<<

RODRIGO BEILFUSS ADDRESS: 26 Nethercott Dr | Stratford, ON | N5A 7G4 MOBILE: 1‐204‐806‐7054 | EMAIL: [email protected] | Union: CAEA | website: rodrigobeilfuss.com

HEIGHT: 6’‐2” WEIGHT: 185 LBS. HAIR COLOUR: DARK BROWN EYE COLOUR: HAZEL VOICE: BARITONE

THEATRE – ACTING/DIRECTING (selected)

The Aeneid Fellow Countryman & Ensemble Stratford Festival / Keira Loughran All My Sons Frank Lubey Stratford Festival / Martha Henry Shakespeare’s Macbeth Young Siward & Ensemble Stratford Festival / Antoni Cimolino Shakespeare’s King Richard III Clarence / Rivers / Bishop of Ely Birmingham Conservatory/ Martha Henry Six Characters in Search of an Author The Producer Birmingham Conservatory/ Chris Newton Sea Wall Alex (Co‐Director) Theatre by the River / Kendra Jones Shakespeare’s Hamlet Hamlet Bravura Theatre / Sarah Constible Private Lives (Assistant Director) RMTC / Krista Jackson Cock & Bull (two plays in rep) (Director) TBTR (Theatre by the River) La Belle Laide (silent movement piece) Man (2014 Winnipeg Fringe) Lady of the Lake / Jacquie Loewen Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors Angelo / Merchant / Chicken‐Man S.I.R. / Ron Jenkins About Love & Champagne (Author / Solo Performer) RMTC ChekhovFest / Fancy Bred Theatre Venus in Fur (Co‐Director) Tristan Bates Theatre (UK) Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure Duke Vincentio Linbury Studio (UK) / Bill Alexander The Double Dealer Ned Careless LAMDA / Rodney Cottier The Changeling Vermandero LAMDA / Will Oldroyd Lungs (Canadian Premiere) (Director – 2012 Winnipeg Fringe) Theatre by the River (TBTR) The Daughter of the Regiment The Notary MB Opera / Ann Hodges Generous (Manitoba Premiere) Alex Flemming (and Co‐Director) Theatre by the River (TBTR) Pariah (Co‐Director – 2011 StrindbergFest) Fancy Bred Theatre North Main Gothic (World Premiere) The Robe TPM / Ardith Boxall Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale Florizel / Lord Tom‐Tom Theatre / Chris Brauer Shaw’s Saint Joan Robert / Bluebeard / D’Estivet TBTR / Debbie Patterson Billy Bishop Goes to War (Director) Theatre by the River (TBTR) The Mirror Pantalone / various characters Foolish Wit / Reg Skene The Duck Variations (Director – 2008 MametFest) Fancy Bred Theatre Stripped‐Down Macbeth Macbeth S.I.R. / Debbie Patterson Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona Proteus TBTR / Vicky McMahon Shakespeare’s Bassanio S.I.R. / Chris Sigurdson Shakespeare’s King Lear Regan / Knight U of W / Chris Brauer Enter a Free Man (Director – 2007 StoppardFest) UWTSA / U of W Marivaux’s The Triumph of Love Dimas Foolish Wit / Collective Blithe Spirit Charles Condomine U of W / Ann Hodges Miss Julie Jean (2005 Winnipeg Fringe) Townhouse 9 / Glenn Hall

FILM & TELEVISION / STUNTS / VOICEOVER (selected)

Macbeth Young Siward / Ensemble Antoni Cimolino / Stratford HD Wasted (webseries) Supporting Dylann Bobei / Bifrost Films Noonbory & the Super 7 (Animated Series) Coldygury / Munggury Cookiejar / daCapo New In Town Stunts Lionsgate / Jonas Elmer Language and Taste (short) Lead Farpoint Films / John Barnard EDUCATION & TRAINING

Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre Stratford Company – 2015/16 & 16/17 Martha Henry / Stephen Ouimette (Stratford, Ontario)

London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art MA (Classical Acting) ‐ 2013 Penny Cherns / Rodney Cottier (LAMDA / University of Kent, UK) Music & Singing Robert Archibald Advanced Stage Combat Jonathan Waller / Kristina Soeborg Clown / Physical Theatre Michael Brown / Yorgos Karamalegos Movement / Fitness / Laban Vincent Manna / James Kemp Historical Dance Diana Scrivener RP / Phonetics / Accents Paul Hill Pure & Applied Voice Judith Phillips / George R. Scott Improv Adam Meggido Alexander Technique Angie Herzberg / Lou Saucell Commedia & Mask John Baxter Contemporary Theatre / Screen Jenny Lipman / A.J. Quinn High Comedy & Style Matthew Lloyd Shakespeare’s Text John Bashford / Tina Marian

The University of Winnipeg BA Honours (Performance) ‐ 2007 S. Carter / B. Taylor / C. Brauer (Manitoba, Canada) Interpreting Shakespeare Christopher Brauer Advanced Stage Combat Rick Skene Voice & Diction Gail Loadman Musical Theatre: Dance Brenda Gorlick Voice and Movement Tom Stroud WORKSHOPS

Site‐Specific Performance & Installation Geraldine Pilgrim London‐UK ‐ 2013 The Spanish Golden Age La Dama Boba/Don Gil: Script Workshop Laurence Boswell (London‐UK) ‐ 2013 Business Plan Workshop: Deutsche Bank Setting up creative enterprises Max Comfort (London‐UK) ‐ 2012 London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art Shakespeare Summer Intensive John Link (London‐UK) ‐ 2011 Manitoba Association of Playwrights/zone41 The Little Woods: Script Workshop Jens Boutrup (Denmark) ‐ 2011 Fundamentals of Movement: Clarity Movement and Improvisation David Gaines (Seattle‐WA) ‐ 2010 Prairie Theatre Exchange Playwriting Programme (5 weeks) Hope McIntyre ‐ 2010 Prairie Theatre Exchange Film and TV Boot Camp Workshop John B. Lowe ‐ 2009 Foolish Wit Productions Commedia dell’arte/Mask Making Reg Skene & Chris Sigurdson ‐ 2008 Globe Theatre (UK)/Shakespeare in the Ruins Shakespearean Text in Performance Giles Block ‐ 2007 Physical Fitness for Actors Alignment and moving through space Tom Stroud – 2005 / 2006 North American Cultural Laboratory (NaCI) Making the Invisible Visible Krumholz‐Kowalchuk (New York) ‐ 2005 Movement for Actors Workshop Movement and Shakespeare Tom Stroud ‐ 2004 Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Backstage Pass Program Nan Carson – 2001 / 2002

SPECIAL PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES (selected)

Shakespeare & Me (in development) (Author / Solo Performer) Bravura Theatre Proud, by Michael Healey Jake (staged reading) Debbie Patterson / PTE Courageous, by Michael Healey (Director – staged reading) TBTR Definitely Not the Opera – “A Bad Day” (“A London Wedding”: live monologue) CBC Radio / WPG Comedy Festival A Midwinter’s Tale, by Kenneth Branagh Joe Harper (staged reading) TBTR / Matt TenBruggencate Resurrection Blues – a staged reading (Director – 2009 MillerFest) Fancy Bred Theatre / Actors’ Fund

SPECIAL SKILLS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Advanced stage combat (Gold Certificate from the British Academy of Dramatic Combat: rapier, dagger, sabre, staff, hand‐to‐hand); Languages (Mother Tongues: Portuguese and English. Native Accent: Canadian with a Brazilian/European flavour); European dialects; proficient in Spanish as well; Dancing (basic in salsa, tap and tango; historical; 5 Rhythms); Sports (soccer, basketball, boxing and ice skating); Writing: freelance sports writer covering soccer for numerous publications and media outlets, such as Soccer 360 magazine and The Score (Toronto), O Globo News (Brazil) and the Uniter (Winnipeg); editor of the blog Futebol Thoughts; Clean driver’s licence (manual and automatic);

Teaching: workshops facilitated a the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (high school Backstage Program – 2011/2012) and Espaço Cênico Theatre School (Minas Gerais, Brazil – July 2013); Intro to Acting / Shakespeare T.A. at the University of Winnipeg (2006/2007 and 2011/2012); Director of the Shakespeare Ensemble at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP): 2014‐2015.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Featured in the 2014/2015 “Group of 8” Emerging Artists of the Year campaign ‐ Winnipeg Theatre Coalition Winnipeg Arts Council Professional Development Grant – 2011 and 2015 Manitoba Arts Council Professional Development Grant – 2014 Shortlisted for the position of Artistic Director of the St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival in Prescott, ON (2014) Nominated for the Harry S. Rintoul Award for Best New Manitoba Play – “La Belle Laide’” at the 2014 Winnipeg Fringe Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre: Jean Murray‐Moray Sinclair Scholarship – 2003, 2004, 2012 and 2014 CBC Drama Choice: “Lungs” – 2012 Winnipeg Fringe Manitoba Arts Council Student Bursary – 2012 Listed in “Top 30 Under 30”: promising Manitoban professionals – The Uniter Urban Journal – 2010 Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE) – InstaPlay Competition 2010 – First Place U of W Bethia Henry Memorial Scholarship in Theatre & Drama – 2005 and 2006 Class Valedictorian (Elias Moreira High School – Brazil) ‐ 2000