Debbie Baños (she/her) is passionate about working on new plays. Some of the Chicago companies she's worked with include Goodman Theatre, Babes with Blades, Halcyon, Victory Gardens, Teatro Vista, Still Point, and Erasing the Distance. Film credits include Chicago Fire, and Act of Faith on Tubi. When she is not acting Debbie writes about family, love, and immigration. Her solo show ‘American Side Efectos,’ which was developed through a grant with the National New Play Network, was hailed as “a triumphant solo show full of anger, humor, and heart,” and received an ALTA (Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists) Award nomination. Debbie holds an MFA in acting from the University of Arkansas and is a first-generation American and proud daughter of immigrants. She is represented by Grossman & Jack.