Em Modaff (they/them) is an actor, musician, and tarot reader based in Chicago. You may have seen them as Alison Bechdel in Fun Home (Paramount Theatre), Abigail Bengson in Hundred Days (Kokandy Productions), Helga in The Secretaries (First Floor Theater), Charlyne in Christmas is Cancelled (Amazon Prime), Benji in What Rhymes with Magdalena (Chicago Latino Film Festival 3rd Place), and Lev in the Sundance Award-winning Desire Lines. They've competed in and won with original pieces in The Moth and Write Club. Their work has been featured in Hooligan Magazine, Sober Nation, The Chicago Tribune, and Scapi Magazine.
Em is proudly one-fourth of the indie rock band Mozey which began after Em met Zoë DePreta met while acting in and composing music for Red Tape Theatre's 2018 production of We are Pussy Riot Or Everything Is P.R. Mozey's music can be found on all streaming platforms and on IG at @mozeytheband.
Featured Artworks
Em with Mozey at The Underground Lounge
Image by Nicole Johnson
Em in Paramount Theatre's FUN HOME, 2022
Em in Kokandy Production's HUNDRED DAYS, 2021
Em in DESIRE LINES (Directed by Jules Rosskam), 2023
Em as Chartreuse in Kappa Force
Film still
Em by Sandro Miller, 2020
Image by Sandro Miller
Em by Collin Quinn Rice
Image by Collin Quinn Rice