Elena Araoz

Elena Manuela Araoz
elena_araoz@hotmail.com
(917) 918–1233

Height: 5' 6”
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Voice: Soprano

THEATRE

Production – Role	Company	Director
RASA (opera) – Jasmine	NY Sonic Boom Festival
Julius Caesar – Octavius/Trebonius	Austin Shakespeare Festival
Rocket Man – Trisha	Venture Theatre	Tlaloc Rivas
School House Rock Live! (musical) – Shulie	American Stage Festival
Modern Ladies of Guanabacau – Manuela	American Stage Festival
Polaroid Stories (musical) – Philomel	Azuka Theatre Collective
The Miser – Froisine	University of Texas at Austin	Philip Goodwin
Three Sisters – Masha	University of Texas at Austin
Much Ado About Nothing – Hero	University of Texas at Austin
Merchant of Venice – Nerissa	University of Texas at Austin
The Sorcerer's Apprentice – Sprite	Philadelphia Orchestra	Leslie Reidel
The Physicists – Monika Stettler	Thread Company
The Stronger – Miss Y	Thread Company
Rich and Famous (musical) – Leanara	Thread Company
The Unknown Soldier (musical) – Maria Teresa	Prism Works
Coyote Dreams (musical) – Coyote Dancer	The Pit
Landscape of the Body – Margie & Mavis	University of Texas at Austin
The Famous Rio Grand (musical) – Mother	University of Texas at Austin
All in the Timing – u/s all women	American Stage Festival	Michael Parent
Moon over Buffalo – u/s Eileen	American Stage Festival	Michael Parent
All's Well That Ends Well – Helena	Fenwick Theatre
The Conquistadors (opera) – La Malinche	Fenwick Theatre
Danton's Death (musical) – Lucille	Fenwick Theatre

FILM/VIDEO/TV

Production – Role
No Game (independent film)– Lead
Inner Fight (independent film) – Lead
Commercial list available upon request
Voice–overs in English & Spanish available upon request
3–D animation model for numerous video games

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / TRAINING

M.F.A. in Acting – The University of Texas at Austin (class of 2004)
–ranked in the Top Ten of Graduate Schools for Theatre(US News & World Report)

B.A. in English & Theatre – Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA (3.8 GPA)

Singing: Pop, Musical Theatre, Opera, Classical (William Lewis, Marsha Vleck, Matthew Herrick)
Certified Combatant in Single Rapier Sword Fighting (David Wooley, instructor)
Certified Voice & Text Coach (Barney Hammond, instructor)

SPECIAL SKILLS

Skills:

Fluent Spanish
Salsa, Native Latin Dance
Dialects: Standard British, Cockney, Irish, French, South American and Latin
Mask & Puppetry, Tennis, Long Distance Running, Pilates
Assistant to director, Sir Jonathan Miller

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