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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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