SOARA-JOYE ROSS
- AEA,
- SAG-AFTRA
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Garden State (Performance Video) Quicktime
Directed by Zach Braff Soara-Joye plays "Handi-World" Cashier in scene with Zach Braff, Natalie Portman and Peter Sarsgaard
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Full Reel (Performance Video) Quicktime
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Jackie: A Short Film (Performance Video) Quicktime
Birth-mother who gave up daughter years ago is now reunited and a lot goes down.
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Résumé Print Résumé
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D.G.R.W., Inc. (NY) (646) 214-2096 |
FILM/TELEVISION | ||
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CRASHING |
Co-Star |
HBO, Judd Apatow, Dir. |
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT |
Guest Star |
HBO Max |
JACKIE |
Sharon Hamilton |
Tamika Guishard (NYU Thesis) |
GARDEN STATE w/ Zach Braff & Natalie Portman |
Tracee (Handi-World Cashier) |
Zach Braff, Dir. |
BROADWAY | ||
HADESTOWN |
Fate #3, u/s Persephone |
Walter Kerr Theatre |
LES MISERABLES (Revival) |
Ensemble w/ Features |
John Caird, Dir. |
DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES |
Ensemble |
John Rando, Dir. |
NATIONAL TOURS / EUROPEAN TOURS | ||
THE GERSHWIN'S PORGY AND BESS 1st Nationsl Tour |
Bess, Serena cover (perf'd) |
Diane Paulus, Dir. |
DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL |
Sheila |
Jay Falzone, Dir. |
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE w/ Gladys Knight (Nat) |
BJ/Patti/Brenda (Swing) |
Joey McNealy, Dir. |
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE (Euro) |
BJ/Patti/Brenda (Swing) |
Joey Mcnealy, Dir. |
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' (Euro) |
Joy (Charlaine) |
Jim Weaver, Dir. |
OFF-BROADWAY | ||
•CARMEN JONES |
Frankie |
Classic Stage, John Doyle, Dir |
Bill T. Jones, Choreo. |
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PROMENADE: ENCORES! OFF CENTER |
Miss O |
Laurie Woolery, Dir. |
DISENCHANTED: A New Musical Comedy |
The Princess Who Kissed The Frog |
Westside Theater |
***TRAVLIN' |
Ros |
NYMF, Paul Stancato, Dir. |
*CROSS THAT RIVER |
Mama Lila/Pearl |
NYMF, Andrew Wilk, Dir. |
Donna McKechnie, Choreo. |
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JERRY SPRINGER THE OPERA @ Carnegie Hall |
Ensemble |
Jason Moore, Stephen Oremus |
THE FIRST NOEL |
Deloris Day - Lead |
Apollo, Steve Broadnax, Dir. |
SINGLE BLACK FEMALE |
SBF#2-LEAD |
The Duke/Playwrights Horizons |
DESSA ROSE (Original Cast Recording) |
Annabel (Dessa us & perf'd) |
Lincoln Center,Graciela Daniel |
LANGSTON IN HARLEM |
Ex-Harlemite |
Dodgers Stages, Kent Gash, Dir |
REGIONAL THEATER | ||
CINDERELLA |
Fairy Godmother |
Theatre Under The Stars |
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC |
Desirée Armfeldt |
Denver Center for Performing |
LEGALLY BLONDE |
Paulette Buonufonte |
KC Starlight Theatre |
••YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN |
Elizabeth Benning |
Ogunquit Playhouse |
42ND STREET |
Maggie Jones |
The Rev Theatre |
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND |
Papa Ge |
Actors Theatre of Louisville |
RAGTIME |
Sarah |
Music Theatre of Connecticut |
ANYTHING GOES |
Reno Sweeney |
Arena Stage, Molly Smith, Dir. |
NINA SIMONE : FOUR WOMEN |
Sephronia |
Alabama Shakespeare |
THE CALL |
Drea |
Arkansas Rep |
ROCK AND ROLL MAN (World Premiere) |
LaVern Baker |
Bucks County Playhouse |
SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL |
Deloris Van Cartier |
Arkansas Repertory |
DIVORCE PARTY THE MUSICAL (World Premiere) |
Sheila |
The Kravis Center |
SUMMER OF LOVE |
Saige |
Oguquit Playhouse |
**AIDA |
Aida |
Arvada Center |
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA |
Woman 1 |
Triad Stage |
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND |
Asaka |
Sacramento Music Circus/Bay St |
TICK, TICK...BOOM! |
Susan |
Alliance, Kent Gash,Dir. |
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' |
Armelia |
Huntington Theatre |
RAGTIME |
Sarah |
Gateway/Weston Playhouse |
BEEHIVE |
Joye |
Cincinnati Playhouse |
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND |
Andrea |
Mill Mountain Theatre |
SHE LOVES ME |
Amalia Balash |
NCC,Robert Einenkel,Dir. |
CEREMONIES IN DARK OLD MEN |
Adele Parker |
NCC, Bruce Jenkins, Dir. |
WORKSHOPS / CONCERTS | ||
NEXT TO NORMAL |
Diana |
JAG Productions |
CROSS THAT RIVER |
Mama Lila |
Theatre Aspen |
BIBBIDI BOBBIDI BOO |
Soloist |
The Alpine Theatre Project |
CROSS THAT RIVER |
Mama Lila |
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center |
PALAZZO COLOMBINO |
Diva |
Basel, Switzerland |
DESSA ROSE w/ La Chanze & Donna Murphy |
Annabel |
Graciela Daniele, Dir. |
BALL w/ LL Cool J, Anika Noni Rose & Shoshana Bean |
Muse/Skankette |
Charles Randolph Wright, Dir. |
READINGS | ||
WILLIAMSBURG |
Chef Paloma |
MCC/Rebecca Taichman |
PERICLES |
Dionza & Others |
29 Hour Reading |
INVISIBLE LIFE W/ Lillias White & Chuck Cooper |
Nicole Springer |
Sugar Bar, Rajendra Ramoon Mah |
BARNSTORMER W/ NaTasha Williams & David St. Louis |
Bessie Coleman |
Hartford Stage, Jerry Dixon,Di |
ON, GIRL W/ Jennifer Holiday & Sharon Wilkins |
Soara-Joye |
Ars Nova/Lewis Flinn StevSater |
DEADLINES W/ Brandon Victor Dixon & Darius De Haas |
Franchesca-Lead |
Charles Randolph Wright,Dir. |
A GOOD MAN |
Lettie-Lead |
York Theater |
LANGSTON IN HARLEM (Adrian Lenox) |
Ex-Harlemite |
Kent Gash,Dir. |
THE FUNKENTINE RAPTURE |
Simone Funk-Lead |
Lee Summers,Dir. |
ADAM |
Allegra-Lead |
Maurice Brandon Curry, Dir. |
DORIAN GRAY W/ Christiane Noll |
Sybil Vane-Lead |
Lynne-Taylor Corbett, Dir. |
A...MY NAME IS ALICE |
Soara-Joye (Charlayne) |
Adam Muller, Dir. |
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO FISHMAN (Michele Pawk) |
Jolene-Lead |
Eric Schaeffer, Dir. |
STARMITES W/ Alaina Reed-Hall |
Banshee |
Don't Tell Mama |
TAKING STEP 313 |
Tonia-Lead |
Joe's Pub |
TRAINING | ||
Meisner Technique & Sitcom Workshop |
JoAnna Beckson |
J. Beckson Studios, NYC |
Film Audition Workshop |
Heidi Marshall |
NYC |
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy |
Musical Theater |
NYC |
Vocal Technician |
Jack Waddell |
NYC |
Vocal Coach |
Scott Conner, William DeManiow |
NYC |
AWARDS | ||
•Drama Desk |
Outsanding Featured Actress - Musical |
Nominee |
•Lucille Lortel |
Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical |
Winner |
•Audelco |
Outstanding Featured Actress |
Nominee |
••Broadway World (Maine) |
Best Supporting Performer In A Musical |
Winner |
*New York Music Theater Festival "Best of Fest" |
Outstanding Individual Performance |
Winner |
**Colorado Theatre Guild, Henry Award |
Outstanding Performance-Leading Actress |
Nominee |
***New York Music Theater Festival "Best of Fest" |
Outstanding Ensemble Performance |
Honorable Mention |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'6" |
Weight: 138 lbs |
Eyes: Black |
Hair Color: Honey Brown |
Hair Length: Short |
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Sketch Comedy, Wedding Singer, Aerobics, Cheerleading, Cycling, Jump Rope, Yoga, Dance Ballet, Dance Jazz, Dance Modern, Dance Tap, Dancer, Improvisation, Singer, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Range: Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, Vocal Style: Rapper, African Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, British - BBC English Accent, Jamaican Accent, South African Accent, West Indian Accent