Michael Oilar
Acting
Known For

An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.
Chicago Fire

When Congress announces they will be closing a very popular fast food chain because it may be addictive, everyone rushes to get a taste, including our heroes who discover a terrifying secret. Now getting some EEs might be their last meal.
EdiblEats

College seniors Jamal and Trevor each think they have it all planned out until they have an unexpected encounter, but can their developing love overcome their different paths, friends, and families?
Good Enough: A Modern Musical

Follows David Rosenau's journey from funeral director to prison guard, undercover detective, and homicide investigator before a calling to become a pastor after a life-threatening injury, impacting lives for eternity.
One by One

Chicago 1924. A prosperous city Thriving in the midst of racial and political turmoil. Two precocious wealthy teenage scholars, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, kidnap and murder a fourteen-year-old boy, Bobby Franks.
American Criminals

Wasted unapologetically depicts the post-COVID college experience in its rawest form: featuring hookup culture, substance abuse, and shattered friendships, all while asking the age-old question of "how does one "do" college right?". Alex Wilder, a college freshman, navigates his way between two friend groups: his longtime theater squad and a corrupt-yet-alluring fraternity crowd. Alex's mental state slowly deteriorates during this identity crisis, and he must learn who he truly is and what he stands for during one of the most influential times of his life.
Wasted

In the summer of 2017, three people died in this house. This summer there will be more. New tenant Gibbs and former resident Alex must figure out why the walls creak, bugs infest the property - and who's next. Newly separated from his wife, Gibbs (Determan) rents a home where, in the summer of 2017, JJ Tyler (Harder) seemingly lost his mind after the death of this mother, Crystal Lake (O'Dea). By the time police arrived several bodies had piled up and rumors the house was haunted began circulating among the neighborhood children. Now, as noises within the walls increase nightly, and bugs infest the property inside and out, Gibbs reaches out to former resident Alex (Vanderhoef) to reveal why the house may have a "life" of its own.
Safe Inside 2

A wild and thrilling musical dramedy starring Max, the sassiest exotic dancer in town. He sashays into chaos when he crashes at his bestie Zoe's place. But hold onto your wigs because there's a juicy twist – Max has developed a crush on Zoe's boyfriend, Ethan! It gets even messier as Max goes to unthinkable lengths to snatch what he wants.
Moving In: A Modern Musical

Is this real?
Intrafraction

Cassie’s journey of self-discovery and friendship through a new hobby and sport, Onewheel.
Pushback
Circa 1700's; Two Icelandic Brothers stumble upon an ancient evil.
The Draugr

The world stops spinning for fifteen year old Rudolph Priest when he survives a deadly school shooting. His heart breaks in two when he realizes his best friend, Donny, did not. Things spiral further out of control when it is revealed that Rudolph's older brother, Randy, was the man behind the murders, and that their parents will stop at nothing to keep him out of prison. Now Rudolph must decide for himself whether he will bend to his family's will, like he always has, or if he will stand up to them, stand by the community that his brother destroyed, and find some sense of justice for the person he loved most in the world.
Wild Life

A lone astronaut jettisoned in an escape craft contends with an all in one survival device, hellbent on creating its own life form.