RICHARDA ABRAMS - AEA, - SAG-AFTRA

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FILM & TELEVISION

THE SUBJECT

Amber Gray

Lanie Zipoy/ Chisa Hutchison

THE RIVERSIDE BENCH

Nanny

CREATIVE CLASS 6, LLC

OREOS WITH ATTITUDE

Ms. Dorothy Lavish (co-lead)

SHOWTIME (Apparatus Prod.)

NOISES IN THE DARK

Young Mother

Sesame St. Children’s TV Works

SHERRI (Season One)

Church Lady

LIFETIME Dir. Sheldon Epps

SHERRI (Season One)

Sherri Shepherd’s Stand in

LIFETIME various directors

COSBY

Humorous Bar Patron

CBS Dir. John Whitesell

REGIONAL/GLOBAL THEATRE

GUESS WHO IS COMING TO DINNER

Tillie

Ivoryton Playhouse, CT.

FEAR ITSELF

Ivory (Dir. Imani)

Crossroads Theatre Co., NJ

STORIES FROM HELL & HIGH WATER

7 Characters (Solo Performance)

Women's AM Theatre Fest, MA

IN THE BLOOD By Suzan-Lori Parks

Hester La Negrita

Kennedy Center Festival, PA

BLIND SIGHT

Anna Sharapova (Yara Arts Group)

Berezel Theatre Fest., UKRAINE

CANTALOUPE

Solo Performance

Fort Point Theatre Channel, MA

THEATRE

FIRST BY FAITH...(by Richarda Abrams)

Mary McLeod Bethune (Solo Performance)

United Solo/ NBTF/ 14St Y

BEAUTIFUL DAY WITHOUT YOU

Janet Blount/Bertha Mason

Origin Theatre Co.

365 DAYS / 365 PLAYS FINALE

The Sin Collector & Suzan-Lori Parks

Public Thtr/Dir. Joanna Settle

CONTRIBUTION

Katy Jones

2nd Stage Theatre

ASCENSION

Mathilda (Medicine Woman)

Cherry Lane Theater

HARRIET'S RETURN

Harriet Tubman (Solo Performance

The Acting Company

LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT

Gloria

LaMaMa Dir. Estelle Parsons

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES

The Little Coochie Snorcher That Could

HERE Arts Center

BOOK OF LIFE

Rwanda Genocide Survivor

United Nations

THE COST

Sheryl Kelly (TV News Reporter)

LaMaMa Dir. Barbara Montgomery

CLOVER (By Erik Ehn)

Nomi

LaMaMa E.T.C.

VIEUX CARRE

Nursie

Dir. Austin Pendleton

HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY

Eloise Jean Mosley

By Dan McCormick

SASSY MAMAS

Jo Billie Massey (AUDELCO Award)*

Dir. Patricia R. Floyd

HOME

Pattie Mae (Audelco Award)

The Hadley Players

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Vincentio, The Duke

Take Wing And Soar Productions

HELL AND HIGH WATER

Lady Mississippi Jazz Singer

Multi Stages Dir. Lorca Peress

VISITING HOURS

Nurse

Theater Lab Dir. Dina Vovsi

WE ARE YOUR SISTERS

Black Heroines (Audelco Mention)

Blue Heron Theatre

INSURRECTION

Mutha Wit

Dir. Robert O'Hara

AMERICAN MA(U)L -14

Georgina Jefferson

Dir. Robert O'Hara

BOOTY CANDY

Young Mothers and Plantiff

Dir. Robert O'Hara

COMMERCIALS/INDUSTRIALS (conflicts upon request)

SINGING

MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS

CD: Song for All

Black Saint Records

AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS

Amina C. Myers Voice Ensemble

NYC & SONS D'HIVER, FRANCE

AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS

GENERATION IV (Gospel Group)

BRIC JAZZ FESTIVAL, Bklyn, NY

AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS

GENERATION IV (Gospel Group)

NYC WINTER JAZZ FESTIVAL

TRAINING

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Tisch School of the Arts

B.F.A. (with honors in Acting)

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Steinhardt Graduate School of Education

M.A. in (Educational Theatre)

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (Abroad Program)

University of Leeds, ENGLAND

Drama & Theatre in Education

THE ACTORS STUDIO

Elizabeth Kemp, Susan Batson

Allan Miller, Gary Swanson

AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS

Singing (Gospel, Blues)

NYC

MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS

Music Theory & Improvisation

NYC

On Camera Audition Techniques

Ellen Novack, Aleta Chappelle

Private Classes

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Accents/Dialects:

West Indian, French,

Standard & Southern American

Award Shows

Easily reads the Teleprompter

CBS, NBC, ABC, MTV, VH1, BET

Richarda Abrams Film/Theatre Reel

https://vimeo.com/450299488

MEMBERSHIPS- AACM * Actors Studio * League of Professional Theatre Women * New York Women in Film and Television AWARDS: AUDELCO VIV AWARDS EXCELLENCE IN BLACK THEATRE: Solo Performance of the Year: FIRST BY FAITH: THE LIFE OF MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE By Richarda Abrams, Outstanding Ensemble: SASSY MAMAS, Outstanding Ensemble: HOME, Honorable Mention: WE ARE YOUR SISTERS/ UNITED SOLO THEATRE FESTIVAL AWARDS: Best Educational Show/ Best Of Solo Theatre Honor:: FIRST BY FAITH/ NYU: Al Jolson Award

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 174 lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair Color: Black

Hair Length: Shoulder Length

 

African Dance, Deposition Witness, Double Dutch Rope Jump, Aerobics, Baton Twirling, Bowling, Jump Rope, Jump Rope - Double Dutch, Kick Boxing, Roller Skating, Yoga, Dance Belly, Host, Improvisation, Singer, Teleprompter, Vocal Range: Alto, Voiceover, African Accent, American - Southern Accent, Jamaican Accent, West Indian Accent