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Elijah Newman

Elijah is a Jewish-American, Chicago-bred, professionally trained Actor (theatre/TV/film/voiceover), Writer, Director,

Producer, Teaching Artist, Activist, and Athlete.

He is self-taught in Music, Podcasting, Editing, Producing and more. 

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Elijah is currently understudying 

the roles of David Schwartz  (performing May 2nd)

and Theo Muller in the world premiere

of Berlin, running April 19 to May 11, 2025.

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Other Notable Performances

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Elijah performed as Yakov, Konstantin (3 performances), and Medvedenko (1 performance)

in The Seagull, directed by Yasen Peyankov

(Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Summer 2022)

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Elijah played Tybalt in Romeo & Juliet with Oak Park Festival Theatre Summer 2024

He will be returning to Oak Park in Summer 2025 to play Feste in Twelfth Night!

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Elijah toured with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks in Summer 2023.

MSIP performed 75+ shows across 5 states over the course of 4 months.

He played Aramis in Three Musketeers (dir. Kevin Asselin)

and Pompey in Measure for Measure (dir. Peter Anderson)

Elijah appears on Chicago Med, Season 8 Episode 15

as Joel, the Scab Janitor - check out his reel on the next page!

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