Walter Todd (they/them) is a Black queer playwright based in Chicago, Illinois originally from the South and a recent graduate from Northwestern University. Their work examines our binary-obsessed society to expose its load-bearing contradictions and find comfort in life’s many in-betweens.

Walter’s work has been seen across the city and suburbs. Their one-act apartment drama “A Blue Orange” was staged as part of Gender Fucked Productions’ 2026 “Trans Scribe” festival. Their play "Fast-Fish, Loose-Fish," an adaptation of Melville's "Moby-Dick," through a trans lens, was staged as a part of the "haunted" 2025 New Play Festival with Subtext Studio Theatre Company in Chicago. Their full-length museum thriller “Special Collections” will soon be staged as part of Pocket Theatrics’ 2026 “inc.” New Play Festival.

Outside of theatre, Walter's passions include education, painting, history, and tabletop RPGs.

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