About Us

Nancy S. Bishop is Publisher and Stages editor of Third Coast Review. She’s a member of the American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association and a 2014 Fellow of the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. She's a veteran of 35 years in corporate marketing for Chicago professional services firms and now writes about film, books, art, architecture and design as well as theater. Follow her on Bluesky @nancyb and Facebook. Email her here.

Lisa Trifone is Third Coast Review's Managing Editor, as well as Film/TV editor and a film and theater critic. Trifone has worked in independent film for nearly 20 years, at film festivals across the country and supporting the theatrical and digital releases of award-winning independent films. A Chicago native and general culture fiend, she owns her own film strategy and publicity firm, Bright Iris Film Co. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Email her here.

Antal Bokor is a game writer from the northern suburbs. He grew up watching in awe as his mom conquered NES classics like Kid Icarus and Metroid, which inspired his love for video games.  Antal’s interests range from video game history to music and development. When he’s not playing Super Mario World or Dark Souls with his girlfriend, they’re tackling cooking adventures together. You can find him flying spaceships with his trusty space-cat or on Twitter @TheAntalBokor. Email him here.

Dan Kelly has been a writer and editor for 30 years, contributing articles and essays to the Chicago Reader, Chicago Journal, The Baffler, Harvard Magazine, The University of Chicago Magazine, and other pubs. His favorite writing subjects are art, comics, Chicago, history, architecture, and horror—for starters. Email him here and visit him on Bluesky at @mrdankelly.

Caroline L. Huftalen is the food editor at Third Coast Review and the columnist behind Dear Cinnamon. Her reviews and interviews can also be seen on BuskingAtTheSeams.com. Huftalen is the founder of Survivors Project, Inc. which raises awareness for domestic violence by sharing stories of survival. A graduate of the University at Buffalo and the Savannah College of Art of Design, Huftalen lives in Chicago with her family and is currently writing a novel. Email Caroline here.

Marielle Bokor writes and takes photos for both Third Coast Review and Chicagoist, where she's captain of the nerd beat.  A native of the Chicago area, she found herself a desert dweller at heart and still wishes she could mash-up the state of New Mexico and city of Chicago somehow.  She has a wonderful boyfriend and lives wayyy up north with lots of cats and not enough bathrooms, and can often be found tending to her garden or cooking up some good eats while she binge-watches some Netflix or tries to defeat her latest video game nemesis. You can keep up with her on her personal blog (www.tarantella23.blogspot.com) or on twitter at @rosesarered23. Email her here.

Our high-energy Music page and the all-important calendar of upcoming events are presided over by Julian Ramirez, who scoops up interesting Chicago-area events wherever he can find them. His rule: It should be something you want to go to or would recommend to your friends. Julian is a natural-born Chicagoan who graduated from UIC with a BA in Creative Writing. He spends most of his sleepless nights indulging in as much art and media as he possibly can. Email him here.

Louis Harris, our chief classical music writer and editor, taught himself to write back when punk rock was still in its formative years. He lived in Washington, DC, where he wrote record and show reviews for local fanzines. He later became engrossed in classical music, particularly chamber music, which remains his passion. He occasionally writes poetry and has a published novel. He lives on the north side of Chicago, which he considers to be the greatest city in the country, if not the world. Email him here.

Andrew Huff co-founded and was editor and publisher of Gapers Block from 2003 until January 2016. He thinks Chicagoland is the best amusement park ever. A lifelong night owl, Andrew works deep into the night at his West Ridge two-flat, writing and editing and playing with the cats. He spends more time online than probably is healthy, but he's trying to change that. See what he's up to at me3dia.com.