Ruthie Rado

Theatremaker
RuthieRadoActor@gmail.com • ​571 494 8964​ • RuthieRado.weebly.com
NYC based • DC Local Hire
Hair: Red ​• ​Eyes: Green ​• ​Height: 5’8” •​ ​Dress Size: 4

THEATRE
Be A Good Little Widow
Oblivion
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
A Woman of No Importance
Avenue Q
Fábulas Fairytales
Finishing the Hat: a Cabaret
Dido, Queen of Carthage
Prince and Rapunzel
Districtland
Tragedy Averted
Goddess Diaries
The Life of Galileo
Hedda Gabler
Mystery of Edwin Drood
Barefoot in the Park
Melody Unexpected Stage Company ​(Dir. Chris Goodrich)
Julie Unexpected Stage Company ​(Dir. Chris Goodrich)
Back-up Vocalist Patti Lupone in Concert
Lady Stutfield Scena Theatre ​(Dir. Robert Macnamara)
Lucy the Slut Workhouse Arts Center ​(Dir. Joey Wallen)
Performer/Educator Smithsonian’s Discovery Theater ​(Dir. Roberta Gasbarre)
Soloist George Mason/Signature Theatre ​(Dir. James Gardiner)
Dido Avant Bard/Scripts in Play Festival ​(Dir Rebecca Wahls)
Rapunzel Source Festival 2015​ (Dir. Quill Nebeker)
Charity Bucharest Inside the Beltway/Capital Fringe 2014
Lady MacBeth Idly Bent/Capital Fringe 2013​ (Dir. Joan Cummins)
Beatrice Capital Fringe 2014 ​(Dir. Rebecca Wahls)
Ballad Singer Theater of the First Amendment ​(Dir. Rick Davis)
Hedda Gabler George Mason University ​(Dir. Halah Zenhom)
Featured Dancer George Mason University ​(Dir. Ken Elston)
Corie George Mason University ​(Dir. Emma Hull)

DEVISED and SITE SPECIFIC

Trojan Women Project Performer/Devisor Brave Spirits ​(Dir. Rachel Hynes)
Poe Show: ​Once Upon a Midnight Cheery Creator/Director Pocket Change Theatre Company
A Sidewalk Stroll Performer/Devisor Encore Stage & Studio ​(Dir. Rachel Hynes)
The Odyssey: A ​ Mixed Media Epic Creator/Director Pocket Change Theatre Company
Crane Fable Project Co-Creator/Performer Capital Fringe 2015/NJAMF ​(Dir. Hope Villanueva)
War and Peas Director/Puppeteer Pocket Change Theatre Company
And So it Spins: a pop-up piece Creator/Performer Pocket Change Theatre Company
The Library: a study Director/Creator George Mason University
 
EDUCATION
George Mason University​- Theater Major, Class of 2015; James Gardiner, Ed Gero, Stacy Keach, Rick Davis,
Ken Elston, Kevin Murray, Kaiulani Lee, Mary Lechter, Kristin Johnsen-Neshati, David Gaines, Melissa Hurt
Dance Minor- Christopher D’Amboise, Adrienne Clancy, Kukuwah Nuamah, Aysha Upchurch, Kristina Windham, Dan Joyce,
Elizabeth Spatz, Lori Clark
Vocal Instruction​- Erin Driscoll, Dorothy Kingston, Richard Wilmer
Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory​- Auditioning, Serge Seiden; Musical Theatre, George Fulginiti-Shakar;
Principles of Realism, Kate Debelack; Movement, Catherine Elliot

SPECIAL SKILLS
Accents:​ Irish, RP, Cockney, Mississippi, New York
Vocalist:​ Alto, Mezzo ​Styles:​ Musical Theatre, Jazz, Folk, Country, Pop
Dance:​ Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, African, Hip-hop, Bollywood
Relevant Experience:​ Middle/High School Theatre & Dance Teacher, Artistic Director of Pocket Change Theatre Company
Other: ​NY Driver’s License, Playwriting, Stand-up Comedy, Photography & Graphic Design, Puppetry & Puppet-making,
Commedia Dell’arte, stage combat, realistic baby cry, basic ukulele, once intimidated Helen Mirren with fire dance moves