About Lori
Early Life
Lori was born in Toledo, OH and received her BFA in Acting from Wright State University. Right out of college, she toured the US as a singer in a Pop/R&B Cover Band, and moved to Chicago soon after.
She is an alum of the National Touring Company of The Second City, and was honored to perform with them in Iraq and Kuwait as part of a USO Tour in 2004. For over two decades, Lori was part of the Second City Works (BizCo) and Theatricals divisions, both as a touring performer and workshop facilitator.
Career
She understudied for several of the Second City Mainstage and ETC shows, including a summer-long run of the ETC show, “Immaculate Deception” in 2007. She is a founding member of The WNEP Theater Foundation, with whom she wrote and performed in many productions; most notably, a musical entitled, “The Wicked and the Sexed” (New City's 1997 Best Original Musical Production).
You may also have seen her improvise with the all-female group, “Sirens,” and “ComedySportz,” and in ComedySportz productions, “Blind Date,” “Whose Chorus Line Is It Anyway?” (director) and “Trois'.”
One of her favorite scripted roles was Xena Warrior Princess in “Xena Live!” Lori can also be heard as the vocalist for the Chicago jazz group, the “Lori McClain Trio.” She has been an artist-in-residence at the University of Chicago Lab School summer drama program since 2005, and currently teaches and coaches numerous improv groups in and around Chicago.
She can be seen in television commercials for “Meijer’s Stores,” “Aldi,” “Walmart,” and “Lyrica," and "KFC," (among others) and is the voice of Shiva in some episodes of the “Mortal Kombat” video game series. She has voiced several industrial films and book narrations, including for Audible.com.
Roles
She originated the role of Patti Blagojevich in Second City’s, “Rod Blagojevich Superstar!” and will be performing the one-night-only fundraiser revival show in April 2020. She played the role of Baroness Ravonka in the Second City National Tour of "The Real-ish Housewives," and joyously portrayed fictional corporate country singer and alcohol enthusiast, Missy Brisco, in “Lanyard Skynerd, The Musical!” at Martyr’s Live in Chicago.
In 2017, Lori portrayed First Daughter, Martha Jefferson, in "Monticello" for Aurora Theatre works in Chicago, and in 2018, Lori co-starred in the role of "Heather" on Episode #317 of NBC TV's "Chicago Med," and co-stars as a TV News Anchor in Episode #108 in the upcoming TV Series, "61st Street."
Most recently, Lori performed in Boston in Second City's, "She The People" with the Huntington Theatre Company.
Current Events
April 2, 2020
Rod Blagojevich Superstar! 2020
Second City Chicago ETC
Event Details
April 2, 2020
Rod Blagojevich Superstar! 2020
Rod Blagojevich, Superstar! 2020
Second City Chicago ETC
Feb - March 2020
She the People, Boston
Calderwood Pavillion, Boston Center for the Performing Arts
Event Details
Feb - March 2020
She the People, Boston
Calderwood Pavillion, Boston Center for the Performing Arts
Television + commercials
Network Television Series
"Chicago Med" - Episode 317
Co-Staring as Heather
National Commercial
"KFC Family Feast - A Real Family Dinner"
featuring Lori McClain
National Commercial
"Lyrica" 2009
featuring Lori McClain
VOCALS + MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS
Lanyard Skynard, The Musical
"Lanyard Skynerd, The Musical"
at Martyr's Live in Chicago
Lori, as alcohol enthusiast and country singer, Missy Brisco
Rod Blagojevich Superstar! (NSFW)
Lori McClain staring as Patti Blagojevich
"I Don't Know How to F**king Love Him"
NATIONAL SECOND CITY Theatricals TOUR
"The Real-ish Housewives"
Lori McClain as Baroness Ravonka
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