Terri Weagant recently relocated to Philadelphia from Seattle where she was a producing actor, director, writer and dialect coach for the last 8 years. She has worked with such companies as Seattle Shakespeare Company, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Theater Schmeater, CHAC, Empty Space, Balagan Theatre, Centerstage and Hypnagogia Sketch Comedy Group. She is a former company member of Balagan Theatre where she developed SCHMORGASBORG, a monthly late night theatre cabaret dedicated to new works. Following a month long Seattle run, Terri toured her production of Jane Wagner’s The Search for….Universe to Southeast Alaska and Washington state. In 2009 she was awarded the Theatre Puget Sound Member’s Voice Award and is a two-time Gregory Award Nominee for Outstanding Actress. Terri received her BFA in Acting from Cornish College of the Arts in 2004.
Terri Weagant
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The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe -
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Book It Repertory Theatre's The Cider House Rules, Part One -
The Cider House Rules -
Magenta in The Rocky Horror Show -
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe -
The Jammer- Director
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Background
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Training:
Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA, USA BFA in Theater 2004
Training in: Classical/Contemporary Acting, Restoration Comedy, Voice, IPA Speech, Accents/Dialects, Classical/Jazz/Choral Singing, Movement, Biomechanics, Stage Combat, Dance, Directing, Playwriting, Theatre History
Pig Iron Theatre Company Philadelphia, PA Something from Nothing Workshop- 2012
Freehold Theatre Lab Seattle, WA Solo Performance Intensive- 2012
Freehold Theatre Lab Seattle, WA Playwriting Intensive- 2006
Awards:
2011- Gypsy Rose Lee Award for Excellence in Performance as a Supporting Actress
2011- Seattle Times Footlight Award for Outstanding Actress (A Midsummer Night's Dream- Seattle Shakespeare Company)
2010- Broadway World Best Featured Actress in a Play (The Cider House Rules, Parts 1 &2- Book It Repertory Theatre)
2010, 2009- Gregory Falls Award Nominee for Outstanding Actress (Arabian Nights, Othello, The Search....in the Universe- Balagan Theatre; The Cider House Rules- Book It Rep)
2009- Theatre Puget Sound Member’s Voice Award (The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe- Balagan Theatre)
2009- Seattle Times Footlight Award for Outstanding Actress (Act a Lady- Theater Schmeater)
2009- “One to Watch” Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Arabian Nights, Othello- Balagan Theatre)
Special Skills: Mezzo Soprano Singer, Improvisation, Various Dialects (Irish, British, Cockney, Scottish, American Regionalisms), Sketch Comedy, Whistling