Maria Konopken

Maria Konopken is a native to the beautiful city of Phoenix, Arizona, and is a performer, writer, producer, and director in Chicago. She is a graduate of iO Chicago, Torch Theatre, and Annoyance Theatre, and a three time ALTA Award nominee for her Solo Show, My Body is Perfect, Storytelling, and Migdalia Cruz Mentorship Award. 

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Maria has written and performed two solo shows, I Hate Stacey, a show about mental health and imposter syndrome, and My Body is Perfect, a show about how your body is perfect despite what we tell ourselves. She is also a producer/writer/director for the web series, Pre-Existing, and a co-writer/co-star/co-director of the web series, In-Diana: a workplace comedy.