Shana Wiersum
Appearance
Gender | Female |
Pronouns | |
Height | 5' 9'' |
Body Type | Athletic |
Hair color | Brown |
Hair length | Long |
Eyes | Green |
Age range | 30-34 |
Ethnic appearance | Caucasian |
Unions | SAG, AFTRA |
Shana Wiersum Demo Reel
Film | ||
ALL YOUR FAULTS ARE IN ME | Melissa (Lead) | Dir. Robert Van Halteren (Official Selection of LA Shorts Festival) |
SILVER TONGUES | Barmaid | Dir. Simon Arthur |
BAD IDEA | Dr. Williams (Lead) | Dir. Tiffany Meeks |
OVERHEARD | Emily (Lead) | Dir. Kevin Osgood |
A WOMAN'S NIGHTMARE | Woman (Lead) | Dir. Michael Cavayero |
WHERE GOD LEFT HIS SHOES | Waitress (Featured) | Dir. Salvatore Stabile |
THE GOOD SHEPHERD | Wedding Guest | Dir. Robert De Niro |
Television | ||
SONS OF THUNDER | Featured | Stranglehold Film Prod. |
Theater | ||
THE ASSISTANT | Lynn | Columbia/The Actors Studio/Dir. Kelly Johnston |
PYGMALION & GALATEA | Myrine | Dir. Michael Sexton (w/Laila Robins) |
BOOKS ON TAPE (NYCFringe) | Donna Paige-Miller | Tongue in Cheek Theater Prod./Dir. Brock Hill |
THE DRUNKEN CITY | Melissa | Tongue in Cheek Theater Prod./Dir. Brock Hill |
DEAD WHITE MALES | Doris | Tongue in Cheek Theater Prod./Dir. Brock Hill |
MARION BRIDGE | Agnes | The Directors Company (Co-prod.)/Dir. Laila Robins |
ELEEMOSYNARY | Artie | Millbrook Playhouse/Dir. Patricia McGregor |
THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Carlotta | Columbia Shapiro Theatre/Dir. Kon Yi |
MISS JULIE | Miss Julie | Columbia Director Workshop/Dir. Jess Smith |
KING JOHN | Blanche | Actors Shakespeare Company/Dir. Susanna Baddiel |
JULIUS CAESAR | Portia | Actors Shakespeare Company/Dir. Mia Borrelli |
HAMLET | Ophelia | Instant Shakespeare Company/Dir. Colette Rice |
THE NERD | Tansy | Creede Repertory Theatre /Dir. Brian Jennings |
Training | ||
University of Utah | BFA in Acting, Cum Laude | |
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art | Rodney Cottier, John Link, Stephen Jameson, Penny Cherns | |
The Actors Center, NYC | Dianne Wiest, Scott Freeman | |
On-camera Audition Technique | Marci Phillips, Sig De Miguel, David Vaccari, Kevin Kuffa, Jandiz Estrada | |
National Theatre Conservatory Intensive | Jennifer McCray Rincon, Larry Hecht, Gary Logan, Hilary Blair | |
Workshops | Jon Jory (Acting), Robert Benedetti (Film), Claire Bloom (Shakespeare), Greg Hicks (RSC), Jaq Bessell (Globe Theatre, London), Laurie Brooks |
Other | ||
Sundance Theatre Laboratories (1999, 2000) |
Skills | ||
Singing (Soprano); Dancing (one year ballet and jazz); Adept at learning dialects; Horseback Riding-western; Driving (standard); Sports (Basketball, Roller Hockey, Softball, Tennis); Backpacking; Sports Enthusiast; Work very well with children and animals |