Michael Aguirre
RESIDENT ARTIST
Michael (he/him/his) began his career in Chicago working with Steppenwolf, the Windy City Players, Chicago Dramatists, and First Folio. Regional: The Wilma Theater (Philadelphia), Hexagon Theatre (South Africa), Red Barn Theater (Indiana). New York: Pearl Theatre (City Center), Signature Theatre, Waterwell, Snorks and Pins, and The Acting Studio/Chelsea Rep Lab, which produced his original play Almost a Fantasy at the 2012 NYC Fringe Festival. Michael was the recipient of the Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation Grant in 2021 for his play, The Jackson C. Frank Listening Party w/ Special Guests. He was a 2011 Wide Eyed Productions Playwright Apprentice and a semi-finalist for the Neil Labute New Play Festival. He is a graduate from Indiana University. He is the former Producing Director of Access Theater (2016-2018).
Currently, Mike serves as the Managing Director of Pendragon Theatre located in Saranac Lake, NY.
For more information, visit his website: MichaelAllenAguirre.com.
The Jackson C. Frank Listening Party w/ Special Guests (Playwright/Allen), Pastel Color Ripples (Producer), This Wrestling Place (Miles), Invincible Ones (Producer; radio drama), Brecht: Call & Respond (Producer/Fritz in "The Jewish Wife"), Everything is Super Great (Producer), The Great Novel (Saul Brennan), Imagining Madoff (Producer), The American Tradition (Producer), Life x 3 (Producer), Hitler's Tasters (Producer), Meaningful Conversation (Producer), Less Than 50% (Producer), The Property (Producer), the hollower (Producer), Hal & Bee (Producer), Time Stands Still (Producer), Breeders (Producer), Still Dance the Stars (Philip/Phil), Omega Kids (Producer), Sight Unseen (Producer), The Ross Howard Festival (Producer), Strange Country (Producer), REX (Playwright), No One Loves Us Here (Producer),
SIDD (Playwright/Ensemble), Picture Ourselves in Latvia (Producer), @War - for The Equilibrium in London (Playwright), London Calling or The British Are Coming! (Producer), Apartment Play (Playwright/Richard), T.V. TIME! (Producer), The Oedipus Project (Oedipus), The Mountain King – part of the e-merging Artist Festival (Playwright), A Letter - part of inaugural fundraiser (Playwright).
"Aguirre's script feels very real and very lived-in and peppered with humorous asides and nerdy references. His performance as Allen is funny and quietly, matter-of-factly heartfelt."
- John R. Ziegler & Leah Richards, Thinking Theater (The Jackson C Frank Listening Party w/ Special Guests, 2021)
"Michael Aguirre makes a haunting impression
with his aching vocal directness and everyman persona."
- Darryl Reilly, Theater Scene (The Jewish Wife, 2020)
"Played with effortless magnetism by Michael Aguirre."
- Hazen Cuyler, Theater Pizzazz (The Great Novel, 2019)
"Michael Aguirre, as TV show assistant Phillip, the wholesome nerd you end up adoring."
- Debra Davy, Splash Magazine (Still Dance the Stars, 2017)
 The Jackson C. Frank Listening Party w/ Special GuestsAs Allen (also, the playwright) in our site digital production / listening party (March/April 2021) |  Brecht: Call & RespondAs Fritz in "The Jewish Wife" (2020) |  The Great NovelAs Saul in our production of The Great Novel |
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 Still Dance the StarsAs Phil the Potato in Still Dance the Stars, a co-production with Chicago Dramatists |  Apartment PlayAs Richard (also, the playwright) in our site specific production (February 2014). |  SIDDAs a Carnival Worker in our ensemble production (Chicago Fringe Festival, 2014). |
 The Oedipus ProjectAs Oedipus in our inaugural production (Central Park, 2013). |