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April Bracken's Equity Profile
April Bracken
About
Profession: Actor; Dancer; Voice Over
Hair Colour: Brown
Height: 5'6"
Playing Range: 18-24
Eye Colour: Blue/Grey
Gender: Female
 

Experience

Training: Dec 2009-Now
Currently interning at the Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children on The Girl Who Forgot To Sing Badly as Assistant Stage Manager

2006 to 2009          
Bachelor of Arts(Ordinary) in Drama(Performance),Dublin Institute of Technology (First Class Honours)
Core Subjects: The Acted Word, Acting to Camera, Radio Acting, Critical Analysis, Contemporary Irish Theatre, Shakespeare in Performance, Movement, Dance, Singing, Combat, Ensemble Performance, Theatre-In Education, Drama Facilitation, Contemporary British and American Drama, Stanislavsky and Scene Study, 16th- to 19th-century European drama.

Summer 2008 
Summer Play Festival, New York; Internship
The Public Theatre, New York, USA
Core Training: Assistant Stage Management, Actor Assistance, Wardrobe, Set Design, Sound, Lighting and Combat Master class. Attended talks from various theatre practitioners, such as writers, actors, producers, directors, etc.

2005 to 2000
Little Duke School of Acting, Actor Training
Drogheda, County Louth
Core Activities: Improvisation, Scene Study, Monologue Study, Dance, Singing, Movement. Completed Royal Irish Academy of Music Speech and Drama Exams, from Grade 3-8, receiving Distinctions in Grade 4,5 and 6. Awarded TSB High Achievers Award for Grade 4 examination.


Master Classes
Stella Adler Technique with Kathleen Warner Yeats, Combat (David Woolley), Acting to Camera(Colin Thornton), Movement(Sue Mylen), Dance(Ella Clarke), Stage Combat (Paul Burke)
Theatre: Play Role Director
Sept 09 Thursdays A La Parisien Mimi(lead) Victor Feldman

June 09 Ulysses Molly Bloom Self-directed

June 09 Julius Caesar Caesar Patrick Reevell

March 09 Midsummer’s Night Dream Titania Pete McDermott

July 08  Train toBrooklyn        Lily            Self directed

May 08   The War Plays           First Woman Miriam O’Meara

May 07   The Billy Club Puppets  Mosquito     Susie Kennedy

Dec 06   Helen                   Helen           PeteMacDermott

June 03  Spirit of the Boyne     Dervogilla Kevin Murphy
Skills: Music: Piano (Grade 5 standard), Basic Guitar, Ability to read and write music

Dance: Irish Dancing(4years) and Contemporary Dance Training(6years)

Languages: Irish (advanced), German(basic)

Volunteering: Dublin Theatre Festival Volunteer(2008, 2009), SPF Internship in New York, President of Arts Appreciation Society(2008/09) Assistant Stage Manager for the Infant (Dublin Fringe Festival 09)

Teaching: Month long substitute for teacher in a drama class for children aged 3-5. STARCAMP Drama Teacher and Leader for July 2009, 5-13 years
Currently teaching drama for 3-14 years in Kidkast Studios, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Film: Dec 09: IADT Short, Dir. Luke Sweetman. Female Lead.
TV: Sept 09 National Lottery TVC University Student Girl

Sept 09 Delorentos 'Secret' video Main Cast Member (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkcltdCknBI)




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