GRACE SMITH AEA, SAGe / Hair: Auburn / Eyes: Green / Height: 5'4"
FILM
Knives and Skin (Principal) - IFC Midnight, dir. Jennifer Reeder
Dreaming Grand Avenue (Principal) - Chicago Film Project, dir. Hugh Schulze
Pry Me Open (Principal) - CinemaLab, dir. Stephen Cone
Hire Me Spielberg (Principal) - TroutFilm, dir. Barbara Begley
TELEVISION
The World's Astonishing News! (Guest Star) - NTV, dir. Hideki Kobayashi
WEBSERIES
Short Comings (Co-Star) - MTVOther, dir. Daniel Jaffe
Dorm Therapy (Series Regular) - Riley Hall Prods., dir. Jo-Dean Roark
Kafkarotica (Recurring, 3 episodes) - TroutFilm, dir. Peter Clark
THEATRE
The Art of Sisters (Emily Brontë/Catherine Earnshaw) - Vision Productions, dir. Miriam Canfield
Mother of the Maid (Joan Arc) - Northlight, dir. BJ Jones
On Clover Road (Angela) - American Blues, dir. Halena Kays
PLANTATION! (Kayley) - Lookingglass, dir. David Schwimmer
MARYSHELLEYSHOW (Mary Shelley) - The Theater Project/Chicago Fringe/The Tank, dir. Caroline Faustine
Peter and the Starcatcher (Molly Aster) - City Equity Theatre, dir. Michael Flowers
Alice in Wonderland (Alice) - Alabama Shakespeare, dir. Nancy Rominger
As You Like It (Celia) - Alabama Shakespeare, dir. Greta Lambert
A Christmas Carol (Fan/Caroler, u/s Belle/Past) - Alabama Shakespeare, dir. Diana Van Fossen
King Lear (Herald, u/s Cordelia) - Alabama Shakespeare, dir. Geoffrey Sherman
The Importance of Being Earnest (u/s Gwendolen) - Alabama Shakespeare, dir. Geoffrey Sherman
Censored on Final Approach (Mary O'Connor) - The GYM @Judson, dir. Colleen Britt
The School for Lies (Eliante) - Boxed Wine Productions, dir. Lauren Erwin
As I Lay Dying (workshop) (Dewey Dell) - Live Source Theatre Group, dir. Tyler Mercer
Eden Prairie, 1971(reading) (Rachel) - Goodman Theatre, dir. Henry Wishcamper
Romeo and Juliet (reading) (Mercutio) - Shakespeare Project, dir. Michelle Shupe
Pericles, Prince of Tyre(reading) (Marina) - Shakespeare Project, dir. J.R. Sullivan
Love's Labour's Lost (reading) (Maria) - Shakespeare Project, dir. Barbara Zahora
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BFA, NYU Tisch (Stella Adler Studio; Stonestreet Studios) Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; One on One NYC; Acting Studio Chicago
Shakespeare: James Tripp, Angela Vitale, Geoff Bullen, Brigid Panet
Acting: Don K. Williams, Alice Saltzman, Chris Modoono, Jen McCabe, Stephen Cone
Voice and Speech: Alithea Phillips, Kohli Calhoun, Pete McElligott
Movement and Dance: Jena Necrason, Steve Cook, Joan Evans
Audition Technique: Andréa Burns, Stephanie Yankwitt, Peter Flynn, Claire Simon
Acting for Commercials: Zach Galligan, Stacy Gallo
Voiceover: Andy Roth
Master Teachers: Mark Rylance, Kimberly Senior, Betsy Parrish
SPECIAL SKILLS
Dialects (good ear, various American/British on request), Languages (basic Irish Gaelic & Spanish), Bodysurfing, Swimming (Freestyle & Backstroke), Ultimate Frisbee, Whistling (standard & through a smile), USA Passport,IL Driver’s License, Local Hire (NYC, Chicago), Impressions (Peggy Hill, Maggie Smith)
