CHICAGO — Although a self-described nerd of the theater, and a woman who associates romance and falling in love with working in the theater, Jenna Fischer has not been on stage since Steve Martin’s “Meteor Shower” at the Old Globe Theatre some nine years ago.

“I stepped away from acting in general a little bit,” she says, over a coffee in a Chicago cafe. “This season of my life has been more about parenting and podcasting.”

It’s also been about recovering from breast cancer after being public with her diagnosis.

Podcasting-wise, the very genial Fischer has most recently been part of a popular podcast called “Office Ladies.” Her bona fides? Playing Pam Beesly on the American mockumentary “The Office,” spanning a whopping 201 episodes over nine seasons between 2005 and 2013. The content i

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