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Sara Anne Tomczak Saraannetomczak.Com | 810-931-5514 | Saraannetomczak@Gmail.Com Tomczak - Vitae 1 Sara Anne Tomczak SaraAnneTomczak.com | 810-931-5514 | [email protected] Education The Second City Chicago, IL Conservatory Program 2018 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting 2014 3.9/4.0 Teaching Experience Knuckle Ball Comedy Chicago, IL Instructor July 2019 – Present Improv Classes and Workshops Create and teach improv curriculum for students ranging from preschool through high school. Classes cover improv and acting techniques, improv games, and performance to enhance student’s ability in improv, ensemble building, and public speaking. Chute Middle School Evanston, IL Instructor October 2018 Advanced Drama & Improv Taught improv workshop curriculum for advanced drama students in middle school. Hosted Chute Middle School improv show showcasing improv skills through improv performance and games. Powers Catholic High School Flint, MI Instructor March – May 2017 College Prep for Theater Programs Created and taught advanced acting class curriculum for students in their junior and senior year of high school. Class topics included reviewing differences in college theater programs in America, monologue selection and preparation, and college interview/audition prep. Instructor September – November 2014 Acting Career Development and College Prep Created and taught advanced acting class curriculum for students in their junior and senior year of high school. Class topics included monologue selection and performance, business of acting, and college audition prep. Instructor September – November 2013 Character Development Created and taught curriculum for a character development class. Class topics included script analysis techniques to further develop a character with a focus on tactics driving the scenes. The class had a specific focus on the play Steel Magnolias. Tomczak - Vitae 2 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Teaching Assistant January – May 2014 Acting 301 - Focus on Auditioning Advanced acting class focused on the audition process. This course recreated a mock “audition room” to prep students for the professional world. These auditions included theater, TV, film, commercial, and industrial auditions. Responsibilities included coaching and giving feedback on monologues, callbacks, cold readings, and interviews. Teaching Assistant Movement Studio II - Graduate Level 805 January – May 2014 Graduate level stage combat class focused on theories and terminology, principles of safety, and partnering skills in the disciplines of quarter staff and rapier & dagger. Also covered is the application and incorporation of acting principles in choreographic sequences. Requirements included assisting in weapon demonstrations as well as providing direction and feedback to students, based on the Society of American Fight Directors Skills Proficiency Test. Teaching Assistant September – December 2012 Acting I 101 - Introduction to Acting Theater major acting course introducing students to professional theater practices. Requirements included lecturing on script analysis, giving students feedback on monologue and scene work, and directing improvisational exercises to encourage character and scene development. Michigan State University, Study Away Program Los Angeles, CA Teaching Assistant April – August 2013 Topics of Acting 404 - Business Advanced acting class focusing on marketing and business for actors. This course included teaching students how to build a personal website and brand, self-promotion, and practices when seeking talent representation. Responsibilities included coordinating several meetings and lectures at University of Southern California, Universal Studios, Sony Pictures Studios, and Paramount Pictures Studio. Teaching Assistant April – August 2013 Acting for the Camera 302 Acting class designed to teach students auditioning techniques specifically for TV and film in comparison to theater auditions. Responsibilities included leading and filming mock auditions, coaching students through audition and interview, and giving feedback based on in-class auditions, interviews, and performances. Teaching Assistant Media Acting 301 April – August 2013 Advanced acting and production class focused on writing, directing, and acting in a self- produced film to be screened at the end of the semester. Responsibilities included aiding students in film production, aiding in lectures, scheduling guest lecturers, and leading several networking and alumni events in the Los Angeles area. Teaching Assistant Media Directing 303 April – August 2013 Film production class focused on the breakdown of a film with an emphasis on writing, acting, directing, and cinematography. Responsibilities included reading and grading students’ written film critiques on 22 assigned films analyzing each in historic content and daily video logs focusing on guest lecturers and tours at Universal Studios, Sony, and Paramount Pictures Studio. Tomczak - Vitae 3 Related Teaching Experience Private Instruction Location Varies Private Acting Coach 2013 – Present Provide private instruction and direction to students at varying skill levels on scene analysis, character work, preparation for a play, and audition techniques including monologue and song preparation. Private BFA Audition Coach 2013 – Present Provide private direction to students on audition techniques for college BFA program auditions. Coach monologues and provide feedback for a stronger representation of the student’s acting abilities. Theater Acting Experience (Selected) Come ‘N Go Rachel The Factory Theater Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Maggie Parish Theatre Much Ado About Nothing Margaret The Grand Hotel-Mackinac Island Steel Magnolias Shelby Kalamazoo Theatre Sylvia Sylvia Flint Theatre Ride Molly Williamston Theatre Much Ado About Nothing Margaret Midwest Tour Invierno Allie Midwest Tour Peter Malmo Simona Strawdog Theatre The Secret Garden Mary Theatre Above the Law What Happened 9/11 NYPD Officer Black Box Theatre Invierno Allie American Shakespeare Collective Little Shop of Horrors Ms. Mushnik Flint Theatre Traveling Tales Ensemble Michigan Tour Understanding Emily Charlotte Black Box Theatre Measure for Measure Mariana Michigan State University Peter Pan Smee Michigan State University The Crucible Mary Warren Flint Theatre UP Mary Michigan State University Widows Katherina Michigan State University Commercial Acting Experience Pontiac RAM Truck Featured Extra JAB Productions Buick Lead Media Lounge Becker’s Bridal Lead Eightfold Productions Wordscapes Lead Incipia Amana Brands Lead Lux Content Modernistic Lead Rhino Media Lakeland Health Lead Overdun Productions, Inc. Gardner White Furniture Lead Detroit Productions The Song Market Lead Eightfold Productions Kalamazoo Growlers Lead Rhino Media River Boat Supporting Eightfold Productions Dangerous Waters Supporting C.M. Michaels Production Tomczak - Vitae 4 Television/Film Acting Experience (Selected) The Carbonaro Effect Food Flattener truTV / Netflix The Carbonaro Effect Double Takes 3 truTV / Netflix Birthday Wish Pilot Amazon Prime Video Anytown, USA Season 2 Amazon Prime Video The Prom Father Lead SAG New Media Meager & Misguided Albert Season 1 Funny or Die Lunch at Midnight Supporting Feature Film Fahrenheit 78 Supporting Chicago Film Festival A Public Affair Lead Traverse City Film Festival Party Pooper Supporting Austin Film Festival Paradigm Shift Lead Glimpse of Gold Pictures Secret Garden Lead Chicago Short Film Festival Break Up Lead Empty Can Productions The Audition Lead Chicago Short Film Festival Sweet Nothings Lead Chicago Film Festival Nice Guy Supporting Feature Film Voiceover Experience Becker’s Bridal Commercial Eightfold Productions Wordscapes Commercial Incipia Get Lost Guest Star Podcast Industrial Film Experience NCG Cinemas Lead Exploring Potential Improv and Sketch Acting Experience (Selected) Crisis Absurded Sketch Show The Second City Maeve’s Mom Improv Show The Second City Maeve’s Mom Improv Show The iO Theater Bear Skin Rug Sketch Show The Newport Theater Stoopie Improv Show Cornservatory Cornelia Ave Improv Puppet Show The Juicebox Theater Maeve’s Mom Improv Show The Crowd Theatre Theater Production Experience Crisis Absurded Writer The Second City Meave’s Mom Writer The Second City Bear Skin Rug Writer, Producer The Newport Theater Old Love Production Assistant Williamston Theater Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Fight Director Kalamazoo Theater Cyrano de Bergerac Assistant Director Michigan State University Mother Courage Head of Wardrobe Michigan State University As You Like It Costume Assistant Michigan State University Three Sisters Assistant Stage Manager Michigan State University Anton in Show Business Assistant Stage Manager Michigan State University Traveling Tales House Manager Michigan State University Tomczak - Vitae 5 Film Production Experience Graco Baby - Commercial Casting OneKreate The Prom Father Writer, Producer, Casting Empty Can Productions The Cager Makeup Artist, PA Eightfold Productions Amelia Writer, Director, Casting Empty Can Productions Breakup Writer, Director Empty Can Productions Perfection Writer, Director Empty Can Productions Video/Photography Production Experience International Home and Houseware Association Chicago, IL Associate Editor / Casting Director September 2016 – Present • Cast influencers, models, and actors for The Inspired Home website and magazine. • Oversee product selection for influencers and contributors to feature in articles. • Schedule and coordinate with contributors to ensure assets are received in a timely manner.
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