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Karissa Murrell Myers

Karissa Murrell Myers

Filipino American Chicago theatre artist; Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Bramble Theatre Company, working as an actor, playwright, and casting director.

Sep 13, 2026

4:09
Or if I'm like self-guided, like booked at an Airbnb, I usually try to take a day or at least half a day and just not expect anything of myself because I feel like I do need to come down off of the chaotic, you know, frenetic energy that you get when you live in a city.
4:27
Yeah, and I'm originally from Idaho, and my grandparents had a property with a nice pasture and a garden.
4:35
It was several acres and an apple tree and all that.
4:38
So having grown up in an area like that, it's been really lovely being in a space that feels similar.
4:44
Obviously not exactly the same, but...
4:47
I love Chicago.
4:48
I think that it's an incredible art city.

5 MINS LATER

9:59
So I think taking away pieces of what I could do here and seeing how I can implement that in my life is sort of what I'm pulling from the experience.

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