MAYA TANAKA ALLWARDT - NON-UNION

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Represented by:

Talent X Alexander (IL) (312) 399-1386

Top Talent Agency (CA) 415-786-4337

REGIONAL THEATRE

Rice To The Occasion

Ensemble/Stir Friday Night

Steppenwolf Theatre (LookOut)

Pure Imagination

Featured Singer

The Beautiful City Project

Question 27, Question 28

Dian

ShPIeL

Tacos La Brooklyn (Workshop)

Mariko A.K.A. Little Triste

Urban Theater Company

Bluey Live!

Bingo/Performer

RWS Global

Pure Imagination

Singer

The Beautiful City Project

Jake's Women

Molly

Encore/Dir. Muldoon

What a Wonderful Life

Young Violet, Zuzu

Encore/Dir. Muldoon

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Little Ghost

Encore/Dir. Muldoon

Almost Maine

Marvalyn

Encore/Dir. Spooner

School of Rock

Lauren

PYTC/Dir. Razawi

Urinetown

Officer Barrel

PYTC/Dir. Mondello

Bring It On

Brooklyn/Ensemble

PYTC/Dir. Mondello

EDUCATIONAL THEATRE

Hair

Crissy

Columbia College Chicago

Creature

Johanna

Columbia College Chicago

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

Columbia College Chicago

Circle Mirror Transformation

Lauren

SJSU/Dir. Cummins

Antigone, Presented By The Girls of Saint Catherine's

Marilyn

SJSU/Dir. Veramendi

Alone Together

Meredith

SJSU/Dir. Nwokocha

Words In The Wind

Young Woman track

SJSU/Dir. Loza

Betty's Garage

Crystal (u/s Betty, Sol, Mickey, Alma)

SJSU/Dir. Miranda

The Seagull

Nina

Foothill HS/Dir. Treible

FILM/COMMERCIAL

StudySync TV

Lead/Industrial

BookheadED Learning, LLC

One Small Step

Child (Principle)

Eco Friendly Lunchware

Grim

Lead

The Scatterbrains

Date Night

Lead

The Scatterbrains

SF Jewish Film Festival Trailer

Principle

WTBR Live Action

Hoosier Lottery

Extra

VAGRANTS

IMPROV/COMEDY

A Bao Damn Time

Victor Wong Fellowship 2023

The Second City

ComedySportz

House Team

ComedySportz Chicago

Stir Friday Night

Main Cast

Stir Friday Night

Boom Chicago Comedy Festival 2024

Stir Friday Night

Boom Chicago (Amsterdam)

SFN: Spring Sketch Sampler

Ensemble

The Den Theatre

TRAINING

BFA - Musical Theatre

Columbia College Chicago

Acting

Dawn Arnold, Scott Cummins

Voice

Kerry Butler, David Fiorello

Dance

Marc Heitzman, Austin Harper

Awards/Nominations

Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

Irene Ryans Acting Scholarship

Semi-Finalist

Sarah Siddons Scholarship Award

2024/2025 Awardee

Maya Tanaka Allwardt is an actor/musical theatre performer originally from the Bay Area, and was the 2024/2025 Columbia College awardee of the Sarah Siddons Scholarship Award. When not at school, Maya enjoys improv and sketch comedy, and was a recipient of The Second City’s Inaugural Victor Wong Fellowship. She now regularly performs with and music directs theatrical and touring company shows at Second City, along with being an ensemble member with Stir Friday Night and ComedySportz Chicago.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'2"

Weight:

acrobatics, classical piano, dance: ballet, dance: modern, dance: musical theatre, jazz piano, percussion, Gymnastics, Pogo Stick, Snow Skiing - Competition, Snow Skiing - General, Swimming - backstroke, Swimming - breast stroke, Dance Ballet, Dance Modern, Dance Swing, Dancer, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Percussion, Piano, Singer, Vocal Range: Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Voiceover, Asian - Japanese Accent, British - BBC English Accent, Fluent Japanese