DeKALB, ILL. – Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance alumna Amber Sallis, has been named a “Hot New Face of Theatre Class of 2017” by the Chicago Tribune.
Amber Salis, BFA Acting, NIU, ’16
Sallis most recently appeared in a Steep Theatre production of “Earthquakes in London.” She will next appear in “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot,” September 22 to October 19 with Eclectic Theatre, Co., at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 North Southport, Chicago.
Of Sallis’ ensemble roles in “Earthquakes of London” the Tribune said, “She made all of them (and her trio of characters included a boy with special needs) beautiful portraits of complexity and stress.”
She has appeared in several Chicago-based TV shows and the Tribune says, “We hope the stage can retain her.”
Sallis is a native of Rockford, and earned her BFA in Acting from NIU in 2016.
Northern Illinois University is a student-centered, nationally recognized public research university, with expertise that benefits its region and spans the globe in a wide variety of fields, including the sciences, humanities, arts, business, engineering, education, health and law. Through its main campus in DeKalb, Illinois, and education centers for students and working professionals in Chicago, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Oregon and Rockford, NIU offers more than 100 courses of study while serving a diverse and international student body of about 19,000. The 17 NIU Huskie athletic teams compete in the Mid-American Conference at the highest NCAA Division I level. For more information, visit www.niu.edu.
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