Linda McDaniel
The Actor
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Resume
Theater
MURDER MYSTERIES Various Leads 2 yrs. American Immersion / Amber Lawson
CHILDREN'S THEATER. Writer/Director/Actor 6 yrs The Collaboratory / Rachel Baumsten
COMEDY KAZE - IMPROV Improviser / Host 8 yrs STAGEStheatre / Daniel Condor
TWELFTH NIGHT Feste / Musical Director Orange Coast College / Tom Bruno
MIDSUMMERS NIGHT DREAM Bottom / Musical Director Rose’n’Thorns Pro. / Dustin Valasquez
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Tranio Alchemy Theatre / Jeff Lowe
DONNER PARTY The Musical Misty / Little Patty Reed The Found Theater / Lauren Nave
A NIGHT OF BROADWAY Ursula / Maureen / Tracey Elephant Asylum / Tim McNeil
ASSASSINS Emma Goldman / Ensemble The Depot Theater / David Blair
VAGINA MONOLOGUES Lead - Various Ch. Stella Adler Theater / Diana Angelson
MRS. CALIFORNIA Mrs. San Francisco The Mysterium / Jeff Lowe
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Sup. Lead - Various Ch. Stella’s Children / Debra Sale Butler
My YouTube Channel / Voice Over
Starbucks Cups Song Lead / Writer / Self Prod. 1.1 Million views! / Keane Eacobellis
SURPRISE YOU'RE A VAMPIRE Lead / Writer / Self Prod. 10 episodes / Amy Newman
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND RADIO Lead - Rebecca Chapman University / Annie Liur
​Training
Stella Adler Academy of Acting L.A. - 2 year certification + advanced studies
Upright Citizens Brigade - Improv 1-4, Sketch Writing
Academy of Theatrical Combat - Tumbling, Hand to Hand, Cutlass, and Broadsword
Comedy Sportz - Improv 1-4
Relevant Skills
Dance; Ballet, Jazz, Ballroom, Salsa, Swing, Modern, and Tap.
Accents; RP, Cockney, Irish, Hard Southern, Southern Bell, Old New York, Modern N.Y.
Stage Combat; Pratfall, Tumbling, Hand to Hand, Cutlass, and Broadsword.
Music: Alto-Sop. - Belt, Ukulele, some 3/4 Guitar, and of course… the cup song and kazoo!
Education
B.A. in Drama, UC Irvine.
- Honors in Directing
- N.Y. Satellite Musical Theater Program
- UROP Grant Recipient
- Illuminations Grant Recipient
- Creative Connections Teaching Artist
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I.D.C. - Intimacy Directors and Coordinators Certificate of Completion
Associate of Arts, Orange Coast College
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Academy of Theatrical Combat - Hand to Hand, Broadsword, Tumbling
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Stella Adler Academy of Acting L.A. - 2 year certification
References
Juliette Carrillo Head of Directing, UCI juliette.carrillo@uci.edu Melyssa Zive Regional Director of ROWI Teens MZive@rowiteen.com
Stephen Zygo Owner of Acting Academy for Kids sjzygo@gmail.com
Tom Bruno Theatre Department Chair, OCC tbruno@occ.cccd.edu Rachel Baumsten Founder/Artistic Director collaboratoryshows@gmail.com
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