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Dana Lewenthal

510.325.5485
danamarlo (at sign) danalewenthal (dot) com
www.danalewenthal.com
Height: 5'6"
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Brown
Vocal Range: Alto Belter
Commercial Print - Contact JE Talent (415) 395-9475 EMC

Theatre

Bay Area

     
THE MISER Frosine - US (1x) Berkeley Repertory Theatre Dominique Serrand
SNAKEBIT Jenifer Theatre Q/Dragon Productions Russell Blackwood
THE RED SNAKE (SR) Val's Mom Magic Theatre Melissa Hillman
THE ORESTEIA US - Citizen, Ensemble, Pythia Berkeley Repertory Theatre Tony Taccone & Stephen Wadsworth
CAMPAIGN OF THE CENTURY Louella Parsons American Musical Theatre of San Jose Robert Freedman & Stephen Lutvak
MAN OF LA MANCHA**** The Houskeeper Willows Theatre Company Andrew Holtz
MAMA DON'T ALLOW Big Joe Alligator, Frog Jurer Aurora Theatre Company Jeffrey Bihr
BY JUPITER! Pomposia 42nd Street Moon Jenny Lord
HIGH SOCIETY Liz Imbrie Diablo Light Opera Company Byron Peters
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS Thorpe Singer, Townsperson Willows Theatre Company Marc Jacobs
ANYTHING GOES Hedda Stomper/Reno US (2x) Contra Costa Musical Theatre Dennis Lickteig
PRIVATE LIVES Amanda Act Now! Richard Ryan
CANDIDE Sheep, Slave Driver, Don Berkeley Contemporary Opera Phil Lowery
THIS DAY & AGE Ann Bus Barn Stage Company Linda Piccone
THE FERRIS WHEEL Dorie Troika Productions Lawrence Radecker
GROUCHO - A LIFE IN REVUE* All Female Roles Lafayette Town Hall Theatre Sandi Anderson-Tarica
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Helena Shakespeare & Co., CA Ronnie Larsen

National

     
Oregon      
'TIS THE SEASON Female Lead Oregon Cabaret Theatre Jim Giancarlo
Midwest      
OVERLAND Maudie New Tuners Theatre Warner Crocker
TONY N' TINA'S WEDDING Loretta, Betty The Chicago Wedding LP Joseph Tomaska
PENTECOST** Amira/Jedlikova US Plan B Productions Warner Crocker
ROMEO AND JULIET Nurse Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival Paul Steger
CYMBELINE Soothsayer, Apparition Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival Tom Collins

Film

Feature

 
VOICES Featured

Corporate

Accounts for Arthur Andersen & Co, Inc., Boca Burger, The Gap, Inc., Hewlett Packard, PetCare, Quantum

Radio, Recordings, & Television

Commercials On Request

   

Radio Plays

   
NORTH BEACH PRIVATE EYE Anne Von Hesse, Betty San Francisco Story Works
WORLD GAME Elly A.R.S. Studios, Chicago
THE BREAKFAST Mary A.R.S. Studios, Chicago
CAMPAIGN OF THE CENTURY DEMO CD Louella Parsons American Musical Theatre of San Jose
MAMA DON'T ALLOW DEMO CD Big Joe Alligator, Ensemble San Pablo Recorders

Training (see also my Training page)

The Theatre School, DePaul University MFA in Acting

American Conservatory Theatre

Lawrence Hecht, Jack Fletcher
Acting: Jeffrey Bihr, Lura Dolas, Charles Shaw Robinson, Dr. Bella Itkin, Susan Leigh, Ric Murphy, Jim Ostholthoff, Shira Piven, Joseph Slowik
Audition: Jane Alderman, Gerard Prendergast
On Camera: Beau Bonneau Casting, Nancy Hayes Casting, Ed Hooks, Celia Shuman
Voice: Pamela Hicks, Christine Adaire, Mark Elliott, Nancy Scanlon (VO)
University of California, Berkeley BA in Dramatic Art/Music
University of Lancaster, England Peter Brooks, Margaret Eddershaw, Baz Kershaw, Keith Sturgess

Awards and Honors

Shellie Award Nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
The Grace Sprague and Josephine Park Pillsbury Award for an Actress of Excellence

Special Skills

Singing (Alto Belter), Piano, Dialects (Standard American, Standard British, Cockney, Irish, American Southern, Russian, French), Stage Combat, Vegetarian Cooking, Baking, Basic French, Read and Write Hebrew, Driving, Typing–90 wpm.

 

* Shellie Award Nominee
** Winner, After Dark Award for Best Production
*** The Theatre School, DePaul University was founded as The Goodman School of Drama in 1925
**** 2003 Bay Area Critics Circle Award for Musical: Ensemble Performance