Tina Haglund made her public debut at the age of three, when she appeared at Thanksgiving Dinner, nude, with a towel draped over her head, announcing that she was a Pilgrim. As a young child she studied acting, and appeared in many productions with the Chicago Park District Theatre program. She attended Alvernia High School, noted for their strong Performing Arts Program. She studied Design at the Art Institute of Chicago thru their Gifted Teen Program. She attended Northeastern University, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Performing Arts and English. She also served as the Resident costume designer for NEIU for 7 years.
Her first professional acting role was in Sweetback Theatre’s Joan Crawford goes to Hell. She has acted and designed for many Chicago Off-Loop theatres including A.T.C., Bailiwick Theatre, CityLit Theatre , MarrieArchie, Theatre Building Chicago, Famous Door, Corn Productions, The Royal George Theatre, and of course, Hell In A Handbag Productions. Some of her favorite roles include Linda in Holiday, Claire in Free Will and Wanton Lust, Judith in Front, Martha in A Piece Of My Heart, Yukon Cornelia in Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer, Desiree in Gator Bait, Bettina in Psycho Beach Party, and Big Lorraine in Caged Dames.
In 2000 she founded A Reasonable Facsimile Theatre Company with her friend and classmate Michael Buino. Together they sought to form an artist-based ensemble that would ensure an environment of creativity and originality. They have produced over 30 productions. ARFTCo’s emphasis on new works has produced several World Premiere productions. She has written a play, Clitoris Stories, which will be produced in 2008.
She is grateful for the love and support of her family and friends for all these years, and for the opportunities she has had to work with so many talented and giving artists. She thanks you for your support of Theatre and reminds you that that “the word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means ‘the seeing place’. It is the place people come to the truth about life and the social situation.” -Stella Adler