Shannon Kearns-Simmons AEA Height: 5’ 6” Dress: 8-9 Weight: 136 Blouse: M Hair: Dark Brown Slacks: 8-9 Eyes: Blue Shoe: 9.5-10 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL :60 Weight Loss Spokeswoman Abernethy Media Professionals Ad Council/ Dollar General Literacy Foundation Worker DDB Chicago Essilor of America, Experio Sunwear Optician Broken Films Nicholson Clinic Testimonial Spot Reveal Productions Rent-A-Center On-line Training Voice Over/Guide Diane Novembrino, dir. Frisco, TX Garden Ridge Commercial Customer/Extra Mark Tiedemann, dir., Dallas, TX AIM Co. Training Industrial Host/Mentor Laurie Giddens, dir., Rochester, NY Wegmans Training Industrial Cashier Bill McGuire, dir., Rochester, NY TV LONE STAR, Episode 105 Waitress Fox Television THEATRE: Company Member of Undermain Theatre EASTER (April –May 2011) Christine Undermain Theatre TWO NOH PLAYS, a reading at the DMA Various Undermain Theatre with DMA THE DOG PROBLEM Teresa Undermain Theatre PORT TWILIGHT, world premiere Donna Undermain Theatre THE BLACK MONK Tanya Undermain Theatre NEIL YOUNG’S GREENDALE Edith/Ensemble Ohio Theatre (07/08) & Undermain (09/08) THE SNOW QUEEN Nina Iverson (Snow Queen)Undermain Theatre SHINING CITY Neasa Undermain Theatre THE APPEAL Dorothy Wordsworth Undermain Theatre WAITING FOR A TRAIN Carrie Rodgers Undermain Theatre MARGO VEIL Margo/Ensemble Undermain Theatre BLASTED Cate Undermain Theatre ANGEL BABY (a radio play by Len Jenkin) Marie Undermain Theatre: Radio Undermain DREAMS OF THE WASHER KING, a reading Mother Kitchen Dog Theater, New Works Festival ALL OF THE ABOVE Helene Risk Theatre Initiative & The Modern Stage THIS MUSIC CREPT BY ME UPON THE WATERS Elizabeth Core Performance Manufactory MY HIDEOUS PROGENY (real real gone), a reading Amy Echo Theatre: Echo Reads THE LANGUAGE OF ANGELS, a reading Celie Echo Theatre: Echo Reads SHAKESPEARE UNPLUGGED (DMA Arts & Letters Live) Ensemble Shakespeare Dallas, SE Festival of Song JULIUS CAESAR Cassius Collin Theatre Center BAKKHAI (world premiere, trans. Reginald Gibbons) Aguae University Theatre, UTD LEAR’S SHADOW (two person show with Fred Curchack) Co-creator/actor McKinney Avenue Contemporary THE ORESTEIA (Henryk Baranowski, dir.) Electra Clarence Brown Theatre/Istropolitana A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Liviu Ciulei, dir.) Hermia Clarence Brown Theatre TAPESTRY Shannon Clarence Brown Theatre CABARET Kit Kat Girl Clarence Brown Theatre DANCE IN TIME (American premiere, Laszlo Marton, dir.) Ensemble Clarence Brown Theatre THE THREEPENNY OPERA Lucy Brown Clarence Brown Theatre THE SEAGULL (also @ Hungarian National Academy) Nina Clarence Brown Theatre REEL TO REAL (world premiere, Mabou Mines, Fred Neumann, dir.)Janitress Weiss Center, Lewisberg, PA KABUKI ZA Taro Kaja Black Box, Bucknell University TRAINING MFA Acting, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN. BA Theatre Arts, Bucknell University, Lewisberg, PA Acting: Katherine Owens; Kathryn Pogson; Fred Curchack; Peter Huszti, Hungarian National Academy of Acting; Henryk Baranowski; Thomas Prattki, from the Lecoq School; Ben Benison, RADA; Fred Neumann & Ruth Maleczech, Mabou Mines. Voice: Dennis Krausnick and David Demke from Shakespeare and Company; Terry Weber; Charmian Hoare. Shakespeare: Joanne Zipay; Gail Cronauer; Liviu Ciulei; Dennis Krausnick; Juliet Aykroyd (RSC), Chris Pickles. Movement: June Kemp, LAPA; Fred Curchack; Richard Crosky; Christine Sang, Jeff Farrell (clown). Unarmed/Armed Combat (Rapier & Dagger): Richard Ryan & Terry King, RADA; David Doersh. Alto-belt, mask & puppet work, modern and jazz (2 years), movement, directing and teaching, swimming, bicycle riding