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Michaela (Mikki) Lipsey

Ht: 5' 2"         Wt: 175 lbs
Eyes: blue       Hair: Grey (willing to dye)
Cellphone: (978) 387-4185
E-mail: mlipsey@alumni.emerson.edu



Stage Experience
Special Tours and Awards
Television/Industrial/Commercial/Film
Training
Related Experience
Unrelated (but still dramatic) Experience

Stage Experience
Name of Play Role Theater Company Director
Midsummer Night's Dream Egea and Peter Quince
 Shakespeare in the Valley
Waterville Valley, NH		 Donna
Devlin
Much Ado About Nothing Leonata
 Shakespeare in the Valley
Waterville Valley, NH
 Donna
Devlin
Romeo and Juliet Lady Montague American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA Gadi Roll
Three Sisters Anfisa
 American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge and Edinburgh
 Krystian Lupa
The Beauty Queen of Leenane Mag Hovey Players
Waltham, MA		 Michael
Tonner
The Learned Ladies Belise Vokes Players John Barrett
The People Speak Helen Keller, Amber Amundson Ted Kazanoff Showcase, BPT Ted Kazanoff
The Incorruptible Peasant Woman Vokes Players John Barrett
Van Gogh in Japan Vivienne, Pettibon Nora Theatre, Boston Larry Lane
Inspecting Carol Dorothy Tree Hapgood Quannapowitt Theater, Reading Ron Wackowski
Hamlet Gertrude Town Cow Theater, Concord Thomas Caron
The Life of Timon of Athens Poet Town Cow Theater, Concord Thomas Caron
Jagged Little Women Chief Al Dente TheatreZone, Chelsea Danielle Fauteux Mendelson
It's A Wonderful Life Mother Bailey Fiddlehead Theatre, Norwood
The Taming of the Shrew Vincentio Boston Theatre Works Lisa Wolpe
The Water Engine Mrs. Varec Pet Brick Productions, Boston Stephen Benson
Keeley and Du Du Litterbox Productions, Boston Heidi-Louise Margocsy
The Hollow Lady Angkatell Vokes Players
Lend Me a Tenor Julia Vokes Players
A Midsummer Night's Dream Tom Snout Wellesley Summer Theatre Nora Hussey
Someone Waiting Mrs. Danecourt Vokes Players
Love Letters Melissa Lincoln Players
Tikkun Olam Mag Threshold Theatre, Inc.
Bye Bye Birdie Mrs. Peterson Mes Amis Production
Biography Marion Froude A La Carte Productions
Uncle Vanya Marina Vokes Players
I Hate Hamlet Lillian Centre Stage
Construction I Wife D. Fortson Production Deborah Fortson
NO ON 3 Performer Street Theatre
Not a Fairy Tale, Tales from Kafka Hostess Blacksmith House
Pack of Lies Barbara Vokes Players
Last Summer at Blue Fish Cove Sue Triangle Theatre Curtis Miller
Make it Like the Movies Tourist Woman Theatre Works Vincent Murphy
The Doll's House Mrs. Linde New Ehrlich Theater
Deadlined Various Roles M. Askanas Production
The Physicists Frau Rose Nucleo Ecleticco
The Marriage Proposal Natasha The Lambertville Players (N.J.)
J.B. Sarah S. Januscz Productions (N.J.)
The Effect of Gamma Rays... Beatrice Princeton Players (N.J.)

Special Tours/Awards
Name of Play Role Theater Comapany Tour/Award
Angels in America Parts I and II Hannah Centre Stage NETC 99/00 Outstanding Ensemble Award
Deathtrap Helga ten Dorp. The Concord Players NETC 98 Outstanding Supporting Actress Recognition
The Broken Heart Amyclas Unseam'd Shakespeare Co. Pittsburgh PA & 97 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Roman Fever Grace Ansley Centre Stage nom. for Best Supporting Actress EMACT 95 at Brandeis
Quilters Sarah Pine Manor College Guest Performance Artist
Lovers and Other Strangers Bea The Concord Players Finalist 1991 NETC at Brandeis
Have Mrs. Kepes Open Door Theatre Arthur Friedman's Annual Worst Performances of the Year (1982- in alphabetical order right after James Earl Jones' Othello!)
Mortel Donzel The Lambertville Players (N.J.) Premiere Production

 

Television/Industrial/Commercial/Film

medium
company
title
role
Website Oregon Center for Applied Science Aggression Resident
Television PBS The Cure Wife
Television Mass Dept. of Elder Health (Hot House Productions) Take Charge! Joan
Film Jetpak Productions Blow Dried Gerry
Film Tufts Devil's Food Cake  
Film Feature Civil Action Extra
CDROM JetPak Productions Smoking Cessation Mother
CDROM JetPak Productions Mental Health Patient
CDROM JetPak Productions Genetic Tesing Patient
Commercial Laconia Bank Laconia Bank Farmer's Wife

 

Training

Private Coaching with Michael Mendelson
Ted Kazanoff's Acting Class (03-present)
Collinge/Pickman Camera Audition Techniques w/C. Pickman, Voice Overs w/W. Lebow
I.E.C. Spring 97 workshop with Oleg Kheyfets
Shakespeare & Co.(Lenox):Jan. Intensives (97, 82), Clown Intensive (83) with M. Conway
Weekend Workshops with Tina Packer, Dennis Krausnik, Antonio Ocampo-Guzman
Company of Women weekend workshop with Kristen Linklater, et al.
Tim McDonough : Imagery I and II
David Zoffoli: Theatre Techniques
Emerson College: Minor in Theatre

Related Experience

Adjunct Professor at Merrimack College (87-94):Public Speaking, Theatre I, II
directing two final productions per year 
Adjunct Professor at Mass College of Art (97):Acting Before the Camera
Director/Writer/Performer: The Spirit of the Elizabeth Peabody House- A 100th Birthday Celebration Elizabeth Peabody
Director: Lincoln Players, Lincoln: Real Inspector Hound, New Word, Bemis Hall Birthday Bash, Heroine of Battle Road
Co-founder Lambertville Players (N.J.)

Unrelated (but still dramatic) experience
Lincoln School Committee (1985-91) chair 89-90, vice-chair 87-89
Real Estate Sales, Group/West Lincoln 85-2000, Barrett & Co. 2000-Present (Isn't this a lovely split level?!)

send me mail at mlipsey@alumni.emerson.edu