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PJ Powers
Union: NON | Height: 5'9" | Hair: Brown | Eyes: Blue
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PJ Powers moved to Chicago from Michigan in 1991 to study acting at The Theatre School at DePaul University, and he’s been working as an actor and theatre artistic director ever since. In 1997 PJ co-founded TimeLine Theatre Company, and he became artistic director in 1999.  Since then, he has directed the artistic agenda of the company, and TimeLine has been honored with 37Joseph Jefferson Citations (including one for Outstanding Leading Actor for PJ) and the company has become one of the hottest theatres in the off-loop scene, heralded as a “fast-rising company” by The New York Times.  

As an actor, PJ was seen most recently on stage at TimeLine in its production of FIORELLO! (both the 2006 production and its 2008 remount). He has also been seen in WIDOWERS HOUSES, COPENHAGEN, PRAVDA, PARAGON SPRINGS, HAUPTMANN (Joseph Jefferson Citation for Outstanding Leading Actor),THE CRUCIBLE (Jeff Citations for Production and Ensemble), NOT ABOUT NIGHTINGALES (Jeff Citations for Production and Ensemble), HALYCON DAYS, THE SEAGULL, A CRY OF PLAYERS, GASLIGHT, NO END OF BLAME and SUMMIT CONFERENCE.  Elsewhere in Chicago, he has appeared in the Writers’ Theatre productions of OUR TOWN (Jeff Nomination for Production), ROCKET TO THE MOON and THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Jeff Nomination for Production), THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN at Northlight (After Dark Award for Ensemble), LOCKED UP DOWN SHORTY’S with Steeltown Productions, BECKET and PETER PAN at Shattered Globe, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES with Carpe Noctem, and THREE SISTERS with Porchlight. 

On television he appeared on EARLY EDITION. PJ also served for six years on the Board of Directors for the League of Chicago Theatres and was featured twice in New City’s articles on “Chicago Theatre’s 50 Leading Characters”.