HAIR COLOR: Black
BIOGRAPHY:
Autumn Maynard is an actress and playwright born and raised in Queens, NY. She is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at the Playwright’s Horizons Theatre School studio and received her BFA in Drama. She also graduated from the two year conservatory program at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where she received an Associate in Occupational Studies in Drama. Autumn Maynard is a multi-hyphenated artist whose talents span past acting, and include playwriting, directing, sound design, and producing. Autumn Maynard succeeds best in collaborative spaces and enjoys encountering challenging work head on. She enjoys working on characters that she describes as strong but sensitive women who challenge the ways in which we think. She was recently seen as Brandy Anderson in Blinded By Faith that premiered at The New York Theatre Festival, Ashanti in Journey through Africa at the Black Spectrum Theatre Company, #11 in The Wolves at Stella Adler Studios, Chorus in If Pretty Hurts Then Ugly Must Be A Muhfucka at Columbia University, Ade from The Land We Share at the Chain Theatre Festival, and Emily Rose from Jamaican Talk Show Host at Comedy in Harlem. Some of her other credits to look out for include FILM: It’s Nice to Meet You (LEAD), Hidden Magic(LEAD), Room to Stand (LEAD), Caught in Between (LEAD), Lottie Baby: (SUPPORTING). Website: Autumnmaynard.com, IG:_autumnmaynard.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Drama,
Playwright’s Horizon Theatre School – Nick Mills, David Ryan Smith, Jedadiah Schultz, Maria Mukuka
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Associate of Occupational Studies in Drama,
Acting/Camera – Susan Pilar, Nicola Murphy, Christopher Halladay, Timothy D. Stickney, Jennifer Mann
Forest Hills High School Drama Program, High School Diploma,
Theatre/Film - Amy Morrison, Juliana Fragias
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Spanish (Conv.), Japanese (Beg.), Swedish (Beg.) Accents and Dialects (Southern, Caribbean), IPA Proficient, Voice Over, Sketch Comedy, Stage Combat (Hand to Hand and Sword), Playwriting, Script Coverage, Sound Design, Scenic Shop, PA, Broadway Intern.