EMILY RAST

Equity Membership Candidate

Hair: Strawberry blonde 803.665.7701 (cell)

Eyes: Blue green emilyrast@gmail.com
Height: 5’5” Weight: 115 lbs www.emilyrast.com Vocal: Soprano with mezzo belt

PROFESSIONAL THEATRE: REGIONAL & STOCK

Oliver! u/s Charlotte, u/s Mrs. Bedwin Walnut Street Theatre Mark Clements
Hamlet Ophelia Theatre at Monmouth Jeri Pitcher
A Little Hotel on the Side Paquerette Theatre at Monmouth Davis Robinson
Twelfth Night First Officer Theatre at Monmouth Janis Stevens
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Hermia Redfeather Theatre Company Edward Isser
Twelfth Night Ensemble, u/s Viola Redfeather Theatre Company Mel Cobb
Richard III Tyrrel, Jazz Singer Redfeather Theatre Company Edward Isser

PROFESSIONAL THEATRE: CHILDREN’S & EDUCATIONAL

A Christmas Carol Belle, Ensemble Walnut Street Theatre for Kids David Stradley
Forest Fable Rex Walnut Street Theatre Outreach Tour David Stradley
If You Take a Mouse to School Mouse Walnut Street Theatre Outreach Tour Jerrell Henderson
Freedom Riders Jennifer, Suzy, Anne Walnut Street Theatre Outreach Tour Heather Krause
The Boy who Cried Bully Judy, Miss Thurgood Walnut Street Theatre Outreach Tour Meghan Heimbecker
Cinderella Cinderella Foothills Children’s Theatre Bill Taylor
The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid Foothills Children’s Theatre Bill Taylor

SELECTED ACADEMIC THEATRE

Rage-chel Against the Machine Original Solo Show Fenwick Scholar Project Eric Butler
Neil Gaiman’s Coraline Coraline Fenwick Theatre Mainstage Lynn Kremer
Sweet Charity Charity Hope Valentine Alternate College Theatre Eric Butler
HamletMachine Ophelia Advanced Directing Project Cooper Gardner
I, Phoolan Devi Assorted Roles Experimental Theatre Ensemble Lynn Kremer

TRAINING
BA in Theatre, College of the Holy Cross
Certificate in Acting, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities

Walnut Street Theatre: Musical Theatre (Michael Borton) Audition Techniques (Kate Galvin)
College of the Holy Cross: Shakespeare (Edward Isser) Experimental Acting, Asian Theatre Traditions (Lynn Kremer)
Audition Techniques (Steve Vineberg) Balinese Theatre Forms (I Wayan Dibia, I Made Bandem)
Dance experience: Tap (8 years), Jazz (5 years), Ballet (3 years), Balinese (2 years), Modern (1 year)

SKILLS
Flute, Piccolo & Piano Mask Work & Puppetry Southern Accents (Native) Working with Children
Experimental Theatre Forms Sight-reading Music Pterodactyl Impression Economic Analysis