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About Ted Williams and the 3rd Dimension Performance Group

Writer and Producer Ted Williams brings youth, creativity, and unrivaled vision to Chicago's growing arts community. Williams, who holds degrees in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago (M.P.P. '02), and Rutgers University (B.A. '98) began his performing arts career in Chicago over 15 years ago.

Since that time he has done commercial and video work for McDonald's Corporation (Black History Celebration with Tom Joyner), Six Flags Great America, Federal Express, and Jeweler's Mutual Insurance ( aired nationally on FOX-TV). His stage credits include the national tour of the gospel musical I'm Saved, Six Degrees of Separation, The African Cinderella, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He has also worked extensively as a dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor in Chicago, New Jersey, New York, Indiana, and Washington D.C.

He founded the 3rd Dimension Performance Group in 1999 and promptly began touring the troupe throughout the Midwest, producing dance and murder mystery dinner theater productions in a myriad of settings. Since then, Williams has kept a loyal and ever-increasing audience by directing his performance goup with fervor and passion. Accomplishments of the 3rd Dimension Group are:

• Featured on ABC channel 7 special on Bronzeville's First Bed and Breakfast, February 2002.
• Ongoing performance contract with Bronzeville's First Bed and Breakfast (Chicago) since 2000.
• R.S.V.P. Enterprises (Bloomington, IL) ongoing performance contract since 2001.
• Various retreats and worship services with the New York City and Chicago Churches of Christ.
• Inside Out Theater Showcase, featured act, November 2001.
• Portraits of Fashion, featured dance group, September 2001.
• Jesse Dean Stanford and Grace CD release concert, featured dancers, May 2001.
• MJDAY USA, Tribute to Michael Jackson (New York), featured act, 1998 and 1999.
• Muscular Distrophy Association Labor Day Charity Drive.

Williams is also a highly energetic leader, with many distinctions: New Jersey Housing Scholar Fellow, Nissan Minority Dealer Scholar, National Association of Black Journalist Scholar, The New Brunswick School System Community Service Award Winner, Public Policy School Representative to the Graduate Student Council at the University of Chicago, Delegate to the U.S. Department of Education Symposium on Drug and Alcohol use, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Scholar.

His aim, as a Theatrical Producer, is to present audiences with quality entertainment that is both breathtaking and spiritually enlightening.

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