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Lisa LaGrande

Lisa LaGrande
EMAIL: lisalagrande2@gmail.com
WEBSITE: https://www.lisalagrande.com
HEIGHT: 5'4
HAIR COLOR: Reddish Brown

VIDEO LINKS (IF ANY): https://youtu.be/9NSwFPf12fY
https://youtu.be/I4uU8x3qOGM
https://youtu.be/F3z0jwgVsSo

VOCAL RANGE: (IF ANY): Mezzo Soprano/Alto
UNION AFFILIATION (IF ANY): Non Union

BIOGRAPHY:
Lisa LaGrande (She/Her) is proud to have served as the Intimacy Director for dozens of productions across NYC since 2018. She is currently nearing completion of her certification process through Intimacy Directors and Coordinators. Some of her favorite projects include Velvet Rage (Between us Productions), Fish Meat by Esme Maria Ng, Love’s Labor’s Lost with Arachne Theatricals, Tam Lin (Barefoot Shakespeare), Twelfth Night (Match:Lit), Our Own Odyssey by Chris Rivera, and Dead-Enders (webseries). She also known for acting work throughout the city, appearing in powerhouse shows such as Charles Mee's Trojan Women, David Auburn's Proof, Romeo & Juliet, and new works such as Excavating the Rising Star by Ash Singer. For more information about Lisa and her work as an actor, playwright, or Intimacy Director, please visit www.lisalagrande.com or find her on Instagram @sweetnspicyintimacy

EDUCATION / TRAINING:
Currently in final mentorship hours of Intimacy Director Certification through IDC Certified in Mental Health First Aid Successfully Completed Levels 1-3 Advanced Training Program for IDC Certification, led by Claire Warden & Cha Ramos. Creating Spaces: Community Guidelines and Tools for Talking January 2023 Level I and Level II Foundations in Intimacy 2021-2022 Understanding Body Shame & Body Healing 2022 Laban for Intimacy Work: A Choreographer’s Toolbox 2022 BDSM & Kink Webinar 2022 Culturally Competent Productions Dec 2022 Supporting Transgender and Non-binary Artists 2021 Intro to Trauma Informed Practices for Artists 2021 Facilitating Group Closure 2021 Pronouns 101 2021 30 Hrs Rapier & Dagger Class* Mike Magliocca Neutral Chaos 30 Hrs Single Sword Class* Mike Magliocca Neutral Chaos 20 Hours Knife Intensive Leighton Samuels Neutral Chaos 30 Hours Unarmed Combat* Leighton Samuels Neutral Chaos 18 Hours Saber Intensive Vincent Lane NYCSS Monthly Movement Jams Sessions Stacy Donovan Improbable Stage Michael Chekhov Master Class Mala Powers Actors Movement Studio Williamson & Viewpoints Intensive Ted Morin/Janice Orlandi Actors Movement Studio *Passed SAFD Test with Certifications

SPECIAL SKILLS:
Vocal: Mezzo Soprano/Alto, Stage Combat( Rapier & Dagger/Unarmed/Single Sword/Saber/Knife), Devised Movement, Dialects (Standard British, Northern Irish, American Southern), Intimacy Director & Coordinator (Certification Pending: Level 4 Status with IDC. ID Resume available upon request), Fun fact: ask me about all things Juliet. ID Special Skills: Queer Love Stories, Epic Period Romances (Outlander, Bridgerton), Romantic comedies, Scenes of Sensitive Intimate Content

OTHER SKILLS:
I also work as a playwright and movement director specializing in Fantasy Magic.

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