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Yasen Peyankov

Biography

Yasen Peyankov who was last seen in Describe the Night, has been a Steppenwolf Ensemble Member since 2002. He has appeared in over 20 productions at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, some of which include: Time of Your Life (also in Seattle and San Francisco), Morning Star (Jeff Award), HysteriaLost LandCherry OrchardFrankie and Johnny at the Claire De Lune (also in Dublin), Superior Donuts (also on Broadway), The TempestPillowmanPenelopeThree SistersThe ChildrenA Doll's House: Part 2, and others. Steppenwolf main stage directing credits include: SeagullThe FundamentalsBetween Riverside and CrazyGrand ConcourseRussian Transport, as well as Hushabye for First Look and The Glass Menagerie for Steppenwolf for Young Adults. He also translated and directed the Bulgarian premieres of August: Osage County and last fall Doll's House, Part 2 at the National Theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria. Film: MaestroCaptive StateContagionA Very Harold and Kumar ChristmasTransformers 3The CompanyUS Marshalls. Television: UploadChicago MedChicago PDMadame Secretary (recurring), FBIStranger ThingsThe Mob DoctorThe Beast, Gifted HandsKaren SiscoAliasThe PracticeThe UnitNumb3rs, and others. Mr. Peyankov is Professor and Head of Theatre at the School of Theatre and Music at UIC where he teaches acting and directs plays.

 

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