| DARA SEITZMAN |
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AEA MEMBER Height: 5'7" Eyes/Hair: Brown/Dark Brown Range: Alto/Mezzo-Soprano |
| www.dara.biz |
| Off Broadway | ||
| Roses in December | Carolyn | Urban Stages, T.L. Reilly, dir. |
| The Sweepers | All Roles - U/S** | Urban Stages, Frances Hill, dir. |
| Off-Off Broadway | ||
| Brecht's Man is Man | Widow Begbick | Prospect Thtr. Co, Jackson Gay, dir. |
| Stage Blood | Helga Vain | Horse Trade Thtr. Co, Michael Goldfried, dir. |
| The Servant of Two Masters | Smeraldina | Play Practice Thtr. Co, Holly Golden, dir. |
| The Pirates of Penzance | Edith* | Theater Ten Ten, David Fuller, dir. |
| Silly Cow | Peggy | d'Artagnan Thtr Ens, Abe Goldfarb, dir. |
| Neo/Retro/Woyzeck | Maria | 7 Chances Prod, Robert Knopf, dir. |
| A Glimpse of the Light | Esther | Seaboard Prod, Miriam Fond, dir. |
| Queen Margaret | Clifford/Alencon/Horner | Revolving Shakespeare Co, Ralph Carhart, dir. |
| Ionesco's Macbett | 2nd Witch/Lady in Waiting | Revolving Shakespeare Co, Kip Rosser, dir. |
| The Merchant of Venice | Jessica | Revolving Shakespeare Co, Ralph Carhart, dir. |
| Museum | Barbara C/Annette/Harriet/Mrs. Moe | I-2Actors, Beth Dalton, dir. |
| NYC/Cabaret | ||
| All Tuned Up | Ensemble | Susan Agin, dir. |
| Words Words Words & Music | Ensemble** | Miles Phillips, dir. |
| The National Anthem | Soloist | Shea Stadium (METS) |
| Regional | ||
| Swingtime Canteen | Topeka Abotelli* | Seven Angels Thtr, CT, Warren Kelley, dir. |
| Cowgirls | Lee | New Harmony Thtr, IN, Scott LeFeber, dir. |
| Angel of Memory - AEA TOUR | 1 woman show - 4 roles | Core Ensemble, FL, Matthew Wright, dir. |
| Broadway Rhapsody | Soloist | Bristol Riverside Thtr, PA, Edward Keith Baker, dir. |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Mary Magdalene | Musket- Power Center, MI |
| Sweet Charity | Nickie** | Musket- Power Center, MI |
| Godspell | Sonia** | Musket- Power Center, MI |
| Cabaret | Kit-Kat Girl | Musket- Power Center, MI |
| Guys and Dolls | Havana Woman/Ensemble | Musket- Power Center, MI |
| Chess | Svetlana | Musket- Power Center, MI |
| The All Night Strut | Principal Alto* | Egnar Theatre, OH, Darryl V. Jones, dir. |
| Grease | Cha-Cha DiGregorio* | Egnar Theatre, OH, Gary Bird, dir. |
| LenapeRPAC, NJ, Jen Childs, dir. | ||
| Picasso at the Lapin Agile | Suzanne/The Countess | The Performance Network, MI, Malcolm Tulip, dir. |
| The Tempest | Iris | Philip Kerr/Mark Lamos, dir |
| The University of Michigan | ||
| Escape from Happiness | Nora | John Neville-Andrews, dir. |
| Henry V | Macmorris | John Neville-Andrews, dir. |
| Blood Wedding | Mother/Death | Robert Knopf, dir. |
| Our Country's Good | Dabby Bryant/William Faddy | Darryl V. Jones, dir. |
| The Jewish Wife | Judith | Philip Kerr, dir. |
| Film | ||
| That Time of Year | Lia (supporting) | Tess Nanavati, dir. |
| Devil Narcotia | Lydia (lead) | Perri Povivar, dir. |
| Runnin' | Lisa (lead) | Ippei Taniyama, dir. |
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* Dance Captain ** Choreographer Fight Captain NYC Premiere |
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Theatre: John Neville-Andrews, Philip Kerr, Mark Lamos
Voice: Annette Masson, Brent Wagner, George Shirley, Richard Sabellico, Warren Kelley, Steven Katz
Dance: Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Modern, Congolese, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop
Stage Combat: Paddy Crean International Stage Combat Workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland 1999
Recognized actor/combatant by the SAFD: Unarmed, Rapier & Dagger, Broadsword, Quarterstaff
B.F.A. Theatre Performance, The University of Michigan. Erik Fredricksen, Director
B.S. Biology, The University of Michigan
The Barrow Group - Seth Barrish
Scholarship and Awards
1998 Scholarships-Irene Ryan Acting Competition, Claribel Halstead, Julian & Vera McIntosh, Merit-Based
1999 Awards-Irene Ryan Regional Alternate, National Society of Arts & Letters Regional Winner
Scholarships-Julian & Vera McIntosh, Hal Cooper
2000 Earl V. Moore Award in Theatre
Special Skills
Piano, Accordion (Beg.), Cello, Guitar; Dialects: Russian, Puerto Rican, Irish, German, Cockney & British(RP); Accents: Queens, Boston, General Midwest & Southern; Brings large audiences!
Recordings
Stage Stars - Spamalot - Lady of the Lake, Funny Girl - Fanny Brice, Guys and Dolls - Adelaide, A Chorus Line - Diana
Gypsy - Mazeppa, Fiddler on the Roof - Tzeitel, Grease - Cha-Cha/Jan, Les Miserables - Factory Girl, Company - Amy
Godspell - Sonia/Thomas Aquinas, Damn Yankees - Lola
Other - Words, Words, Words & Music