actor
“One of the most truthful actors in this city.”
Current Project: Always…Patsy Cline at American Blues Theatre
Past Projects:
Reviews:
“But Bussert makes it (Firebrand Theatre’s LIZZIE) work — her most potent weapon is a killer, no-holds-barred performance from Chidester that’s as forceful as anything you can see on a Chicago stage at present, a performance that’s supported vocally and emotionally on three sides.”
“I was blown away by the production (Refuge Theatre Project’s HIGH FIDELITY) and especially Liz’s performance. Number 5 With A Bullet was an absolute tour de force, as was Kurt Cobain.”
“The show traces Holly’s life (...) the contributions of Petty’s sassy, musically gifted wife, Vi (the terrific Liz Chidester, in a total comic turnabout from her recent role as Lizzie Borden)...”
“Our leading lady Laura, brought to life by Liz Chidester, is a wonder. Just as Rob craves more of her, so do we the audience. She is part Pat Benatar, part Stevie Nicks, all Liz Chidester. “Number 5 With A Bullet,”, backed by an all-girl group, killed everyone in the audience before resurrecting them nanoseconds later for fear they’d miss something. And yet there is a tremendous ache and sensitivity to Laura, a woman at wit’s end with her boyfriend and struggling with so much unseen. She was tremendous.”
“Chidester, by contrast, has a fierce determinism and sad, graceful elegance which never admits affectation.”
Liz Chidester
Singer/Actor/Musician
Ensemble Member - American Blues Theatre
Company Member - Firebrand Theatre