TAPRENA MICHELLE AUGUSTINE
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- SAG-AFTRA
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Broadway Tour - Shug Avery - The Color Purple - DRAMA (Performance Video) Quicktime
Scenes from The Color Purple
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Broadway Tour - Shug Avery - The Color Purple - DRAMA (Performance Video) Quicktime
Scenes from The Color Purple
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Vocal Performance 1 (Performance Video) Quicktime
Vocal Performance of "Too Beautiful For Words" from the Broadway Tour of The Color Purple
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Vocal Performance 2 (Performance Video) Quicktime
Vocal Performance of "Push Da Button" from the Broadway Tour of The Color Purple
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Animation - Ali-Gator (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
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Short VO Reel (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
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Voiceover- Kleenex (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
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Voiceover - Dunkin Donuts (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Résumé Print Résumé
TELEVISION | ||
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Angel |
Recurring |
BET+ |
Leverage Redemption |
Guest Star |
Amazon Prime |
Colin in Black and White |
Co-Star |
Netflix |
For Life |
Recurring |
ABC & HULU |
Emergency Call |
Guest Star |
ABC |
Bull |
Guest Star |
CBS |
The Blacklist |
Co-Star |
NBC & Netflix |
Brooklynification |
Guest Star |
BRIC Tv |
Jessica Jones |
Co-Star |
Netflix |
Gotham |
Co-Star |
FOX |
The Enemy Within |
Co-Star |
NBC |
FILM | ||
Lola |
Supporting |
Netflix |
He The People |
Lead |
Amazon Prime |
Blight |
Supporting |
Short - Brittany Clemons |
City |
Supporting |
Tubi |
San Francisco Black Film Festival |
2020 |
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Misdeal |
Supporting |
Michael Shimmerman |
Manhood |
Supporting |
Short - Franklin Livingston |
COMMERCIALS | ||
VitaFusion |
Principal |
The Station |
Chico's |
Featured |
House Casting NYC |
Cable & Wireless |
Lead VO |
Fitzgerald & Company |
BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS | ||
A Night With Janis Joplin |
Bessie Smith – (Role Originator) ** |
Dir: Randy Johnson |
The Color Purple |
Shug Avery * |
Dir: Gary Griffin |
The Lion King |
Sarabi |
Dir: Julie Taymor |
Book of Mormon |
Sedaka |
D: Trey Parker, Casey Nicholaw |
The Pajama Game |
Mae |
Phoenix Entertainment |
*Best Featured Actress- Broadway World 2011, |
** Schmazie Award |
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OFF-BROADWAY | ||
Radio City Christmas Spectacular |
Lead u/s |
Radio City Music Hall |
SELECTED REGIONAL THEATER | ||
The First Deep Breath |
Principal |
National Black Theatre |
The World Goes Round |
Principal |
Florida Studio Theatre |
Caroline or Change |
Principal |
The Human Race Theatre |
Little Shop of Horrors |
Principal |
Barter Theatre |
Hairspray |
Featured |
Lyceum Theatre |
Westside Story |
Featured |
Lyceum Theatre |
Cats |
Principal |
Lyceum Theatre |
SWING! |
Lead |
Surflight Theatre |
Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies |
Principal |
Kent Gash, Dir |
A Christmas Carol |
Principal |
The Alliance Theatre |
Little Shop of Horrors |
Principal |
Atlanta Lyric Theatre |
CONCERTS | ||
Professional Touring Background Vocalist |
Artist: Cherelle |
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Professional Touring Background Vocalist |
Artist: Glen Jones |
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DANCE | ||
San Jacinta Dance Company |
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I.U. Afro American Dance Company |
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TRAINING | ||
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS (NYC) |
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY - THEATRE DEPT. |
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Jared Kirby - MARTIAL ARTS FOR ACTORS |
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Heidi Marshall |
Bob Krakower |
Prof Actor's Studio (ATL) |
Ted Sluberski |
Anthony Aberson |
Jeffrey Zeiner |
Maggie Reid (Comedy) |
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Voice: Professional VCs |
Indiana University |
Belmont University |
Dance: Atlanta Ballet, Georgia Ballet |
New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'5" |
Weight: 130 lbs |
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Baton Twirling, Gymnastics, Jump Rope, Roller Skating, Running - General, Running - Long Distance, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - backstroke, Yoga, Dance Ballet, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Jazz, Dance Modern, Dance Tap, Dancer, Improvisation, Modeling, Singer, Teleprompter, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, Vocal Style: Rapper, Voiceover, African Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, British - Cockney Accent, South African Accent
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Taprena, who attended New York's esteemed American Academy of Dramatic Arts, has spent most of her career performing in Broadway Productions. She received the Broadway World Award for Best Featured Actress in 2011 for her role as Shug Avery in "The Color Purple" as well as the Broadway Robe in 2014 for her origination of the role of Bessie Smith in "A Night With Janis Joplin". She is a TV/Film actress as well as a Singer/Songwriter. Voice-Belt to F5/C3 to C6, Choreographer