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Act Resume.Pages Hair: S&P • Height: 5’ 10” www.jetalent.com Eyes: Hazel • Weight: 165 lbs LOL LEVY P. 415.395.9475 | F. 415.395.9301 SAG-AFTRA / AEA 155 Montgomery St., SF, CA 94104 FILM FOUR FREEDOMS IN VR EXHIBIT Co-Star Norman Rockwell Museum/Tour Melissa Sydeman, Dir. CULT FICTION Star Dead Set Films Digant Kasundra, Dir. SHAKER Star Encounters On Earth Terry Lamb, Dir. TRACKDOWN Co-Star Tracfilm Works MONDAY MORNING Featured Monday Morning Productions Don Murphy, Dir. HOWARD THE DUCK Featured Lucasfilms Willard Huyck, Dir. TELEVISION NASH BRIDGES Co-Star CBS-TV Deran Sarafian, Dir. NOT NECESSARILY THE NEWS Co-Star Moffitt-Lee Productions John Moffitt, Dir. THIRTYSOMETHING Featured MGM-UA/Bedford Falls Prods. Scott Winant, Dir. GENERAL HOSPITAL Co-Star ABC-TV BULLS & BEARS Featured West Productions (pilot) John Kroll, Dir. THEATRE (partial list) THE LOVER Richard Phantom Theatre, Warren, VT Pamela Rickard, Dir SPEAKEASY SF Vaudevillian Boxcar Theatre/SpeakeasySF Leah C. Gardner, Dir. TRIBES Christopher Capital Stage, Sacramento Jonathan Williams, Dir. THE RIGHT THING Dave Heller 3Girls/The Thick House, S.F. Suze Allen, Dir. SHEAR MADNESS Eddie Lawrence C.M.T, Sacramento Bob Lohrmann, Dir. ASHES TO ASHES Devlin Second Wind Theatre, S.F. Ian Walker, Dir. AFTERLIFE OF THE MIND Father Jerome Virago Theatre, S.F./Berkeley Laura Lundy-Paine, Dir. DIRTY LITTLE SECRET Vaudevillian The Plush Room, S.F. Nancy Gold, Dir. COOKING WITH ELVIS Dad Phoenix Theatre, S.F. Robert Hamm, Dir. GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Moss Exit Theatre, S.F. David Gassner, Dir. KVETCH Hal Exit Theatre, S.F. David Gassner, Dir. SHEAR MADNESS Eddie Lawrence Mason Street Theatre, S.F. Bruce Jordan, Dir. A CHIP IN THE SUGAR Graham Marin Playhouse John Brebner, Dir. GOD Diabetes Shelton Theatre, S.F. Brian D. Scott, Dir. LIVERPOOL FANTASY George Harrison Climate Theatre, S.F. Andrea Gordon, Dir. MONOLOGUE Man Bannam Place Theatre, S.F. Colin Mitchell, Dir. THE COLLECTION Harry Bannam Place Theatre, S.F. Colin Mitchell, Dir. THE LOVER Richard Above Brainwash, S.F. Colin Mitchell, Dir. LUNCH Man Powerhouse Theatre, L.A. Brian D. Scott, Dir. BABY WITH THE BATHWATER Angela/Voice Waterfront Stage, L.A. Frederique Michel, Dir. THEATRESPORTS Improv Player Theatre/Theater, L.A. Dan O’Connor, Dir. PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN Matré Cance Waterfront Stage, L.A. Frederique Michel, Dir. RENT A FAMILY Blandar Stages Theatre Center, L.A. Paul Verdier, Dir. SILENCE Bates Waterfront Stage, L.A. Charles Duncombe,Dir. AND A NIGHTINGALE SANG... Norman Grove Theatre Company, L.A. David Herman, Dir. MARLOWE Shakespeare Globe Playhouse, L.A. Francis Hamit, Dir. WILLOW SPRINGS NOW John Century City Playhouse, L.A. Jacqueline Stehr, Dir. DESPERADOES Lynwood Celebration Theatre, L.A. Jacqueline Stehr, Dir. BETRAYAL Jerry Alternative Rep. Theatre, L.A. Robert Sternberg, Dir. THE GOOD PERSON OF SETZUAN Second God Berkeley Repertory Theatre Timothy Near/Sharon Ott RECKLESS Lloyd College of Marin Chris Sumption, Dir. THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN Second God The New Shakespeare Co., S.F. Margot Roma, Dir. THE HOTHOUSE Lobb San Francisco Actors Theatre Michael McGee, Dir. TRAINING ACTING: Berkeley Repertory Theatre Tony Taccone/Jonathan Moscone FCP/Commercial Workshop Celia Shuman Jean Shelton Acting School; SF Jean Shelton, Michael Smith, Brian Scott, Keith Phillips IMPROV: Theatresports™ Barbara Scott, Rafe Chase, Dan O’Connor PHYSICAL THEATRE: Workshops Stefan Haves, Ron Campbell, Stephen Epp, Bill Irwin, Peter Sweet & David Poznanter (Maskwork) SPECIAL SKILLS DIALECTS: British (all regional English), Scottish, Irish, Italian, French, Russian, East Indian. SPORTS: Racquetball, Soccer, Pool, Tennis, Ice Skating, Skiing, Paddle Tennis, Golf. MISC: TelePrompter, EarPrompter, Guitar, Ukulele, Drums, Percussion, Motorcycle, Juggling, Improv..
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