RASHADA A DAWAN
- AEA,
- SAG-AFTRA
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Personal Stats | ||
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Height |
5'5 |
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Eyes |
Brown |
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Dress |
16 |
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Hair |
Brown |
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Voice |
Mezzo Soprano |
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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 |
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Voice and Diction |
Florida A&M University |
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Classical Voice |
Old Town School of Folk Music |
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Belly Dance |
Jazmin Jahal Egyptian Dance School |
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Hip/Hop |
Joel Hall Dance Company |
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Ballet |
Joel Hall Dance Company |
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Certifications | ||
CPR/ First Aid Instructor |
American Heart Association |
2010-2012 |
Hobbies | ||
Horseback Riding |
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Ice Skating |
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Roller Skating |
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Shoe Shopping |
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Motivational Speaking |
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Corporate Training |
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Entertaining children |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'5" |
Weight: 198 lbs |
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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