CV
Jess Brownell
Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 152 cm (5’0”)
Weight: 50kgs (110 lbs.)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown (willing to dye)
Vocal: C3 – D6
Theatre – New Zealand:
Who Is Coming For Dinner | Creator/Performer** | 2019 NZ Fringe Festival – just be collective |
Streetcar Named Desire | Stella | Khandallah Arts Theatre – Dir. Tanya Piejus |
Troilus & Cressida | Hector/Thersites/Aeneas | Lonely Shakespeare Collective – Dir. Ivana Palezevic |
Camembert | Creator/Performer** | 2018 NZ Fringe Festival – Acts of Kindness |
Out of Darkness | Creator/Performer** | 2017 NZ Fringe Festival – just be collective |
Comedy of Errors | Luciana | Stagecraft Theatre – Dir. Chris O’Grady |
D | Creator/Performer** | 2016 NZ Fringe Festival – just be collective |
Haste Away Home | Various** | 2015 NZ Fringe Festival – GDP Productions |
Theatre – Philadelphia, PA, USA:
The Just | Dora | Dir. Gil Johnson |
Proof | Catherine | Allens Lane Theatre – Dir. Sarah Mitteldorf |
One Minute Play Festival | Various** | Plays and Players Theatre – Dir. John Doyle |
D (part of the 2015 SoLow Festival) | Creator/Performer** | Self Produced – Dir. Sarah Mitteldorf |
Mz. Fest – Take/Sacrifice | Creator/Performer** | Kaleid Theatre – Dir. Sarah Mitteldorf |
Bad Girl | Jane** | Stagecrafters Theater – Dir. Martin Lentz |
10 Min Play Festival – X The Extention | Angie** | PDC – Dir. John Doyle |
No Place Like | Creator/Performer** | Kaleid Theatre – Dir. Sarah Mitteldorf |
One Minute Play Festival | Various** | InterAct Theatre – Dir. John Doyle |
The Fantasticks | Mortimer^^ | The Centre Theater – Dir. Rory Zummo |
The Winter’s Tale | Camillo/Emilia/Player | Forge Theater – Dir. Bill Braak |
If The Slipper Fits | Various** | Philadelphia Performance Project |
Noir | Trumpet Player | GDP Productions – Dir. James Kiesel |
Dust to Dust | Various | GDP Productions – Dir. Jacqueline Holloway |
Once Upon A Nation | Betsy Ross^/Storyteller | Historic Philadelphia Inc |
Independence After Hours | Margaret McKivan* | Historic Philadelphia Inc |
When the Smoke Cleared | Mariah | iChoose2live LLC – Dir. Shenille Melton |
The Great American Trailer Park Musical | Jeannie/Betty/Lin u/s | 11th Hour & Montgomery Theater –Dir. Meghan O’Brien |
Willy Wonka | Mrs. Bucket | Montgomery Theater – Dir. Tom Quinn |
Television/Webseries/Film/Industrial:
Tape | Teacher (featured) | Newlands College Production |
Shrink | Pasha (principle) | Dir. Dwayne Alistair Thomas |
Philadelphia: The Great Experiment | Quaker Woman | History Making Productions |
American Idol Season 12: Idol Across America | Betsy Ross | Fox Network |
World’s Weirdest Restaurants | Betsy Ross at City Tavern | Food Network Canada |
Stock Footage | Various | Jamestown Associates |
Fatherless Child | Gwen (featured) | Dir. Dorsey Jackson |
Beneath the Ashes | Julie (principle) | Film Zero Productions – Dir. Phil Thomas |
Being Charlie Kaufman | Brenda 1 & 2 (principle) | Daywalker Films – Dir. Doug Layne |
Scary Honesty | Ally (lead) | Boxojoi Productions |
Mystery Diagnosis: S6: E6 | Malinda (lead) | Discovery Health |
Training:
Contemporary Dance – Veronica Butturini – Human Dance Co. – Wellington, NZ
Clown Workshop – Thomas LaHood – Wellington, NZ
Bouffon Workshop – Eric Davis (Red Bastard & Cirque du Soleil) – Wellington, NZ
Classic Stages (Classical Acting & Verse) – Krista Apple & Dan Hodge – PAC – Philadelphia, PA, USA
New Play Slam – Krista Apple & Jacqueline Goldfinger – PlayPenn – Philadelphia, PA, USA
Musical Theatre Studio Workshops – Steve Pacek – Philadelphia, PA, USA
Stage Combat – J. Oliver Donahue; Balestra Combat Arts – Philadelphia, PA, USA; Wellington, NZ
Voice – Tara Warfield – Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
B.A. (Chemistry/Theatre) – Coe College – Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Special Skills:
Dialects: ^British, *Irish, Cockney, Scottish, French, Southern US, Minnesotan/Canadian, Russian, German
Instruments: Trumpet, Percussion, Euphonium, French Horn
Miscellaneous: Crochet; Extensive knowledge of science; Child whisperer; Completely ambidextrous; Character laughs and voices; Good sustainable scream; Excellent creepy stare; Crying on demand; 18th century upholstery and flag making; Hand-sewing
** Original Cast Member
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