Joe Jahraus (Founder and Artistic Director) was most recently seen as Frank in Profiles' Midwest Premiere of Body Awareness by Annie Baker, as well as multiple roles in the U.S. Premiere of The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony Neilson. Prior to that, he appeared in Profiles' Midwest Premieres of Things We Said Today and autobahn by Neil LaBute, which received an After Dark Award for Outstanding Ensemble. Other recent appearances at Profiles include The Glory of Living, Reparation and Noise. Joe received a 1999 Jeff Award Nomination for Ensemble for his performance as Wells in Stray Dogs. He has previously been seen in Profiles' productions of Wonder of the World, Snakebit, Jump to Cow Heaven, Some Voices, Dogs Barking, Popcorn, Eye of God, Paddywack, The Baby Dance, Geography of a Horse Dreamer, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Twilight Zone: The Series, How the Other Half Loves, The Water Engine, Minor Demons, Orphans, Battery, and True West.

Joe most recently directed Profiles' Midwest Premiere of The Mercy Seat by Neil LaBute. Joe's other directing credits with Profiles include the acclaimed Midwest Premieres of Great Falls by Lee Blessing and The Thugs by Adam Bock. He also directed the Midwest Premieres of In a Dark Dark House and Some Girl(s), both by Neil LaBute. He directed the American Premiere of Apple by Vern Thiessen and the long-running hit Fat Pig by Neil LaBute for which he received a Jeff Award Nomination for Outstanding Director. Joe directed the Jeff Award winning Blackbird, Babylon Gardens, the Jeff Award nominated Carnal Knowledge and Sexual Perversity in Chicago. He was the co-director of Profiles' productions of The Water Engine, The Twilight Zone: The Series and How the Other Half Loves. Joe has designed numerous sets for Profiles including Stray Dogs, for which he received a 1999 Jeff Award nomination for Set Design.

Darrell W. Cox (Associate Artistic Director) was most recently seen as Joe Cooper in Profiles' production of Killer Joe by Tracy Letts, for which he received his fourth Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role. Prior to that, he was seen as Ben in Profiles' Midwest Premiere of The Mercy Seat by Neil LaBute, and as Joe in Profiles' World Premiere of Graceland by Ellen Fairey. Other recent Profiles credits include Profiles' Midwest Premiere of Great Falls by Lee Blessing, as well as Taggart in Profiles’ first full Chicago production of Men of Tortuga. He was recently seen in the Chicago Premiere of The People's Temple at American Theatre Company as Jim Jones and Stephan Jones. He has appeared at Steppenwolf in the World Premiere of Men of Tortuga (where he originated the role of Taggart), the Midwest Premiere of Orange Flower Water (which traveled to the Galway Arts Festival), and the World Premiere of Wendall Greene. Darrell has also been seen at the Goodman in The Shawl and Home as part of the David Mamet Festival and the World Premiere of Martin Furey's Shot at TimeLine, among others. He has won four Joseph Jefferson Awards for Principal Actor for his work in Profiles' productions of Killer Joe, Blackbird, Some Voices, and Eye of God. In addition, he has received two After Dark Awards for Outstanding Performance for Profiles' productions of Popcorn, and Carnal Knowledge.

Darrell's directing credits include Profiles' U.S. Premiere of The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony Neilson. Prior to that he directed Profiles' Midwest Premiere of This is How it Goes by Neil LaBute. He also directed "Coax" and the titular play in the evening of short plays, Things We Said Today, also by Neil LaBute. Other directing credits include autobahn by Neil LaBute, The Radiant Abyss by Angus MacLachlan, and Wonder of the World by David Lindsay-Abaire. Appearances in other Profiles' productions include Reparation, Snakebit, Jump to Cow Heaven, Dogs Barking, Babylon Gardens, Paddywack, The Baby Dance, Geography of a Horse Dreamer, Glengarry Glen Ross, Zara Spook and Other Lures, The Twilight Zone: The Series, How the Other Half Loves, The Water Engine, Minor Demons, Orphans, Battery and True West.

Eric Burgher (Ensemble Member) was most recently seen as Jared in Profiles' Midwest Premiere of Body Awareness by Annie Baker, and as Sam in Profiles' World Premiere of Graceland by Ellen Fairey. Prior to that, he appeared in the U.S. premiere of The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony Neilson, and as Fletcher in Profiles' first full Chicago production of Men of Tortuga. Eric has also appeared in This is How it Goes by Neil LaBute and "Land of the Dead" as part of Profiles' Midwest Premiere of LaBute shorts, Things We Said Today, as well as the Midwest Premiere of Fat Pig by Neil LaBute. Eric received an After Dark Award for Outstanding Ensemble in "Bench Seat" as part of Profiles' Midwest Premiere of autobahn. He was also seen in The Glory of Living, The Radiant Abyss, and Noise. Eric's other Profiles' credits include Sound Designer on Men of Tortuga, In a Dark, Dark House, Things We Said Today, Some Girl(s), Apple, Fat Pig, autobahn, The Glory of Living, The Radiant Abyss, Reparation and Noise, as well as Assistant Director for Apple and Assistant Director/Stage Manager on Blackbird, Wonder of the World, Snakebit, and Jump to Cow Heaven. Eric is a graduate of Columbia College, where he is now on the adjunct faculty.

Somer Benson (Ensemble Member) was most recently seen as Sharla in Profiles' Jeff Award winning production of Killer Joe by Tracy Letts, and as Anna in Profiles' World Premiere of Graceland by Ellen Fairey. Prior to that, she was seen as Lisa in the U.S. premiere of The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony Neilson, and as Diane in Profiles' Midwest Premiere of The Thugs by Adam Bock. She was also seen as Steph in a reading of Reasons to Be Pretty, part of Profiles’ An Evening With Neil LaBute: Live and in Person. Prior to that, she was seen in “Coax” as part of Profiles' Midwest premiere of Things We Said Today by Neil LaBute. She was also the Assistant Director for Profiles' acclaimed productions of In a Dark Dark House by Neil LaBute, and Great Falls by Lee Blessing. Somer is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (CA), studied at Waubonsee Community College with Dr. Maria Bakalis and has also studied at Profiles Theatre.

Allison Torem (Ensemble Member) is the newest member of Profiles Theatre. She was most recently seen in Trust at Lookingglass Theatre, for which she was nominated for a Jeff Award for Actress in a Principal Role. Prior to that, she was seen as the Young Woman in Profiles' critically acclaimed Midwest Premiere of Great Falls by Lee Blessing. She made her professional acting debut in their production of In a Dark Dark House by Neil LaBute last season. She is currently a senior at Whitney Young Magnet High School and most recently performed as Muriel in her school's production of Ah, Wilderness. She was in a short film at Colombia College and took classes at Prologue Theater and also The Entertainment Project, where she performed in Grease and Peter Pan. Allison was also a member of the Second City Youth Ensemble for two years.

Maryann Carlson (Artistic Associate) has stage managed several productions at Profiles including Graceland, Men of Tortuga, and In a Dark Dark House. She comes to Chicago from the great state of Massachusetts. She graduated with a BA in Theatre from the University of Vermont in 2004. Maryann has served as assistant stage manager at Lowell Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, MA and a scenic painter at both Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck, RI and The Arundel Barn Playhouse in Arundel, ME. She toured for two years with Missoula Children's Theatre. Most recently she has performed with Chicago Kids Company in their production of Cinderella.

Jeremy Hersh (Artistic Associate/Literary Manager) recently worked on Profiles' productions of Body Awareness, Killer Joe, and Graceland. His play To Spite Your Face was performed at NYU. He currently attends NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he studies film.

Greg Yaeger (Ensemble Member) last appeared onstage with Profiles as Cody in Geography of a Horse Dreamer. Prior to that Greg played Aaronow in Profiles' production of Glengarry Glen Ross. Other Profiles credits include appearances in Death Knocks, The Twilight Zone: The Series, How the Other Half Loves, The Water Engine, Rumors and Dogg's Hamlet. Greg has also been seen in Zymotic Theatre Company's productions of Ball Boys and The Popcorn Knot.

Sal V. Armano (Ensemble Member) has been a member of Profiles Theatre since 1993. Primarily a costume designer, Sal has designed costumes for numerous Profiles productions including Babylon Gardens, Eye of God, The Baby Dance, Minor Demons, and Carnal Knowledge. He received his BA in Speech and Drama from Trinity University in San Antonio where he designed the costumes for Have You Seen Packy? and the World Premiere musical, Dale's Rail. Sal has also worked with the company as a Props Master and set dressing coordinator.

Wayne Karl (Technical Staff) has long been a fan and supporter of Profiles Theatre and its ensemble. A graduate from the University of Iowa, Wayne has designed or assisted with most technical aspects of the company's productions including sound design, lighting, set construction for such shows as Stray Dogs, Babylon Gardens, Eye of God, Paddywack and The Baby Dance. He also works as a graphic designer and has created many of the company's posters and artwork.

Profiles was in residence at the Wright College Theatre Building until 1990, when Artisitic Director Joe Jahraus directed Profiles' first play at the theatre's current home (4147 N. Broadway) - a hit production of David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago. The following year, Associate Artistic Director Darrell W. Cox joined the ensemble. Darrell has a B.F.A. in Theatre from Sam Houston State University in Texas and first performed with Profiles in their long-running production of Sam Shepard's True West. Profiles shortly thereafter became the resident company at the Broadway address, formerly known as Red Bones Theatre, and took over all management responsibilities for the 50-seat theatre.

The ensemble officially changed the name of the company and of the theatre space to Profiles Theatre in 1995. Today, Profiles still maintains a small, tightly knit ensemble whose other members include Eric Burgher (2003), Somer Benson (2008), Allison Torem (2009), Greg Yaeger (1994), Sal V. Armano (1993) and Wayne Karl (1990).

Profiles Theatre's primary goal is to bring new works to Chicago that illuminate the determination and resiliency of the human spirit. They produce World, US and Midwest Premieres by promising new playwrights, as well as established writers whose work has been seen across the country and around the world. They take pride in carefully selecting scripts that combine integrity with risk and are particularly drawn to playwrights with a unique narrative style and use of language. Profiles Theatre is committed to producing plays that tell a story in a captivating way, ones that will complement the ensemble and speak to their audience.