Elia Nichols

Elia Nichols
elianichols@juno.com
(512) 469–9953

Height: 5' 6½”
Weight: 125 lbs.
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue

THEATRE

Production – Role	Company
Williamstown Cabaret – Cell Block Tango (Chicago)	Williamstown Theatre Festival
Bedroom Farce – Jan	Cortland Repertory Theatre
State Fair – Fairtones/Ensemble	Cortland Repertory Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing – Beatrice	Syracuse University, Florence, Italy
The Vampires – Cc	University of Texas at Austin
A Midsummer Night's Dream – Titania/Hippolyta	University of Texas at Austin
Dutchman – Lula	University of Texas at Austin
Three Sisters – Natasha	University of Texas at Austin
Fifth of July – Gwen	University of Texas at Austin
Measure for Measure – Mistress Overdone	Vassar Powerhouse Festival
A Flea In Her Ear – Babette	Tulane University
The Comedy of Errors – Luciana	Tulane University
The Maids – Madame	Tulane University
Vinegar Tom – Susan	Tulane University
The Hostage – Ropeen	Tulane University
Liquid Princesses – Fairy Princess, Twink	Austin Script Works

FILM/VOICEOVER

Production – Role	Company
The Mysterious Powers of Electricity – Principal	Tom Senning Production
Anteros – Co–Star	Anteros Films
Tony Bravo – Co–Star	Perception Films
Momix (voiceover) – Female voice	New Orleans Ballet Association
Voice–Overs for ADV Films:
Zone of the Enders – Cindy
Sakura Wars – Yuri
Devil Lady – Nurse/Baby
Dai Guard – various roles

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 Theatre – Tulane University

Williamstown Theatre Festival
New York Stage and Film & Vassar Powerhouse Theatre Festival –(workshopped Necessary Targets with Eve Ensler)
Current Company Member of the Austin Shakespeare Festival
2003 B. Iden Payne Nominee, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream
4 yrs. experience in High Kick, Funk, Jazz; 1 yr. in Modern and Tap dance

Acting:

Classics – Fran Dorn, Elizabeth Smith, Jonathan Miller
Contemporary – Lucien Douglas, Richard Kind, Lewis Black, Darko Tresnjak

Voice:

Classical Text – Barney Hammond
Dialects – Pamela Christian
Singing – Karen Ziemba, William Lewis

Movement:

Alexander – Jim Hancock
Other – Felix Ivanov, Phil Soltanoff

SPECIAL SKILLS

Skills:

Dialects: Fluent Italian, Irish & British
Basic Proficiency in Single Sword Rapier by the SAFD, 2002
Reader of music, some piano/guitar
Pilates, welding

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