Resume
Elizabeth Kirkland
| CAEA Permittee Member, BFA with Distinction, Theatre |
| elizkirkland@gmail.com |
| Hair: Blonde — Eyes: Green — Height: 5’6” |
Theatre
| Mr Burns, a post electric play | Colleen/Marge | Little Mountain Lion Productions | Madelyn Osborne |
| The Green Wanderer | Puppeteer | Vancouver Polish Theatre/King Matt Theatre | Julia Seidlanowska |
| Corleone: The Shakespearean Godfather | Fredo | Classic Chic/Pacific Theatre | Mindy Parfitt |
| Three Stories Up | Various | Alley Theatre | Marisa Smith |
| Concierge of Vancouver | Agnes | Matchmaker Productions | Ian Farthing |
| Beowulf | Various | rEvolver Festival 2016/Upintheair Theatre | Kaylin Metchie |
| Cave | Maryn | rEvolver Festival 2015/Upintheair Theatre Updrafts Reading Series | Marisa Smith |
| Klimt’s Women | The Mother | Judith Fair/Good Theatre | Tanille Geib |
| Nordost | Olga | The Troika Collective | Aliya Griffin |
| Listen To Me | Performer | Resounding Scream Theatre | Stephanie Henderson |
| The Good of the Sun | Mary | Good Theatre at The Vancouver Fringe | Tanille Geib |
| Cocktails at Pam’s | Denise | Staircase Theatre Equity Collective | Stephen Heatley |
| A Tomb With A View | Freda Mountjoy | UpintheAir Theatre/Genus Theatre | Amanda Lockitch |
| The Blue Room | Various | Gadfly Productions | Joe Savu |
| Kids on the Block | Puppeteer | Cassie and Friends Fund for Children with Juvenile Arthritis | Advah Soudak/Haley Turner |
| Wicked Shorts | Various | The Cultch/Alley Theatre | Marisa Smith |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | Theatre Calgary | Dennis Garnhum |
| Wicked Shorts | Various | Alley Theatre at The Vancouver Fringe | Marisa Smith |
| A Christmas Carol 2006-2010 | Belle | Theatre Calgary | Dennis Garnhum/Barry Thorson |
| LoveSong | Janine | Connecting Flights Theatre at The Vancouver Fringe | Melissa Haller |
| Macbeth | Duncan, Witch 3, Porter | Limbo Circus Theatre | Kevin Bennett |
| The Little Things | Heather | Walking Fish Festival/ Upintheair Theatre | Marisa Smith |
| Cardboard Sign Brigade | Collaborator/ Performer | Theatre Junction Random Acts Festival | Simon Mallet |
| Alone Beautiful | Character One | Phame Productions | Tanille Geib |
| Amadeus | Katherina | Alberta Theatre Projects | Bob White |
| Julius Caesar | Calphurnia | Shakespeare in the Park | Marty Fishman/ Joanne Deleeuw |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Katherine Understudy | Shakespeare in the Park | Marty Fishman/ Joanne Deleeuw |
| Tease for Two | Noemi | Lunchbox Theatre | Barry Yzereef |
Film
| Maintenance Man | Actor | Triquetra Productions | Gayatri Bajpai/Lisa Newell |
| Hiccups: House Swapping | Actor | CTV | James Dunnison |
| Stuck There | Principal | Ji.Mi Productions | Jimmy Hsu |
| The Complex | Principal | Wyndmill Pictures | James Mcleod |
| Into the Black Woods | Supporting | MOONLiTE Productions | Glen Chua |
Training
- Voice (Singing) Lessons with Red Heartbreaker, ongoing since April 2017
- Arts Club Actor’s Intensive, 2011 and 2016, with Dean Paul Gibson, Scott Bellis, Jennifer Clement, Alison Matthews, Wendy Gorling, Jillian Fargey and Jo Leslie
- Voice Over for Commercials and Narration with Noel Johansen
- Arts Club Actor’s Intensive with Dean Paul Gibson, Scott Bellis, Jennifer Clement, Alison Matthews
- Classical Gym with Blackbird Theatre, Various Coaches
- Voice & Movement for Theatre Professionals with Nancy Benjamin, Kelly McEvenue of The Stratford Festival
- Core Training, Suzuki and Viewpoints, with Kendra Fanconi and Eric Rhys Miller of The Only Animal
- Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits with Donald Adams
- Meisner Training, Film is Behaviour, Audition for Film and TV with Christianne Hirt of Company of Rogues Actor’s Studio
- Canadian National Voice Intensive, University of British Columbia with David Smuckler
- University of Calgary BFA in Drama and Dance, June 2005. Acting with Brian Smith, voice with Jane MacFarlane and Dawn McCaugherty, movement with Val Campbell
Awards
- Three Stories Up – Nominated – Georgia Straight’s Critic’s Choice Award for Innovation
- Maintenance Man – Voted Best Film – 2012 Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society’s
- Wicked Shorts – Winner – The Cultchivating The Fringe Award at the Vancouver International Fringe Festival 2010
- Enbridge Emerging Artist Award at the Theatre Junction Random Acts Festival for Cardboard Sign Brigade.
Special Skills
Ballet (12 years), Jazz Dance, Basic African Dance, Lindy Hop Swing Dance, Hand and rod puppeteering, Vocal Range: Alto Soprano, Horse Riding, British RP Accent, Yoga, Cycling, Hiking, Sewing, Knitting, Can kiss my own elbow.