Melissa Amilani

(484) 332 6694 melissa.amilani@gmail.com

Height: 54 Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown

Professional Credits:
Role Vice Viceroy, Nun Pulcinella #5 Mrs. Lash Ghoul Holly Vineyamma Jude Ms. Jillian Edith, Little Mary

Production Political Shenanigans Crazyface Africa Not the Country, the Continent Poor Poe The Great Debate The Hard Way Falling Down The Women The Crucible Over the Tavern

Company Pick Up Performance Co(s) Brainspunk Theater Philadelphia Young Playwrights Nighthawks Productions ZigZag Puppet Theatre Rebel Yard Theatre Company Philadelphia Young Playwrights The Drama Group Temple Theaters Temple Theaters Director David Gordon Christopher King Malika Oyetimein Bill Burrison Aaron Krolikowski Christen Mandracchia Jan Silverman Robert Bauer David Mackay Jake Dunham

University Credits:
Rebecca Nurse Sister Clarissa

Training:
BA in Theater at Temple University 2014 Acting Melanie Julian, Lynne Innerst, Cheryl Williams, Donna Snow Puppetry Robert Smythe Creativity David Ingram Fitzmaurice Technique Donna Snow, Sarah Doherty Dialects Melanie Julian Alexander Technique Diane Gaary Unarmed Stage Combat Ian Rose* Singing David Koh Performance Art Robert Smythe Lecoq Technique Emmanuelle Delpech

Intern for Chekhov and Viewpoints class with Janice Orlandi February 2014 Playwriting and Puppetry Workshop with Gina Leigh February 2014 Shakespeare in Clark Park/Team Sunshine Workshop January 2014 Recommended Pass in Unarmed Stage Combat by the SAFD, 2013* Mason Rosenthal Devised Theatre Workshop September 2013 Puppet Festival (r)Evolution August 2013 (Workshops: Ensemble Puppetry with Reay Kaplan, Improv with Tyler Bunch, Masks with Aaron Cromie, Shadow Puppet Improv with Kat Pleviak) Puppetry Arts Theatre Anthropomorphic Workshop July 2013 Stage Makeup Workshop, September 2012 (basic aging and bruising) The Nerve Tank Workshop, April 2012 Member of Temple University Improv Club Christopher Windom Movement Workshop, December 2011 LA TheaterWorks Workshop, November 2011

Special Skills:
Singing, whistling, dialects (RP, Estuary, Cockney, Irish, Brooklyn, Southern), puppetry, impressions, multi-tonal throat singing and whistling, improv, jumping rope, tongue curling, webbed toes, host for online podcast Rep Radio, tour guide for The Constitutional Walking Tour and Spirits of 76 Ghost Tour Voiceover demo available upon request