MACONNIA CHESSER
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MaConnia Chesser - performance clip (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip from short film THE SHAPE OF DESTINY
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FILM & TELEVISION | ||
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THE SHAPE OF DESTINY (short film) |
Jeanine |
Rachel Siegel, Patrick Toole |
DISEASELS (web series) |
Asst. Principal Snaps |
Shane Sheehy |
THE WIRE (episode 33 - Moral Midgetry) |
Trina (Featured) |
HBO/Agnieszka Holland |
DAVE AT CHRISTMAS |
Church Woman |
Nathan Russell |
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH |
Inmate |
Rod Lurie |
MARK OF THE EAGLE |
Beverly (Co-star) |
USPS short film/Matt Zappile |
GHOSTS OF HAMILTON STREET |
Agnes (Supporting) |
Mike Flanagan |
CIGARETTES FOR BREAKFAST |
Student #1 |
D. E. Williams |
NEW YORK THEATER | ||
CELL |
Cherise |
Ensemble Studio Theatre |
PALMETTO (reading) |
Phyllis |
Ensemble Studio Theatre |
MACBETH |
2nd Weird Sister |
York Shakespeare/Seth Duerr |
RICHARD II |
Queen's 1st Lady |
York Shakespeare/Seth Duerr |
REGIONAL THEATER (partial listing) | ||
JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING (current) |
Jaja |
SpeakEasy Stage/ S. Williams |
AIN'T NO MO' |
Passenger 5 |
SpeakEasy & Front Porch |
THE TEMPEST |
Prospero |
Guest Artist SUNY Oneonta |
RICHARD III |
Clarence/Duchess of York |
Elm Shakespeare/R. Goodheart |
TROUBLE IN MIND |
Wileta Mayer |
Franklin Stage/Pat Buckley |
TWELFTH NIGHT |
Sir Toby |
Hanover Theatre/Brendon Fox |
TROUBLE IN MIND |
Millie Davis |
Lyric Stage/Dawn M. Simmons |
WELCOME TO MATTESON! |
Regina |
NJ Rep/Dawn Monique Williams |
AN ILIAD |
The Poet |
Advice to the Players/K.Galvin |
ROMEO & JULIET |
Nurse |
Notre Dame Shakespeare |
CADILLAC CREW |
Dee |
WAM Theatre/taneisha duggan |
AN ILIAD** |
The Poet |
Ancram Opera House/J. Mousseau |
KING LEAR |
Goneril |
Shakespeare & Co/N. Ricciardi |
AN ILIAD** |
The Poet |
Shakespeare & Co/J. Mousseau |
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR |
Mistress Page |
Shakespeare & Co/K. Coleman |
AS YOU LIKE IT |
Touchstone |
Shakespeare & Co/Allyn Burrows |
INTIMATE APPAREL |
Mrs. Dickinson |
Shakespeare & Co/Daniela Varon |
JULIUS CAESAR |
Casca, Soothsayer |
Actors' Shakespeare Project |
RICHARD III |
Duchess of York, Edward IV, Catesby |
Tennessee Shakespeare Co. |
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW |
Katherine |
Tennessee Shakespeare Co. |
LOCOMOTION (national tour) |
Lili, Ms. Edna, Mama, Ms Marcus |
The Kennedy Center/TYA |
THE SUNSHINE BOYS |
Registered Nurse |
Totem Pole/John Putch |
45 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY |
Bessie James |
Totem Pole/John Putch |
PROPOSALS |
Clemma Diggins |
Totem Pole Playhouse/C. Schurr |
THE RANT |
Denise Reeves |
NJ Rep/Jesse Ontiveros |
AND HER HAIR WENT WITH HER |
Jasmine, Phylicia, Chrystal, Mrs. B. |
NJ Rep/Kamilah Forbes |
INSURRECTION: HOLDING HISTORY* |
Mutha Wit/Mutha |
Theater Alliance/Tim Douglas |
JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE |
Mattie Campbell |
ACTCo/Jennifer Nelson |
THE STORY |
Ensemble |
ACTCo/David Charles Goyette |
THE AMEN CORNER |
Sister Moore |
ACTCo/Darryl V. Jones |
BABY WITH THE BATHWATER |
Nanny |
Didactic Theatre Co./Dan Zak |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING |
Ursula |
Washington Shakespeare Co. |
UGLY DUCKLINGS |
Renee |
Venus Theatre/Deb Randall |
THE ANATASIA TRIALS IN THE COURT OF WOMEN |
Betty, Bailiff |
Venus Theatre/Kerri Rambow |
THE COLORED MUSEUM |
Lala, Janine, Lady in Plaid |
Capital Renaissance Theatre |
**Berkshire Theatre Award for Best Solo Performance |
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*Helen Hayes nomination - Outstanding Ensemble |
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TRAINING | ||
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts (NCDA) |
Two year Acting program, Completed 2001 |
Washington, DC |
Shakespeare Month-Long Intensive |
Shakespeare & Co, Lenox MA |
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Acting Shakespeare |
Floyd King |
Shakespeare Theatre, DC |
Improv Intensive |
Rachael Mason |
The Second City (Chicago) |
Auditioning for Film |
Kimberly Graham |
NYC |
Commercial Intensive |
Amy Gossels |
NYC |
MEMBERSHIPS | ||
Shakespeare & Company |
Lenox, MA |
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New Jersey Repertory Company |
Long Branch, NJ |
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Actors' Equity |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'4" |
Weight: 280 lbs |
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Great comedic timing, Quick memorization, Standardized patient, Storytelling, Clowning, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, African Accent, American - Southern Accent, Jamaican Accent
CURRENT PROJECT: Playing Jaja in Jocelyn Bioh's JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING with SpeakEasy Stage in Boston.