Karen Rodriguez (she/her) is a proud Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble member who was most recently seen in the Steppenwolf for Young Adults adaptation of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, and in Steppenwolf's main series productions of Dance Nation, La Ruta, The Doppelgänger (an international farce) and The Rembrandt. She also appeared in the world premiere of Breach by Antoinette Nwandu at Victory Gardens Theater and in the critically acclaimed solo show The Way She Spoke by Isaac Gómez at Greenhouse Theater Center. Other Chicago credits include The Displaced (Haven); Hookman (Steep Theatre); Blue Skies Process, Another Word for Beauty (Goodman Theatre); good friday (Oracle, Jeff nomination for Best Ensemble); Don Chipotle (The Storefront Theater). Television credits include Chicago Fire and Chicago Justice. Ms. Rodriguez is a 2017 recipient of the Make a Wave 3Arts Award.