HAIR COLOR: Brown
VOCAL RANGE: (IF ANY): Mezzo Soprano
BIOGRAPHY:
Nicole is a NJ/NYC based actor, choreographer and teaching artist. She is a performance graduate of Fordham University’s BA Theatre program and received her MA in Educational Theatre at NYU Steinhardt. In October 2021, Nicole was featured in the New York Times for her performance as the Morgue Victim in NYC Premiere Haunted House, Blood Manor. Additionally, in the summer of 2018, she trained at Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Tuscany in commedia dell’Arte and cirque performance, developing her love for physical theater and clowning. Nicole finds herself attracted to work where she can implement her comedic and physical theater training whether it's through her acting, choreography or teaching work. Furthermore, Nicole is trained a dancer and singer and has performed in an array of works such new musicals, devised dance and physical theater pieces, cabarets, and staged readings.
Acting resume and media can be found on her website!
Nicole has worked with companies such as Envision Theater, Chamber Theatre Productions, bergenPAC, and Helen Hayes Youth Theater teaching acting and dance, running workshops and co-directing student performances. Currently, Nicole is the Dance, Movement and Clowning Teacher at the Neighborhood Playhouse Jr. School and a Director/Choreographer teaching artist at TADA! and Broadway Bound Kids.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
Fordham University, BA Theatre Performance
Acting: Tina Benko, George Drance, Daniel Alexander Jones, Michael Potts, Matthew Magurie, Richard Topol
Voice: Elizabeth Eckert, Andrea Haring (Linklater); Grace Zandarski, Valeria Avina (Fitzmaurice, Feldenkrais)
Movement: Dawn Saito
New York University, MA Educational Theatre
Physical Theatre and Improv: Nancy Smithner
Verbatim Performance: Joe Salvatore
Accademia Dell’Arte, 4-week physical theatre intensive
Commedia dell’Arte: Roberto Andrioli
Cirque Performance: Stefan Hayes, Jon Kellam
DRM Studios
Stella Adler Technique: Deborah Kym
Classical Voice: Raymond McLeod
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Dance (Tap, Modern, Jazz), Choreography, Dialects (New York, New Jersey, German), Clowning, Improv, Puppetry, Stage Combat (Rapier, Hand to Hand), Wardrobe, Valid NJ License & US Passport