Pride, Work, and Necessity of Side Projects: Dan Granata’s Acting and Writing

What are you working on—on the side?

I’ve been an actor and writer for most of my life—I double-majored in English and Theatre, and I can’t think of a period where I wasn’t working on at least one writing project, in rehearsals, performing in a show, or all of the above. I’ve done Shakespeare in an outdoor amphitheater, helped shape brand new plays in Chicago storefronts and theatres, played with a house team at iO (formerly ImprovOlympic), been in commercials for national brands, created shor...