Shavonne Grandison
Shavonne Grandison
510-689-9894
shavonnegrandison@gmail.com
AEA | SAG-Eligible
THEATER | ||
As You Like It | Rosalind | New Swan Shakes. Fest./ dir. Beth Lopes |
Alice’s Wonderland | Alice | South Coast Repertory Theatre/ dir. Rob Salas |
Romeo & Juliet | Nurse | Irvine Barclay Theatre/ dir. Andrew Borba, Dir. |
The Mountaintop | Camae | The Little Theatre/ dir. Independent Project |
Doubt: A Parable | Mrs. Muller | Robert Cohen Theatre/ dir. Angela Cruz |
Men On Boats | Hawkins | Claire Trevor Theatre/ dir. Juliette Carrillo |
Julius Caesar | Marullus/Ligarius | New Swan Shakes. Fest./ dir. Andrew Borba |
The Brothers Paranormal | Delia | Experimental Media Lab/ dir. Jon Lawrence Rivera |
The Just | Dora | The Little Theatre/ dir. Mihai Maniutiu |
Ruined | Sophie | UCI/ Independent Project |
Hairspray | Motormouth Maybelle | Bishop O’ Dowd Theatre/ dir. Dennis Kholes |
Little Shop of Horrors | Ronnete | Bishop O’ Dowd Theatre/ dir. Dennis Kholes |
Negra | Ensemble | The Robey Theatre/ dir. Daphne Sicre |
FILM & TELEVISION | ||
Henry Danger | Singing Production Asst. | Nickelodeon |
The Last Day | Best Hair Student | BuzzFeed |
Entrophy | Isis | Short Film |
Ava | Principal | Short Film |
I Sold My Soul | Young Mama | Short Film |
Yes You Can! | Guest Personality | Refinery29 |
TRAINING |
Masters of Fine Arts in Acting ~ University of California, Irvine Acting: Andrew Borba, Richard Brestoff, Mihai Mantinui Voice: Catherine Fitzmaurice Voice Work, Cynthia Bassham Speech: Knight Thompson Speech Work: Phil Thompson Movement: Contact Improvisation, Annie Loui Clowning: Eli Simon Dance: Waltz | Galliard | Pavane | Tango, Annie Loui Stage Combat: Gregory Hoffman Stand Up Comedy: Eli Simon Seven Pillars Acting Sonya Cooke Monologue Coaching ~ Berkeley Repertory Theatre Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism – Theatre Minor ~ University of La Verne Dance Dance Company, Kathy Feder |
SKILLS |
Dance: Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, African Movement: Contact Improvisation, Yoga, Barre, Strength and Cardio Training, Pilates Accents: New York variations, British variations: Antique RP, MLE, Estuary, Cockney, Democratic Republic of the Congo and other African variations, Non-rhotic southern, Rhotic southern, Trinidad and Tobago, Any other accent by request: Trained using the International Phonetic Alphabet Sports: Basketball, volleyball, cheer, basic swimming, rollerskating, biking Singing/Voice: Alto, whistling |
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