DANNY FENDER returns to Court, having worked on Two Trains Running; The Lady from the Sea; The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice; The Mousetrap; Oedipus Rex; and King Hedley II. Select Chicago credits: Rome Sweet Rome, Circus Abyssinia, Sunny Afternoon, Avaaz, Pericles, Henry V, Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet, Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks. (Chicago Shakespeare Theater). Tour: Hamilton (Philip Company Tour). Fender is one of the owners of The Understudy Coffee and Books, a theatre bookstore and specialty coffee shop located in Andersonville. The Understudy is featured in the New York Times’ 36 Hours in Chicago and was voted the Chicago Reader’s Best Coffee Shop in Chicago for 2023 and 2024.
Bio as of 10/2025