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Dawn Varava

(AEA)

dvarava@comcast.net

609.238.9871

Height: 5'5"     ​Eyes: Blue      Hair: Salt and Pepper    Voice Type: Alto (D3-G5)

THEATRE
 

 

LETTICE AND LOVAGE

 

TERMINUS

 

THE SPITFIRE GRILL

 

SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY

 

GYPSY

 

RUMORS

ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE

INCORRUPTIBLE

 

GOOD PEOPLE

 

RUMORS

 

CRAZYFACE

 

GEMINI

 

​​CATHERINE AND PATRICK

 

ANGEL OF DEATH ROW

FRESH

JAILBIRDS
 

CABARET


 

 

 

Lotte Schoen

 

Eller Freeman

 

Hannah; Effy (u/s)

 

Marlafaye Mosley

 

Mama Rose (u/s)

 

Cookie Cuzak

 

Louise Seger (u/s)

 

Peasant Woman; Agatha (u/s)

 

Dottie (u/s)​​​​​​

 

Connie Cuzak

 

Mother; Townsperson

 

Bunny Weinberger



Kathleen Hughes McGeever


​​​​​Woman 3; Prosecutor 2; Esther​

​​​​
​​​​Betty​​​​​​​

Betty
​​​​

Fraulein Schneider​​​​​


​​​

South Camden Theatre Company (Dir. Penelope Reed)

 

South Camden Theatre Company (Dir. Connie Norwood)

 

Eagle Theatre (Dir. Caitlin Geisser)

 

South Camden Theatre Company (Dir. Randall McCann)

 

Arden Theatre (Dir.  Terence Nolen)

 

Allens Lane Theatre (Dir. Noelle Butcher-Hanley)

Walnut Street Theatre (Dir. D. Marcucci)

 

Arden Theatre (Dir. Matt Decker)

 

Walnut Street Theatre  (Dir. Bernard Havard)​

 

Steel River Playhouse (Dir. Drucie McDaniel)

 

BrainSpunk Theatre (Dir. Christopher King)

 

South Camden Theatre Company (Dir. Ray Croce)

 

​​Philadelphia Dramatist Center(Quinn D. Eli,

 

​Philadelphia Dramatist Center​ (Quinn D. Eli) 

 

Philadelphia Music Theatre Works (Ritz Theatre Prod.)

Ritz Theatre (Dir. Randy Peterson)

Ritz Theatre 

 

QVC

 

the Kitchen

 

Aardvark Videoworks

 

Neighborhood Film Company

 

Curt Crane Productions

 

Villanova University Film School 

​Columbia University Film School

Sam Katz Productions

Lionsgate (2013)

NBC (2013)

 

 
 


 

ALGENIST POWER CREAM

 

VISION COALITION

 

DE COMMISSION for GAMBLING PROBLEMS

 

LANKENAU HOSPITAL

 

GEISINGER GOLD

 

THE WRONG NUMBER

THE PRIEST

 

PHILADELPHIA: THE GREAT EXPERIMENT

 

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

DO NO HARM

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL/ FILM/ TELEVISION
 

Progressional Model

 

School Administrator (Principal)

 

Online Gambler (Principal)

 

50th Anniversary Guest

 

Picture Car

 

Helen

Mary Pat Nevel

 

Prtotestant

 

Inmate


​Gala Fundraiser Guest; Patient

 

 

 

DELTA PHI EPSILON TRAINING

 

CASE NETWORK TRAINING VIDEO 

 

THE MAFIA MURDERS

 

MEDICAL TRAINING VIDEO

 

CEO ANNUAL CONFERENCE

​PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW

 

TRADE SHOW/ INDUSTRIAL/ PRINT
 

 

 

Stone Street Cinema

 

Carol Rosenbaum Productions

 

Various (Lucky Nickel Players)

 

Bracket

 

Miles Technologies

Bill Schaffer Designs (Best in Show Award)​​

 

 

 

Principal (Grandmother)

 

Pincipal (Mary)

 

Principal (Aunt Connie)

 

Principal (Depressive Patient)

 

Supporting (Singing Businesswoman)


Principal (Cockney Woman)

Skills
 

Languages:

​Dialects:

Sports:

Instruments:

 

Other:

 

Basic French

European- German; Russian; British (R.P; Estuary; Cockney); American- Yiddish; New York; Southern (Refined; Twang), Boston
​​
Walking; Bicycling; Swimming; Billiards

Piano; clarinet; saxophone; guitar; bass guitar; percussion; mallets
 

Exceptional music reading and sight singing

Good ear for dialects
Excellent improvisation skills

Pocket (Semi-Pro rating) & Three-Cushion Billiards

Firearm Proficient & Licensed
NJ Auto & Motorcycle licenses
Valid Passport

Work with power, non-power tools and lawn equipment

Chef

Flare nostrils

Make "water drop" sound

 

Training
 

ACTING/DIALECT TRAINING

ACTING

ACTING 

ADVANCED IMPROVISATION

SCENE STUDY                                
FILM /TV SCENE STUDY                 

VOCAL COACHING                          

DICTION                        
               

 

Meghan Malloy

Kathryn MacMillan

Drucie McDaniel

Sharon Geller

​​Karen Vicks
Bryan Fox
Jen Rosario
Diane Gaary


 

Private

Private

Private

Private Invitation

Philadelphia Acting Studio

Philadelphia Acting Studio

Private

Private

 

Education
 

Undergraduate:

Graduate:

B.M; B.M.E., clarinet         

Composition and Theory
​Theatre

Hartt School of Music



Hartt School of Music

Rowan University

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