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ACTOR

ACTING SUMMARY

My professional acting career began in the Philippines in 1983 and has spanned performing on 3 continents, 17 years of which has been in French speaking Europe.   The majority of my  acting and directing has been "on the road" in an eclectic range of venues:  theatres, schools, universities, retirement homes, youth camps, half-way houses, prisons, US military bases, forests, hospitals,  psychiatric clinics and châteaux.  And yes, most of my acting has been in French.

After over 25 years in the theatre industry, I have been seeking to diversify and have begun a journey into acting for film and television. 


ACTING RESUME



Mercutio/Friar/Prince
Wicked Step-Mother
Alonso
​Lady Russell/Mrs. Croft
Gertrude
​Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Various Roles
​Serene Rain
​Berthe
Various Roles
Nurse Sandwich
Grace
Gertrude
Vera 
Madame Veil

​Lady Croom
Mother Superior
Andrina
Jane
Margaret
Margaret 
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt
Penny
Penny
Margit
Sheila, Debra
Eugenie
Eugenie
Eugenie

Eugenie
Eugenie
Eugenie
Mona
Tammy Jean
Nadia
Dolly
Dolly
Athena
Claire
Princess Zolni
Marcy
Marcy
Catherine
Catherine
Catherine
Lady Diana Grey

Lady Normandy
Approx 580 roles
Approx 180 roles
Thinifer   
Mrs. Durant
Chorus         
         



Romeo & Juliet​
Cinderella
The Tempest

Persuasion
Hamlet
​Pride and Prejudice
Pear Slices 2017
​The Magic Bus
Boeing, Boeing
ShotzSF
The Elephant Man
What I Did Last Summer
Fortinbras
Psyche
How to Defend Against The  Creatures of the  Night
Arcadia
Drinking Habits
Convictions of Borcus
The Yankee Clipper
Sabella Gets A Friend

Zabella
The Prince and the Actress
Betimes My Love
l'Odeon
​The Divine Sarah
Angels Hovering on the Ground
​Angels at War
The Oberst Who Didn't Know Why
Alone Plus Two
Crossfire at the Bistro
More Gordian Knots
The 10th of November
Underground
Extended Battles
The Mare's Nest
The Flight
The Sentinel
Russian Roulette
An Incredible Event
Tropper Comes A'Cropper
The Legate & the Legatees
The Treasure
The King From Truckee
Brace For a Storm
Buttermilk Sky
The Hazards of War
Savagery in Crimea
The Lady of the Lamp
The Siege of Parliament
A Queen & Two Princes
​Short One-Act Plays for the Road*
One Act-Plays performed in-House
Fatipuffs & Thinifers
Cactus Flower
Camelot

​​

SF Shakespeare Festival, CA
African American Shakespeare, SF
Livemore Shakespeare Festival, CA
​Livemore Shakespeare Festival, CA
​SF Shakespeare Festival, CA
Sacramento Theatre Company
Pear Theatre, Mountain View. CA
Antenna Theater, San Francisco
Ross Valley Players, Ross, CA
​ShotzSF, San Francisco
​Circle of Light Thtre, San Francisco
Piedmont Oakland Repertory
Actors' Ensemble, Berkeley
Barnyard Theatre, Davis     
Generation Next, Sacramento

Big Idea Theatre, Sacramento
Chatauqua Playhouse, Sacramento
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, Europe
Covenant Players, USA
Covenant Players, USA
Covenant Players, USA
Covenant Players, USA
Covenant Players, USA
Covenant Players, USA
Covenant Players, USA
Covenant Players, USA
Covenant Players, USA
Covenant Players, USA
Covenant Players, USA
Covenant Players, Europe
Manchester Umbrella Theatre, UK

Repertory Philippines, Manila
Repertory Philippines, Manila


Carla Pantoja
Sherri Young
Lisa Tromovich
Mary Ann Rodgers
Steve Muterspaugh
​Michael Stevenson
Troy Johnson/Robyn Braverman
​Chris Hardman
Christian Haines
​Christian Haines
​Allison Bergman
John McMullen
Michael Cohen 
Steven Schmidt
Melanie Smith

Benjamin T. Ismael
Diane Bartlett
Kevin Gourlay
Bart Cowser
Joanna Saunders
Joanna Saunders
Debbie Allen
Joanna Saunders
Debbie Allen
​Debbie Allen
Serena Hutchinson
Serena Hutchinson
Jay La Rue
Bobbi Johnson-Tanner
Mark Johnson-Tanner
Mark Johnson-Tanner
Mark Johnson-Tanner
Mark Johnson-Tanner
Mark Johnson-Tanner
Mark Johnson-Tanner
Mark Johnson-Tanner
Mark Johnson-Tanner
Brett Hutchinson
Karen Christie
Roland Middlekoop
Charles Tanner
Mark Johnson-Tanner
Mark Johnson-Tanner
Bob Blough
Bob Blough
Wes Whatley
Wes Whatley
Wes Whatley
Bob & Sue Blough
Sue Blough
Various in-house directors
Various in-house directors
Polly Howell

Zenieda Amador
Zeneida Amador

*T.I.E. – Theatre In Education (Teaching Artist work in schools and universities, workshops, communications workshops for half-way houses, hospitals, shelters, prisons, youth camps, retirement homes, psychiatric clinics, seminars for US Army pre-deployment and other larger events.)

ACTING/FILM AND COMMERCIAL

FEATURED:
Barbara, "Over the Handlebars", Director: Christian Lanza

EXTRA:
FILM: THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, Director: Peter Weir
COMMERCIAL: 7-UP, Advertising Company: McCann Erickson, Philippines


VOICE OVER:

Narration for Safe Kids International Animated Video (see link on Clips and Reels page)
​

ACTING/WEB SERIES:

Marcia,   "Caddie Tales",    Director: Mati Encarnacion

STAGED READINGS

HORUS
23 RENOIRS,  12 PICASSOS....AND DOMENICA

DEMETER
​ARGO
​IN THE NEXT ROOM...THE 

            VIBRATOR PLAY
THE MEMORANDUM
AS YOU LIKE IT

TITUS ANDRONICUS
Maggie Caine
Domenica
Hera
Alana
Mrs. Daldry


Talaura
Duke Ferdinand, Old Duke

Marcus Andronicus
SF Olympians 2017
Playwrights Center, San Francisco
SF Olympians Festival 2016
​SF Olympians Festival 2015
Piedmont Oakland Repertory


Actors' Ensemble, Berkeley
Subterranean Shakespeare, Berkeley
Subterranean Shakespeare, Berkeley

Sara Judge
Don Hardwick
Dale Albright
​Jeremy Cole
John McMullen


Michael Cohen
Maria Calderazzo

James Nelson

Training:

Post Graduate Diploma in Acting – Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts*, London, UK
              (*Member of National Conference of Drama Training, UK; Mountview President:  Dame Judy Dench)
Bachelor of Arts Honours in Drama – Manchester University, Manchester, UK
Master Acting Classes - Lauren English, San Francisco Playhouse, SF
Improv Classes - Diane Rachel, Berkeley Repertory School of Acting
Linklater Voice Coaching - Rebecca Dumaine Miller, Designated Linklater Voice Teacher, San Francisco
Commedia dell'Arte and Physical comedy Workshops - Michael Truman Cavanaugh, Everybody Laughs, Oakland
Film Acting - Celik Kalayar, Film Acting Bay Area (FABA)
Acting for TV, Film, Commercials - JoAnn Smolen, Treehouse Entertainment Group, LA
                                                            Ben Davies, Actor, Los Angeles
                                                            Mark Daugherty, Actor, Los Angeles
2-Day Acting Intensive (observer) - Tom Todoroff, NYC (held in San Francisco)
Charles M. Tanner – director and founder of Covenant Players, Oxnard, CA
Guildhall School of School of Music and Drama, Manchester, UK  – private singing tutorials
French Language - Alliance Francaise, Manila, Philippines and Geneva, Switzerland; Centre de Langues Franco-Anglais, Lisieux, Normandy,  France; International Baccalaureate French Exam


RELATED SEMINARS/CLASSES:

Barry Shapiro, Herman & Lipman Casting, New York
JoAnn Smolen, Treehouse Entertainment Group, Los Angeles
Aaron Marcus - Acting and Modeling Coach
Henry Ravelo, Discover Management/Six Degrees Management, New York
Nichole Porges - Bella Agency, Los Angeles
David Vando - Models Mart, New York


OTHER SKILLS

Fluent and performed mostly in French, having toured French-speaking Europe for 17 years.
Vocal, dialect and acting coach
Tagalog - halo halo type/Taglish
Dance - some jazz, minimal tap, some ballroom dancing, Hawaiian, Keilegh (Scottish reel)
Singing - Mezzo Soprano (Classical training)


LONGER TERM COMPANY ASSOCIATION

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival (June 2013 - present) - Teaching Artist/Actor 
B Street Theatre, Sacramento  (Sept 2010 – present) – School Tours Administrator and Teaching Artist
Covenant Players International, Oxnard  (1988 – 2010) – Actress/Director/Road Manager/Acting and Directing Coach
Repertory Philippines, Manila, Philippines  (1982-1983) - Actress


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CONTACT INFORMATION

a.whismore@gmail.com
(916) 765 0557


“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another sense of what it is to be a human being.” – Oscar Wilde

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