"A chameleon-like quality and versatile vocals that make her so compelling to watch..."
Bio
Born in Tokyo and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Anna originally studied classical/bel canto singing and has since built her acting career with extensive experience in new works by composers and playwrights. She is the star of San Francisco Director, H.P. Mendoza's arthouse/experimental horror film, I Am a Ghost, which garnered high acclaim and numerous awards (Gravitas Ventures). She is an original cast member of Jason Craig and Dave Malloy's (Banana Bag & Bodice Co.) award-winning song play: Beowulf—A Thousand Years of Baggage having toured with the show in UK/QC/NYC/Boston, MA/Berkeley, CA (original production).
Height: 5'4"
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eyes Color: Hazel
Soprano w/ high belt
Theater
Off-Broadway
*Henry VI: Parts 1&2 Somerset NAATCO/Stephen Brown-Fried
New York
The Antelope Party Jean Dutch Kills/Jess Chayes
Trigger Lee Leviathan Lab/Flordelino Lagundino
Cymbeline Caius Lucius Stay Awake/Jeannie Marie-Brown
Regional
This Much I Know (World Premiere) Natalya/B Aurora Theatre Company/Josh Costello
The Three Sisters Olga Two River Theater/Sara Holdren
Shipwreck (World Premiere) Jools Woolly Mammoth/Saheem Ali
*MOBY-DICK (World Premiere) Flask American Repertory Theater/Rachel Chavkin
The Importance of Being Earnest Gwendolen Aurora Theatre/Josh Costello
Mr. Burns: a post-electric play Jenny A.C.T. & Guthrie Theatre/Mark Rucker
Water by the Spoonful Orangutan TheatreWorks/Leslie Martinson
Venus in Fur Vanda u/s American Conservatory Theater/Casey Stangl
It Can’t Happen Here Mary Greenhill Berkeley Repertory Theater/Lisa Peterson
The Comedy of Errors Adriana SF Shakespeare Festival/Ken Kelleher **Beowulf—A Thousand Years of Baggage Warrior 2 American Repertory Theatre/Mallory Catlett & Rod Hipskind
Beardo Tsarista Shotgun Players/Patrick Dooley
Film
*I am a Ghost Starring Gravitas Ventures/H.P. Mendoza
Bitter Melon Featured Ersatz Film/H.P. Mendoza
Voiceover
*conflicts upon request
Readings/Workshops
Revenge Song (Qui Nguyen) Marie The Orchard Project/Robert Ross Parker
Lucky Ones (The Bengsons) Ensemble Ars Nova/Anne Kauffman
Special Skills: Vocal Training: (advanced) Musical Theater/Bel Canto/Rock/Pop. Languages: German & Japanese (both moderate). Piano (beginner), Guitar (beginner) acupressure/massage (certified), yoga, extensive experience teaching/coaching children, can drive stickshift (CA DL), stage combat: broadsword/rapier/unarmed, valid passport
Education/Training
Erica Jensen (Calleri Casting) Theatre & On-Camera audition classes
PJ Ochlan (Dr. Dialect) Character & Accent Voiceover
SITI Company 25th Annual Summer Workshop
Shakespeare & Company 30th Annual Month-long Intensive
Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts Vocational Certificate in Acting Technique
Mills College: Bachelor of Arts in English Literature
Awards:
*Best Actress (I Am a Ghost): Tuscon Terrorfest, Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei Returned as Chairman of the Jury & Special Jury Best Actress Mix Mexico
**Top 12 Best of Off-Broadway New Yorker & recipient of Edinburgh International Fringe Festival “Herald Angel” award
***Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award “Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role (Female)”
San Francisco Bay Guardian Outstanding Local Discovery Award: Theater