GRACE SMITH AEA / Hair: Red / Eyes: Green / Height: 5'4"
TELEVISION
The World's Astonishing News! (Guest Star) - NTV, dir. Hideki Kobayashi
FILM
Knives and Skin (Principal) - Chicago Film Project, 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
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; Shakespeare in Performance, RADA; 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 (Cockney, RP, Irish, Scottish, various American), Languages (basic Irish Gaelic and Spanish), Body Surfing, Swimming (Freestyle, Backstroke), Ultimate Frisbee, Whistling Through Teeth, Local Hire NYC and Chicago
