
Name: Lori Grupp (Reba in Ballyhoo)
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
First play you were ever in: I wrote, directed and performed in a one act drama in 3rd grade. I played the maid (which was also the lead) and wore a uniform/costume my mother made by stapling paper doilies together. I'm sure we brought the house down, but it's the doilies I really remember.
Role you are dying to play: Already did - see Maid in Doily Uniform above.
Pop Culture Guilty Pleasure: Hoarders and Toddlers and Tiaras - I love a good Reality Show trainwreck.
Favorite thing about Chicago: It's authenticity. I've lived in NYC and LA, but Chicago is a real place, with real people and it's home, now.