Bethany Simmons

Affiliations

Box Wine Theatre
CLIMB Theatre

Contact information

General availability

  • Weeknights
  • Weekends

Experience

***CURRENT PRODUCTION***
Stage Managing "Raucous Caucus II: Box Wine Theatre's 2nd Annual 10-Minute Political Play Festival" at Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre in January 2012

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***ONSTAGE - TWIN CITIES***

The Best Christmans Pagaent Ever (Mrs. Armstrong) - Steppingstone Theatre, Dir. Stephen Houtz

Trojan Women (Chorus Lead) - Green T Prodictions, Dir. Kathy Welch

Dr. Ox's Experiment (Suzel) - Hardcover Theatre, Dir. Steve Schroer

Wormwood (Pauline) – Hardcover Theatre, Dir. Steve Schroer

Detour (Various Women) – Theatre of the Cheshire Cat, Dir. Paul von Stoetzel

Come to Dada (Dick Dada) – Bedlam Theatre, Dir. John Francis Beuche

Beethoven and Friends (Ensemble) – Omega Wolf Productions

10.10.Post.9.11: Laughter in the Aftermath (Ensemble) – Workhouse Theatre/Swandive Theatre, Dir. Chris Mcgahan

For a Time Such As This (Esther) – Bridge Productions, Dir. Laura Wilhelm

Eating Out (Chriss) – Swandive Theatre, Dir. Damon Runnals

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***TECHNICAL & ADMINISTRATIVE***

Uptown: the Musical - Co-Playwright/Set & Costume Designer, Box Wine Theatre

ET vs. Predator - Director - Raucous Caucus, Box Wine Theatre

'Miniature Horses Don't Go to Heaven' and Other Plays Inspired by Real News Headlines - Director - Box Wine Theatre

The Woman No One Ever Saw – Director – Master Works: The Rembrandt Plays, Commedia Beauregard

WTF in the Garden of Eden – Director/Co-Playwright – Box Wine Theatre

Where Things Are – Director – 2009 Bedlam Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival

Mickey’s – Director – 2009 Bedlam Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival

10.10.Post.9.11: Laughter in the Aftermath – Production Manager/Designer – Box Wine Theatre

The Last Five Years – Production Designer – Backdoor Theatre

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***OTHER EXPERIENCE***

Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Box Wine Theatre

Actor/Educator at CLIMB Theatre, 2010

Photos

Video

Education

B.A. in Theatre Performance from Southwestern College

Training

Shakespeare and Camera Acting classes at The Stella Adler Academy of Acting - Hollywood

Interpreting Shakespeare Master Class with Richard Twyman, Royal Shakespeare Company/Guthrie Theater

Physical profile

68" tall
Plays ages:   Teen   20s   30s  

Onstage skills

Actor

Dancer

Singer

Accents

British London
British Cockney
French
Minnesotan
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) dialect training
Texan
Southern - Gulf states, Deep South

Acting skills

multiple roles
Shakespearean Text Analysis and Training
Working with Children
period style and classics
drawing
Writer
character acting

Acting styles

Classical
Comedy Sketch
Shakespeare
Contemporary
Educational Theatre
Augusto Boal Forum Theatre/Th of the Oppressed
Solo Monologue
Ensemble-created material
Realism
Absurdist

Dance styles

Modern/Contemporary
Butoh
Basic Ballet
Basic Tap
Basic Jazz

Music styles

Musical Theater
Choral
Acapella

Administrative skills

Management / Admin
Artistic Director
Production Manager
Fundraising
Grantwriting
Audience Services
House Manager

Crew jobs

Property Master
Makeup
Hair Stylist
Painter
Set Construction
Sewing

Design

Hair/Wig
Props
Scenic/Sets
Costumes
Makeup
poster/promotion design

Production

Production Manager
Director
Assistant Director
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Producer
Dramaturg

Writing skills

Short Play
Collaborative
Sketch Comedy
Essay
Humor
Solo Monologue/Performance Art

Writing influences

Comedy Sketch
Contemporary
Solo Monologue
Ensemble-created material
Absurdist

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