Sage Reid Priest

(they/she/he)

is an actor, singer, dancer, and drag performer based in Chicago, originally from Dallas, Texas.

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Priest is a 2026 graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University, where they received their BFA in Acting with a minor in Cannabis Studies (which is a real thing!)​ They also trained with the Prague Shakespeare Company in the summer of 2024, under Guy Roberts, Lisa Wolpe, Jim Johnson, Kiara Pipino, Jeff Mills, and others. 

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Roles at DePaul include Hall (Men on Boats), Leigh (At the Wedding), Skye (Left Unheard), and Doc (Cry Havoc). Other roles include Hedwig/Yitzhak/Tommy (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Ariel (The Tempest), Annie (Chicago the Musical), and Daughter (The Trail to Oregon!).

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In addition to theatre, Priest is an accomplished content creator, garnering 14,000+ followers on TikTok for their theatre and lifestyle content (@sagereidpriest). In addition to user-generated and personal content, Priest also produces video and graphic content for brands, most recently DePaul Housing. Perhaps her favorite ongoing project, Priest performs in hyper-femme drag as Delta Ate (@officialdeltaate), spreading fierceness across Chicagoland. Their other passions include dance, video games, and “If you were a ___, what ____ would you be?” questions.