Your vocation(s) (hold Control key to select multiple):
Actor
Bio:
i have been acting locally for the past year and a half. my experience includes several plays and many bit parts in a variety of films, both local and national, short and feature length. i am open to a wide variety of roles and venues as i am still early in my acting career. some of the films i've done can be seen on the internet including kevin anderton's "night of the dying living", "wishful thinking", "center for downward mobility" as well as "the ringing of the bells" by tim dennis. one of my latest projects was playing a reporter in frankie frain's "a-bo the humonkey" which has been offered to be distributed by lloyd kaufman's troma entertainment as was his last film. more recently, i have worked on (still under production) an emerson college sitcom pilot, another (not yet released) short by kevin anderton and castparty productions' 12 hr film racing short "know your neighbor".
I'm Looking For: (hold Control key to select multiple):
Acting Gigs; Filming Gigs
Current Project (s) and What you're seeking (explain in more detail what "I'm Looking For"):
i am open to film genres and roles of all types at this point in my career. i believe that quirky comedies probably provide the best venue for my brand of talent, but am interested in films of all kinds, especially if they've got interesting scripts. i would prefer to do shoots in the local boston area or places that are accessible by mbta, but this is not a requirement.
Approx. Years of Exp:
2
Rates (choose ALL potentially applicable):
Time For Portfolio/Exposure/Experience; Deferred Pay; Upfront pay
Internships and Entry-level Positions:
Interested in them
Available for Film Racing, 48 Hr Film Project, and similar live film-making races?:
Yes
City:
somerville
State:
ma
Experience and Training
FILM:
Villager (wife) “Night of the Dying Living” Kevin Anderton
Midnight Chimes Productions Middleborough, MA
Journalist “A-Bo the Humonkey” Frankie Frain
Troma Productions Boston, MA
Wife/Mother “Awkward Moments”* Gabrielle Canton
Emerson College Student Film Allston, MA
Featured Extra “Roller Palace” B.U. with MTV-U
Carousel Salem, MA
Woman of Couple “Wishful Thinking” Kevin Anderton
Men With Big Shiny Spears (part of 48-hour film festival)
Powder House Park Somerville, MA
Sick Mother “For Mom” David Weston
B.U. Student Film Brighton, MA
Dancing Nun “Ringing of the Bells” Tim Dennis
(used as part of) Silent Comedy Show/Improv Boston) West Parish Chapel Andover, MA
Student “Center for Downward Mobility” Kevin Anderton
Midnight Chimes Productions
Football Fan (Extra) “The Game Plan” Andy Fickman
Walt Disney Pictures/Empire Movies Foxboro, MA
Mrs. Gouzic "Tennis Balls" Emerson College TV
Pilot Sitcom
MUSIC:
Sang in 2 plays-solo & chorus
SGI Chorus
High School Chorus & Treble Choir
THEATER:
Layla the Stage Manager “Crossing Over” Stan Edelson
Diversity Lab Theater
Speigel Auditorium Cambridge, MA
Shirley/Very Shy Barely Audible Person** “Bucket Full O’ Christmas Cheer” Elizabeth Deveney Deveney Productions
Devanaughn Theater Boston, MA
Pearl the Homeless Poet “Pearly Gate Motel”
Diversity Lab Theater
Speigel Auditorium Cambridge, MA
LIVE EVENT:
Victorian Ghoul Ghost Manor @ Hallow Scream Park
Boneyard Productions Boston Expo Boston, MA
AWARDS:
Received praise in theater production "Bucket Full 'O Christmas Cheer" from Boston Critic Carl A. Rossi (TheaterMirror.com)“Linda Multer stole some moments as the type of wallflower often found in overlooked cubicles.”
Was in several short films which won awards from various film festivals, etc.:
Best Ensemble Cast-Latent Film Festival-”Awkward Moments”
1st Place - Free Speech Award-”Center for Downward Mobility”
2nd Place-Free Speech Award- “Night of the Dying Living” *
Ranks on Leader Page of Huffington Post Contagious Festival -*”N.O.D.L.”
TRAINING/SCHOOLING:
1983, B.A., Human Development, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
1981, A.A. Early Childhood Ed., Lasell College, Newton, MA
ACTING TRAINING
Anyone Can Act w/Stan Edelson; Intro to Meisner w/Lyralen Kaye; Auditioning for the Camera w/Carolynn Pickman of C.P. Casting; Tribe’s Improv Essentials w/Neraj Tuli; Diversity Lab Theater Workshops w/Stan Edelson/YAP Group-Various Improv Artists of Boston’s Improv Theater lead group.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Swimming, computer, pet training, dance, singing;
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