Trish Tillman, a graduate of Northwestern University in Performance Studies, studied the psychological and cultural aspects of performance in society.
She later studied in New York and trained with the renowned film director Mike Nichols and the founder of Chicago’s famous Second City, Paul Sills.
For 16 years, she’s brought fun and enthusiasm to the Student Ideas Festival as a senior advisor and audience favorite, presenting a Shakespearean play with students in 30 seconds.