Theatre

   
     
The Return
World Premiere
Kebrit The Met Theatre, Los Angeles
Bo Crowell
Romeo And Juliet
Juliet UC Irvine
Cliff Faulkner
Seven Guitars
Ruby UC Irvine
Eli Simon
Smokey Joe’s Café
“Pattie” Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Peter Westerhoff
Nine: The Musical
Claudia

UC Irvine
Trevor Biship

Measure For Measure
Mariana

Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Karen Kessler

Pedro Gynt
World Premiere
Ases UC Irvine
Robert Cohen
The War To End War
World Premiere Opera
Mona Lisa UC Irvine
Annie Loui
The Laramie Project
Reggie Fluty, Rebecca Hilliker, etc. Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Robert McDonald
Annie
Miss Hannigan The University of Hartford
Tobi Silver
West Side Story
Anita The Lincoln Theatre
Tobi Silver
How To Succeed In Business…
Smitty The Lincoln Theatre
Tobi Silver
Flattery Will Get You
World Premiere
Miss Cliniqua Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Greg Leaming
Timon
Flaminius, u/s Painter UC Irvine
Robert Cohen
Sweeney Todd
u/s Johanna & Beggar Woman Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Gary English
Damn Yankees
Jenny, u/s Lola The Colonial Theatre
James Warwick
Friendship Of The Sea
Lizzie/Tommy North Shore Music Theatre
James Warwick
Our Country’s Good
Aboriginal Australian Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Gary English
Camelot
Ensemble Berkshire Theatre Festival
Eric Hill
The Bell
World Premiere
Scene Dancer Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Bart Roccoberton
     
     
Film, Television & Radio   
     
Pursuit As Habit Lead Mary Benitez
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The Cure Featured PBS National
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Theatre On The Air
The Goonies
Andy KUCI 88.9 FM
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Theatre On The Air
Nightmare on Elm Street
Nancy KUCI 88.9 FM
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Ways To Grow Lead CT Education Association
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Training   
   
Degrees:
MFA, Acting - University of California, Irvine
BFA, Acting - University of Connecticut
   
Acting:
Richard Brestoff
Robert Cohen
Eli Simon
  Eric Hill
  Kristen Wold
  Robert McDonald
   
Film & Television: Richard Brestoff
  Jerry Krasser
   
Movement: Donald McKayle

Annie Loui

  Christine Gambardella
  Donald Laney

Jean Sabatine

   
Combat:
Christopher Villa
   
Voice/Speech:
Dudley Knight
  Philip Thompson
Cynthia Bassham
Catherine Fitzmaurice
  David Allen Stern
  Eric Hill
  Karen Ryker
  Tadashi Suzuki
   
Singing: Daniel Gary Busby
Dennis Castellano
  Robin Buck
  Myrona DeLaney
  Amy Champagne
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Special Skills
 
Singing: Musical Theatre
  Jazz/Blues
  R&B
  Pop/Rock
  Opera/Classical
   
Accents:
New York
  New Yorican
  Southern
  RP
  Estuary
  Cockney
  Irish
  Austrailian
  French
  Italian
  Spanish
  Haitian/West Indian
  Middle Eastern
   
Combat:
Rapier and Dagger
  Single Sword
  Dagger
  Hand-to-Hand
  Tumbling and Falling
   
Dance:

Contact Improv

Jazz
Modern
Merengue
Salsa
Tango
Period/Social Dance
   
Additional:
Saxophone (5 yrs)
Puppetry Skills
  Spanish Speaker
  Blood Curdling Scream
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Talia Thiesfield

 

 

Talia Thiesfield

 

 

Talia Thiesfield

 

Talia Thiesfield as Ruby in Seven Guitars

Talia Thiesfield as Ruby in Seven Guitars

 

 

Talia Thiesfield as Ruby in Seven Guitars

Talia Thiesfield as Ruby in Seven Guitars

 

 

Talia Thiesfield as Ases in Pedro Gynt

Talia Thiesfield as Ases in Pedro Gynt

 

 

Talia Thiesfield in The War to End War

Talia Thiesfield as Mona Lisa in The War to End War

 

 

Talia Thiesfield as Claudia in Nine

Talia Thiesfield as Claudia in Nine

 

Department Phone: 949-824-6614, Fax: 949-824-3475, Email: drama@uci.edu
Address: University of California, Department of Drama, Irvine, CA 92697-2775