Director Jess McLeod specializes in new work about American otherness. Resident Director, Hamilton Chicago. Chi/Regional: Woolly Mammoth, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Victory Gardens, Steppenwolf, Northlight, The Gift, Chicago Shakes, Porchlight, Haven, A Red Orchid (ensemble member). M.F.A., Northwestern. Michael Maggio Directing Fellow, Goodman Theatre. Samuel G. Roberson New Generations Artistic Fellow, Victory Gardens. www.jess-mcleod.com.