Dawn is a film, television and stage actress. She is originally from New Jersey and worked in the New York City and Philadelphia markets before relocating to the Denver Metro area five years ago. Her credits include an under 5 role with Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live, Latch Key directed by film/TV star Jaime King and a principal role on Forensic Files. Favorite roles include Olivia in Twelfth Night, Frosine in The Miser and Deirdre in I Hate Hamlet. Dawn received her training from Rowan University (B.A. in Theatre) and Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts. She is also a singer, ukulele player and genealogy blogger and is a mom to two awesome kids.

 

RESUME

TV & Film

LATCH KEY (short film)     Neighbor (day player)     Directed by TV/Film Star Jaime King, Omaha, NE

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (Booty Bidness Skit with Kristen Wiig)     Office Worker (under 5 role)

FORENSIC FILES (ep: Without A Trace)     Sandra Johnson (principal)    Court TV, Allentown, PA

NERD VS. GEEK (ep #6)     Pam (day player)     Directed by Matt Conant, Pennsylvania

DEADLINE (short film)     Kathy Wells (lead)     Anthony Fletcher, Dir., Philadelphia                       

BLINDSPOT (short film)     Tina Wilkes (lead)     Sanjay Sanghoee, Director, NYC

THE 2 OF US ARE NO. 3* (short)     Rebecca (lead)     Nihal Horne, Director, Washington D.C.                                                                                            

ANTHOLOGIES OF HORROR (Pilot)     Blue Eyes (supporting)     Silent Scream Studios, Colorado

8:18 (short film) *  News Reporter (day player)  Project Twenty1 Film Festival, Pennsylvania                 

  * Denotes Film Festival Winner

 

Commercials, Industrials and Voice-Overs

Conflict List Upon Request

 

Theatre (Partial List)

THE MISER     Frosine (suppoting)     Lansdale Theatre Works, PA

ROMANTIC AGE     Wife/Mother (lead)     Dublin Fringe Festival, Ireland

FOUR BY FOUR     Bianca/Mother/Billy/Cora (lead)     East Lynne Theatre Co, Cape May, NJ

TWELFTH NIGHT     Olivia (supporting)     Hedgerow Theatre, PA

SALESMANSHIP FOR LIFE & LIMB     Y. Wiley     Philadelphia Fringe Festival

WAR OF THE WORLDS (radio play)     Various     12 Miles West Theatre Co, NJ

AURORA LEIGH     Aurora Leigh (lead)     Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC

COLLECTED STORIES  Lisa Morrison (lead)  Wings Theatre, NYC

I HATE HAMLET  Deirdre (supporting)  Creative Space Theatre, NYC

 

Training

B.A. in Theatre from Rowan University, NJ

Shakespeare & Company, Lenox Massachusetts – One Month Training Intensive. Voice, Text, Movement, Stage Combat, Scene Study: Tina Packer, Dennis Krausnick, Christine Adaire, Tony Simotes, Sarah Barker.

John Crockett, AEC Studios, Denver (Acting)

Diane Heery & Pat McDade, Heery Casting, Philadelphia  (On-Camera)

George DiCenzo, The Acting Studio, Philadelphia (Scene Study)

John Basil, American Globe Theatre, NYC (Scene Study & Script Analysis)

           

Special Skills:  Instruments: Ukulele, Singing (Alto);  Sports: Weight Training, Running, Kickboxing, Yoga, Spinning, Hiking; Languages: German (Beginner); Hand-to-Hand Stage Combat, Teleprompter, Genealogy Blogger, Theatre Producer and Director, Non-Profit Arts Board Member and former Sales and Marketing Professional.

 

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