Emily Rast

803.665.7701 (cell) Height: 5’5” Weight: 125 lbs

emilyrast@gmail.com Hair: Strawberry blonde
www.emilyrast.com Vocal: Soprano w/mezzo belt
(G3 – E6, belt G3 – C4)
Professional Theatre
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Hermia Edward Isser Redfeather Theatre Company
Twelfth Night Viola u/s Mel Cobb Redfeather Theatre Company
Richard III Tyrrel/Jazz Singer Edward Isser Redfeather Theatre Company
The Rope Palaestra Thomas Layman Redfeather Apprentice Co.
Gundling’s Life… Scream Wilhemina/Ensemble Cooper Gardner Redfeather Apprentice Co.
The Women The Jazz Singer Eric Butler Worcester County Light Opera
Cinderella Cinderella Bill Taylor Foothills Children’s Theatre
The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid Bill Taylor Foothills Children’s Theatre
Academic Theatre: College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
An Ingénue’s Revenge One-Woman Show Eric Butler Fenwick Scholar Project
Neil Gaiman’s Coraline Coraline Lynn Kremer Fenwick Mainstage
Dinner at Eight Hattie Loomis Steve Vineberg Fenwick Mainstage
My Life with Albertine Andrée Lynn Kremer Fenwick Mainstage
Good Helen Halder Edward Isser Fenwick Mainstage
The Caucasian Chalk Circle Assorted Roles Edward Isser Fenwick Mainstage
Sweet Charity Charity Hope Valentine Eric Butler Alternate College Theatre
The Seven Year Itch Helen Sherman Thomas Layman Alternate College Theatre
Pal Joey Janet/Featured Dancer Eric Butler Alternate College Theatre
HamletMachine Ophelia Cooper Gardner Advanced Directing Project
I, Phoolan Devi Assorted Roles Lynn Kremer Ensemble Experimental Theatre
Education
College of the Holy Cross: BA, Theatre & BA, Economics May 2009
SC Governor’s School: Acting Certificate w/Honors Aug 2003
Awards
2008 – 2009 Fenwick Scholar Award: “Female Identity in the Ingénues of American Musical Theatre”
(Honors thesis project and original one-woman show).
2006 Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Alternate Nomination (for the role of Helen Halder in Good)
2003 Faculty Choice Award: Excellence in Acting, SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities
Training
Acting: Lynn Kremer, Edward Isser, Steve Vineberg, Margarett Perry, Redfeather Apprentice Company
Coursework: Basic Acting, Voice in Acting I & II, Scene Study, Shakespeare in Performance,
Performance Traditions in Asia, Kamikaze Acting, Experimental Music Theatre, Audition Techniques
Voice: Bill Taylor, Lynn Kremer
Dance: Denise Day (tap/jazz/ballet), Kaela San Lee (modern), I Made Bandem, I Wayan Dibia (Balinese)
Theatre Administration: Weston Playhouse (VT), SpeakEasy Stage (MA) (resume on request)
Skills
Mask Work & Puppetry Southern Accents (Native) Flute & Piano Working with Children
Experimental Theatre Forms Pterodactyl-Esque Sound Tour Guide National Anthem Performer
Box Office/Front of House Starbucks Barista Reading Music SC Driver’s License