RASHADA A DAWAN - AEA, - SAG-AFTRA

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Personal Stats

Height

5'5

Eyes

Brown

Dress

16

Hair

Brown

Voice

Mezzo Soprano

Education

Governors State University

M.A.; Human Performance and Training

September 2005- May 2008

Florida A&M University

B.A.; Psychology/ Theatre

June 1999- May 2003

Theatre Productions

Intimate Apparel

Mayme

Northlight Theatre

Junie B. Jones

Mother/ Mrs. Gutzman

Marriott Lincolnshire

Djembe

Singer

Foresight Theatricals

Black Nativity

Ensemble

Congo Square

Caroline Or Change

Caroline

Timeline/ Firebrand

Something In The Game

Thelma

American Music Theatre Pro.

Elf

Deb

Paramount

A Red Line Runs Through It

Ensemble

Second City

The Winner Of Our Discontent

Ensemble

Second City

Wicked City

Madame Theresa

Chicago Theatre Workshop

Nutcracker

Sugar Plum Fairy/ Mother

Lincolnshire Marriott

Madagascar

Gloria

Lincolnshire Marriott

Aida

Nehebka

MUNY

Dynamite Divas

Gladys Knight

Black Ensemble Theatre

Chaz & Roger Ebert Story

Chaz Ebert

Black Ensemble Theatre

The Lion King

Shenzi

National Tour- Disney

The Lion King

Shenzi

Las Vegas- Disney

Aida

Aida

Bailiwick Chicago Theatre

Once On This Island

Timoune

Yellow Alligator Theatre

Dreamgirls

Deena

C.W. Essential Theatre

The Wiz

Dorothy Understudy

Cornerstone Productions

I Gotcha- The Joe Tex Story

Choreographer/ Johnnie Mae

Black Ensemble Theatre

The Other Cinderella

Geneva (Stepsister)

Black Ensemble Theatre

Don't Shed A Tear- The Billie Holiday Story

Billie Holiday Understudy

Black Ensemble Theatre

The Way We Were

Josephine Baker Understudy

Black Ensemble Theatre

Israel's Daughter

Director, Writer, Choreographer

B.FLI Productions, Inc.

For Colored Girls Who Dance Instead

Jade

B.FLI Productions, Inc.

I Am That I Am

Choreographer/ Vocalist/ Mary

AOP Productions, Inc.

Television/ Film

Pine-Sol: "Date Night"

Mother

Dir. Brook Gaston

ComEd "Saved By Savings"

Employee

Dir. David O'Connor

KMart- "Pharmacy"

Woman

Dir. Suzy DuFour

Station Eleven

Aunt Phyllis

HBO

Chicago PD

Gail Ridgell

NBC

Shameless

Berniece Stapleton

Showtime

Proven Innocent

Nancy Curtis

Fox

Easy

Mother

Netflix

Hope Springs Eternal

Nurse

Netflix

A Journey of the Heart

Candice

Deep Waters Productions

Concert/ Stage Performance

Tom Joyner's Fantastic Voyage Cruise

Featured Vocalist

Cruise 2000, 2006, 2007

Syleena Johnson

Background Vocalist

2009

Coco Brown and The Phat Cat Players

Band Member

Tallahassee, FL

ConceptLIVE

Band Member

Talahassee, FL

Soul Music Jazz Fest

Featured Vocalist

Charleston, SC

Training

Monologue Acting

Actors Studio in Chicago

Kurt Naebig

Modern/ African Dance

Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre

Voice and Diction

Florida A&M University

Classical Voice

Old Town School of Folk Music

Belly Dance

Jazmin Jahal Egyptian Dance School

Hip/Hop

Joel Hall Dance Company

Ballet

Joel Hall Dance Company

Certifications

CPR/ First Aid Instructor

American Heart Association

2010-2012

Hobbies

Horseback Riding

Ice Skating

Roller Skating

Shoe Shopping

Motivational Speaking

Corporate Training

Entertaining children

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 198 lbs

Choreography, Corporate Training, Directing, Horseback Riding, Lithurgical Dance, Motivational Speaking, Poetry, Roller skating, Shopping, Working with children, Aerobics, Archery, Billiards/Pool Player, Bowling, Boxing, Cheerleading, Hula Hoop, Ice Skating, Jump Rope, Running - General, Sky Diving, Snorkeling, Softball, Surfing, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - backstroke, Trampoline, Volleyball, Water Skiing, Yoga, Bongos, Dance Ballet, Dance Belly, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Jazz, Dancer, Improvisation, Modeling, Singer, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Range: Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, Whistler, African Accent