CURRENTLY: in rehearsal for a show opening in September and pre-production for a film shooting in September!
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Height: 5’ 8”
FILM
Niobe's Lament
Boxer
Anyway, Jeff Bezos Can...
Kara Go
Bliss
Goodnight Mary
The Dinner
Maitre d'
Sketch
Keiko's Hands
Lead - Julie
Supporting - Dr. Tabitha Jones
Supporting - Fe
Supporting - Claire
Supporting - Secretary
Featured - Young Woman
Lead - Joanna
Featured - Lady Diner
Featured - Hipster Bar Patron
Featured - Rec Center Attendant
Dir. Pier Piccoli
Dir. Katie Mack
Dir. Olivia Reed
Dir. Katie Kim
Dir. Xavier Williams
Dir. Praise Odigie
Dir. Harry Pang
Dir. John Kim
Dir. Mariama Diallo
Dir. Yun Liang
THEATRE
LORDES
The Winter's Tale
LORDES
Bethel Park Falls
The Exonerated
Water
The Henry Dumas Project
King David
As You Like It
The Merchant of Venice
The Magician’s Nephew
Ensemble
Hermione
Ensemble
Lily
Georgia
Dee, Assistant
Essie
Bathsheba
Jaques
Tubal
Masked Animal Dancer
The Ice Factory @ The New Ohio // Dir. Katherine Wilkinson
Columbia MFA// Dir. Jen Pitt
Columbia MFA // Dir. Katherine Wilkinson
Everyday Inferno Theatre Co. // Dir. Christine Zagrobelny
Columbia Law School // Dir. Zhailon Levingston
The Tank // Dir. Chelsea Harrison
Columbia MFA // Dir. Mark Hairston
Columbia MFA // Dir. Nana Dakin
SETC Play Festival // Dir. Michelle Long
North Carolina Thespian Festival // Dir. Michelle Long
Children’s Theater of Charlotte // Dir. Alan Poindexter
TELEVISION
The Breaks
The Get Down
Concert-goer - background
Student - background
VH1
Netflix
INDUSTRIALS
Colgate
Lead - Laura
Levitate Media
NEW MEDIA
Self
Self
Condé Nast
Condé Nast
TRAINING
Circle in the Square - Summer Intensive: Alan Langdon (Scene Study), Ken Schatz (Physical Acting), Sybil Lines (Classical Texts), Elizabeth Loughran (Speech), Jacqueline Jacobus (Acting Technique), Dianna Schoenborn (Voice), Sara Louise Lazarus (Singing Interpretation), Justin Boccitto (Dance)
Columbia University, Columbia College - BA in Film Studies: Richard Peña, James Schamus; Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts
Columbia Law School/Broadway Advocacy Coalition - Theater of Change: Artistry, Law & Activism
UCB - Improv 101 - 401, Sketch 101
Singing: Harolyn Blackwell, Natalie Wilson
Voice: The Linklater Center, Liz Eckert
Alexander: Karen Braga
SKILLS
Beginner ballet and tap dance, swimming (all strokes), track and field (sprints and hurdles), yoga, boxing (beginner), Spanish (advanced beginner), piano (beginner), valid passport and driver's license
Dir. Katie Mack
Dir. Ashley Marzulla
Dir. Olivia Reed
MDH Photography
MDH Photography
Photo by Heidi Bohnenkamp, 2018
Photo by Heidi Bohnenkamp, 2018
@haviic_cosmetics
Dir. Chelsea Harrison
ABOUT
Let me tell you a story...
EXT. LAKE - DAY
Not a cloud in the sky. No shelter from the unbearable rays of the sun.
Encircled by the horizon, an oarless rowboat containing three chapped FISHERMEN sits on the still water. One fisherman pensively analyzes the homogenous scenery, while the other two engage each other.
FISHERMAN TWO
We're going to die.
FISHERMAN THREE
No we're not.
FISHERMAN TWO
How do you know?
FISHERMAN THREE
I don't.
FISHERMAN TWO
See? I'm right. We're going
to die.
FISHERMAN THREE
How do you know?
FISHERMAN TWO
I just do! I read yesterday,
it's impossible to survive
more than three days without
water. The sun is sucking
moisture from our pores as we speak. We're going to die.
FISHERMAN THREE
We'll be fine once we get water.
FISHERMAN TWO
And where are we going to get
wa--
Fisherman Two’s eyes open wide. He rummages under his seat and reveals a water bottle.
FISHERMAN TWO
How could I forget?
FISHERMAN THREE
Thank God. Can I have some?
FISHERMAN TWO
You should have brought your
own.
FISHERMAN THREE
You got that from the fridge
at my house!
FISHERMAN TWO
You should have brought your
own from the fridge at your
house.
FISHERMAN THREE
I paid for it! Please, I’m
dying!
Fisherman Two shrugs and takes a sip.
With a SHOUT, Fisherman Three dives at Fisherman Two. The boat rocks as they scuffle for the bottle.
FISHERMAN TWO
It's mine!
Fisherman Two leans back. The boat capsizes, launching the three fishermen into the water.
SPLASH! QUIET…
The fishermen break the surface of the water, gasping for air. They hold onto the boat.
Fisherman Two splashes Fisherman Three.
FISHERMAN TWO
You imbecile!
FISHERMAN Three
At least we got to cool off
a bit…
FISHERMAN TWO
Where are we going to find
more water?! We're going to die.
Now, we're going to die, and
it's your fault!
Fisherman Two again splashes Fisherman Three, Fisherman One spritzed in the crossfire.
Fisherman One licks his lips, tasting the water dripping down his face. He smiles and drinks from his cupped hand.
THE ENLIGHTENED ONE
Hey. Water... It's safe.
FADE TO BLACK.
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TL;DR
INTERESTS and HOBBIES:
- sustainable development
- social entrepreneurship
- food (eating and preparing)
- liberation
THINGS I WISH I WERE BETTER AT
(but am not actively working on at the moment):
- surfing
- painting
- spelling
- my backhand
- knowing when to take baked goods out of the oven
ON MY BOOKSHELF:
- James Baldwin
- Zora Neale Hurston
- André Gregory
- Angela Davis
- Langston Hughes
- Tyehimba Jess
- Jonny Sun
- Malcolm Gladwell
- Jonathan Martin
- George Orwell
- adrienne maree brown
- Octavia Butler
In high school, at a summer filmmaking intensive at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (read: film camp), I learned that the purpose of art is to “protect life.” Since then, I’ve been committed to creating works that address important issues in society and themes prevalent to the human experience, heralding narratives that start meaningful conversations and point to an existence steeped in grace, humility, and abundance that is accessible to all.
(photographing an Ailey-Fordham dance workshop in Northern Uganda)
CONTACT
A V E R I I S R A E L @ G M A I L . C O M
