​Maggie Blair Smith

My acting journey began at the age of fourteen, when I was so timid that no one could have foreseen me pursuing acting as a career. My high school journey led me to intense study of Laban acting techniques and Shakespeare. 

 

After a very interesting college journey, I graduated from with a BA in Theatre with an Acting concentration from Temple University. During that time, I also had the pleasure of studying at the Moscow Art Theatre School for a month. I had planned to return, but politics made that impossible. Instead, I travelled to Bali, Indonesia to study shadow puppetry and women’s dance a year after graduating from college. 

 

In Chicago, I have studied at The Forge, Second City, and Acting Studio Chicago. My favorite credits post-pandemic are the role of Aunt Jenny in "Don't Tell Me Ur Sorry," directed by Anah Ambuchi -- which was featured at the Cannes Film Festival Diversity Showcase -- and the role of Jody in a staged reading of Jane: Abortion and the Underground, directed by Isis Sowlat, to raise money for the Chicago Abortion Fund and Planned Parenthood on Inauguration Day in 2025. 

 

Outside of acting, I am an avid plant owner, a die hard Dropout fan, and a collector of (mostly romance) books and board games.