MaryBlissMather@Yahoo.com
Eyes: Hazel Hair: Brown Height: 5’4” Weight: 120 Vocal Range: G4-A6, mezzo/Soprano 2
God's Ear, "Mel", Washington Ensemble Theatre, dir. Roger Bennington
Elvis People, "Various Roles", Idaho Rep. Theatre, dir. Chip Egan
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!, "Soprano Lead", Idaho Rep. Theatre, dir. Jere Hodgin
Lend Me A Tenor, "Maggie", Idaho Rep. Theatre, dir. Rob Caisley
The Comedy of Errors, "Luciana", Idaho Rep. Theatre, dir. Jere Hodgin
Out Among The Dragons (world premiere),^ "Marie", After Midnight Productions, Chicago
^"Critic's Pick", Chicago Tribune and Chicago Reader
This Is Our Youth**, "Jessica", Keyhole Theatre, Chicago
** "Critic's Pick", Chicago Tribune; "Highly Recommended", Chicago Sun-Times
The Seagull*, "Masha", Moscow Art Theatre, Cambridge
Phedre, "Phedre", Keyhole Theatre, Chicago
Twelfth Night, "Viola", Theatre-Hikes, Chicago
The Women, "Sylvia", St. Sebastian Players, Chicago
Grease!, "Frenchy", Findlay Summerstock, Ohio
Beginnings, "Ensemble", Circle in the Square Theatre, NYC
UW-PATP Credits:
When You're Going Through Hell, Solo Performance, dir. Shanga Parker
Ring Round The Moon, "Diana", dir. John Langs
We Are Not These Hands, "Belly", dir. Desdemona Chaing
Jane Eyre, "Jane Eyre", dir. Katjana Vadeboncoeur
On The Verge, "Mary", dir. Daniel Cohen
The Interrogation of a Southern Belle, Solo Performance, dir. Shanga Parker
Uncle Vanya, "Yelena", dir. Mark Jenkins
Anton in Showbusiness, "Ralph/Wikewitch/Joe Bob", dir. R. Hamilton Wright
The Trojan Women a Love Story, "Cassandra", dir. Mark Jenkins
Juliet, "Juliet/Nurse", dir. Daniel Cohen
As You Like It, "Rosalind/Phebe", dir. Steve Pearson
Language of Angels, "Danielle", dir. Daniel Cohen
The Game of Love and Chance, "Lisette", dir. Daniel Cohen
Tour of Duty Emily (supp.) Pipes Productions
Rubber Room- Angry Office Girl/ 90/94 Productions
-Best Comedy Feature at Black Poitn Film Festival Funeral Director
The Manic Surrender Nurse Molly (supp.) R. Octavius Bakewell Productions
Lady X (Episode 20) Robin^^ (lead) Lady X Films
^^Exxie Award for Best Actress in the Lady X film series
The Mating Habits of the Mary (day player) Last Call Productions
North American Male
Age of Fiction Penelope Collingsworth (lead) Glass Opera Filmwerks
Tracks Dr. Mitchell (supp.) Northwestern University
MTR Western Barfly (supp.) MTR Productions, Seattle
AT&T Micro Cell Campaign Mother (Lead) Flying Spot Productions, Seattle
Reseller Advocate Magazine Spokesperson RAM Productions, Seattle
Microsoft Wireless Lead Microsoft Studios, Seattle
Blind-Sided Waitress (supporting) ProMotion Arts, Seattle
MFA from the Professional Actor Training Program at the University of Washington:
Acting- Mark Jenkins, Jon Jory, Shanga Parker; On-Camera- Andrew Tsao; Singing/Speech- Scott Hafso; Linklater- Judith Shahn; Voiceover- Veronica Weikel; Suzuki/Viewpoints – KJ Sanchez, Robyn Hunt, Steve Pearson; Alexander Technique- Catherine Madden; Stage Combat- Geof Alm
Workshops: Bartlett Sherr (Shakespeare), David Hammond (Shakespeare), Jodi Rothfield (Commercial Audition), Robert Schenkkan (Scene Study), Bob Wright (Comedy), Hugh O’Gorman (Michael Checkhov), Jonathan Hart (Voice)
BA in Theatre Performance: Winthrop University, College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Additional Training:
*Graduate of the 2004 Moscow Art Theatre Summer Academy
Meisner Technique: Rob Mello & Monica Payne, Studio2 (Chicago)
Private Coaches (Chicago): Nick Sandys, Monica Payne, Kurt Naebig
Dance: Intermediate level Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Ballet, Modern, Ballroom and Swing (East Coast).
Dialects: Southern, Midwest, Brooklyn, Appalachia, Standard British, Cockney, Irish, Spanish, French, Russian, and Israeli.
Special Skills/Interests:
Music: Basic guitar/piano; Singing any style; Can read music and harmonize well; G4-A6, Mezzo/Soprano 2.
Sports: Skiing (water/snow), Skating (ice/roller), acrobatics, volleyball, basketball, soccer, softball, swimming.