RACHEL LYKINS

Rachel Lykins
rachellykinsacting@gmail.com

THEATER

Prelude to a Kiss: The Musical (World Premiere)Female UnderstudySouth Coast Repertory Theatre | Dir. David Ivers;
Writer Craig Lucas
CabaretSally BowlesClaire Trevor Theatre | Dir. Angela Cruz
A Streetcar Named DesireStellaThe Nixon Theatre | Dir. Nick Adams
The Diary of Anne FrankAnne FrankThe Alban Arts Center | Dir. Leah Turley
The Little MermaidArielHuntington Area Regional Theater | Dir. Leah Turley
AntigoneNarratorWest Virginia Shakespeare Festival | Dir. Leah Turley
AirnessThe NinaClaire Trevor Theatre | Dir. Eli Simon
The Story of Biddy Mason (World Premiere)Mrs. Smith (et al)Experimental Performance Lab | Dir. Annie Loui
King LearDuke of Burgundy/DoctorClaire Trevor Theatre | Dir. Lucas Nelson
Le Gaspard De La NuitOndineChautauqua Institution, Lenna Hall | Dir. Alexander Kobrin
Les JustesGrand DuchessClaire Trevor Studio Four | Dir. Mihai Maniutu
TheogonyPandoraExperimental Performance Lab | Student Production
WitProfessor AshfordUC Irvine Illuminations | Dir. Ashley Hope
Silent SkyMargaretJoan C. Edwards Playhouse | Dir. Leah Turley
Peter and the StarcatcherPuppeteerFrancis Booth Experimental Theatre | Dir. Leah Turley
Baby Snooks and Daddy: Audio DramaBaby SnooksJoan C. Edwards Playhouse | Dir. Fulton Burns
FILM

Cry ThruSupportingNew York Film Academy Short
TRAINING

MFA, Acting Candidate, The University of California, Irvine
Acting (Meisner, Chekov, Film, Shakespeare, Improv): Andrew Borba, Richard Brestoff, Mihai Maniutiu
Movement: Annie Loui
Knight-Thompson Speechwork, Shakespeare: Phil Thompson
Fitzmaurice Voicework, Archetypes, Interviewing: Cynthia Bassham
Clowning / Stand-Up Comedy: Eli Simon
Vocal Performance: Daniel Keeling
Text Analysis: Juliette Carrillo
BA, Communication Studies, Minors: French & Theatre, summa cum laude, Marshall University
Marshall University Dance Theatre, Founding Member
Coco Rocha Model Camp Online
Artist Development Program, The Lexington Theatre Company
SKILLS

Accents (IPA Proficient): French, Antique RP, Estuary, Modern RP, Cockney, Rhotic Southern, Non-Rhotic Southern. Any by request.
Movement: Yoga, Contact Improvisation, Mime, Jazz Dance, Ballet, T’ai Chi, Musical Theatre
Period Dance: Waltz, Galliard, Pavane, Foxtrot, Tango, Waltz
Combat: Broadsword, Rapier & Dagger, Unarmed (Levels I & II). Certified through Dueling Arts International.
Other: Drawing, Oil Painting, Impressions, Empirical Research/Dramaturgy, Strength Training, Cheerleading

BIG LITTLE LIES

COMMUNITY

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

PARKS & RECREATION