcement
opening October 201
Alexis has been cast as the understudy of Katie in the gnarly, in your face dark comedy Bachelorette with Level 11 Theatre Company. This production will be lead by 2017 Jeff Award Winning director Spenser Davis and runs
Oct 13 - Nov 5th at the Den Theatre.
first day of filming
September 07, 2017
Alexis has begun filming the indie feature We Are Nothing.
Alexis plays the leading role of Samantha Queen who is strong, fierce and troubled. She wears her pain like a crown; in public she deals gracefully, while in private is is crippling.
Low Hanging Fruit on ABC News
August 12, 2017
Playwright and director Dane A. Campbell and fellow cast member Michael Lewis (Zeke) were featured on the ABC Eyewitness News. The two talked about how the play addresses the racial tensions and challenges surrounding police shootings of black people in the U.S.
Casting Announcement
Oct 2020
Alexis will begin filming an indie film this autumn. She will be playing the role of Samantha Queen in a story about two millennials trying to find purpose and understanding in a world that relentlessly tells them who they ought to be.
Low Hanging Fruit official trailer
May 2017
Plot: an interracial friendship of five is torn apart when one of them, a white cop, in the line of duty, shoots and kills an unarmed black teenager.
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Commercial drop!
April 2017
You can catch Alexis' hilarious vacuuming skills in Yup! Chocolate Milk's commercial featured on Facebook.
a wrap for THE WEEKEND
Oct 2016
Alexis has wrapped filming the intense drama short of The Weekend. It was filmed on location at a haunting lake house in Indiana. You may be able to catch it at various film festivals in 2017.
Narrator for non-Hollywood's
Audio Book
2016
Alexis has finished narrating the hilarious novel non-Hollywood by Neal A. Yeager. This book is, "a novel for the fans of the underdog, non-Hollywood takes the reader through the life of the folks who are struggling on the fringes of show business."
Give it a listen for free.
Fight Director of Oklahoma
Aug 2016
Alexis is going to serve as the Fight Director for CUTC's production of Oklahoma. She will choreograph the three major fight scenes, including the very stylized fight in the Dream Ballet.
Moving to Chicago
September 2016
Alexis is making the move to Chicago where she will be represented by Lily's Talent Agency as on-camera, theatrical and voice-over talent.
Keep an out for her on your local stages.
TOM. in Belfast Ireland
July 1, 2016
Tom. will be performed in Ireland at The Mill starting July 1st. This company is composed of all Irish actors who are using the original choreography and staging.
July 1st marks 100 years since the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Departmental Distinction Award
May 2016
Alexis is the recipient of the very prestigious Departmental Distinction Award at Theatre Department Ceremony.
This award is based on the opinions of her professors and the grades she earned throughout her time at the University of Illinois.
Graduation
May 2016
It's official! Alexis has graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
She holds a BFA in Acting.
TOM. wins a Research Grant
April 2016
Alexis and the team at Armoory Theatre Company received the Stevick Foundation of Excellence in Humanities/FAA Research for the work they did on their show TOM. They won a stipend to aid in the continuation of their work.
The show focused on the story of Tom McKinney's life until his untimely death at the Battle of the Somme. Because of their research and artistry, the story of the McKinney family will live forever.
SAFD Certification
May 2016
After a full year of training, Alexis has recieved a Recommended Pass in both Single Sword and Unarmed Combat by the Society of American Fight Directors. She is on her way to becoming an Actor Combatant.
Signed with Lily's Talent Agency
April 2016
Alexis is officially represented by Lily's Talent Agency. LTA is located in Chicago, IL .
She is also excited to announce she will be moving to Chicago after graduation.
UIUC BFA Showcase
April 2016
Alexis and her fellow classmates are gearing up for their Chicago debut. Join them at Stage 773 on April 18th as they share stories and showcase a culmination of four years of intensive training.
RSVP or gather more info at their website.
See you there!
Call Me Woman featured in
HER CAMPUS
March 2016
Alexis and Mindy's production of Call Me Woman was featured on Her Campus Website. They are a feminist website that empowers college age women. The two were interview and promoted fo their pertinent message thst is being shared on U of I campus
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SOLD OUT
March 2016
Illinois' production of In The Blood has sold out! The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts has added an extra show for Tuesday April 5th.
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Call Me Woman
March 2016
Alexis is collaborating with Mindy Shore in writing and directing a show entitled Call Me Woman. This project will feautre all the ladies in the department and be a testimony; an anthem for what its ike to be a women in theatre and of the world. It will embod each individual actress' story.
You can catch it at the Armory Free Theatre where admission is free!
Casting Announcement
Nov 2015
Alexis will be playing Amiga Gringa / Beauty in the U of I's production of In The Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks. Her last show at U of I will be directed Lisa Gaye Dixon.
This production will run March 31st - April 10th at the KCPA.
a summer in LONDON
Aug 2015
Alexis just got back from Shakespeare and his Contemporaries intensive at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.
While at LAMDA she trained in classical works as well as classical dance and singing, the Alexander Technique and more.
Alexis played Adrianna in Comedy of Errors and Beatrice in Middleton's The Changeling.
Your Affectionate Tom:
Stories from the Somme
June 2015
Alexis will join fellow classmates Mindy Shore, Sam Babick, and Dylan Connelley in devising a show.
This production will be based on the correspondence, photographs and diaries between Tom McKinney and his family, until Tom's injury and death after the Battle of the Somme.
She will work with professors Robin McFarquhar and Philip Johnston to bring this story and Irish treasure to life.
Casting Announcement
April 2015
Alexis will be playing Julia in the University of Illinois' production of 1984 by George Orwell and adapted by Michael Gene Sullivan.
Tom Mitchell will direct the run
Oct 15th-Oct 25th
