RESUME
Michael Amendola AEA
(m) 210.316.5978 michael.amendola.8@gmail.com
5’10” 220 lbs. Brown hair (bald) Blue eyes
Local: NYC & PHILLY
Will travel: CHICAGO | AUSTIN | SAN ANTONIO | NASHVILLE
OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE
Drunk Shakespeare* Host / Macbeth/MacDuff Brass Jar Productions / dir. David Hudson
The Last Jew of Boyle Heights Immigration Officer Actors Temple Theatre / dir. Steve Greenstein
*Drunk Shakespeare: 2 ½-year run; over 600 performances
REGIONAL & NEW YORK THEATRE
Every Brilliant Thing Narrator Mill Mountain Theatre / dir. Sarah Butts
A MidSummer Night’s Dream** Puck, Starveling American Shakespeare Center / dir. Kate Powers
Taming of the Shrew Pedant, Widow, Ens. American Shakespeare Center / Ren-style
Our Town George Gibbs ZACH Scott Theater / dir. Dave Steakley
The Tempest Caliban Austin Shakespeare / dir. Ann Ciccolella
The Winter’s Tale Antigonus, Ens. American Shakespeare Center / dir. Jim Warren
The Rover Don Antonio, Ens. American Shakespeare Center / Ren-style
Baal Ensemble (5 parts) Paper Chairs / dir. Dustin Wills
R + J + Anybodys Buddy Boy Cincinnati Fringe Festival / dir. Claire Edmonds
UPSTREAM/DOWNSTREAM. Mack The Tank / dir. Blayze Teicher
White Devil Camillo, Ambassador American Shakespeare Center / Ren-style
‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore Grimaldi American Shakespeare Center / dir. Jim Warren
A Christmas Carol Ensemble American Shakespeare Center / dir. Jim Warren
Mother Bombie Accius American Shakespeare Center / ens-devised
Measure for Measure Elbow/Barnadine Austin Shakespeare / dir. Ann Ciccolella
Love’s Labour’s Lost Costard Austin Shakespeare / dir. Robert Faires
A MidSummer Night's Dream Demetrius Hamlet Isn't Dead / dir. James Rightmyer Jr.
Interior: Panic George Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre / dir. Emily Lyon
15-Minute Hamlet Hamlet Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre / dir. Gwen Kelso
Counting the Ways He The Pedestrians / dir. Bob Teague
Conversation with a Kleagle Ephram 13th Street Repertory / dir. Robert Hunkele
A Writer’s Vision(s) Jerome Imagine That Productions / dir. A. John Boulanger
The Tragedy of Achilles in Vietnam Achilles The Hideout Theater / dir. Dante Dominguez
Shakes’ Husbands and Wives Petruchio BLUE Theater / dir. Jill K. Swanson
Mute Point Fred BLUE Theater/Search Party / dir. Charles Ney
Autobahn Ensemble BLUE Theater / dir. Will Snyder & Rich Martinez
**A MidSummer Night's Dream (tour) : over 100 performances
DEVISED THEATRE
Garbage Jam Joseph, Clod Created by Michael Amendola in collaboration
with Aiden Ankli, Tyler Catanella, Graham Cook
Troubled Waters Ensemble The Pig Iron School Cohort 11
Intermission Aidan Dougherty Arts Center / dir. Will Snyder
FILM / ONLINE / MULTIMEDIA
Parent/Teacher Hector (Lead) NYU / dir. Caitlin O'Bryon
High Herstory (Ann Richards) Clayton Williams Mercury Road Media / dir. Kendall Watkins
Sounds Beautiful Sam (Lead) 4th Dimension / dir. Cale Hughes
Star Stuff Stories Bed Bug Star Stuff Stories / dir. Amber Snyder
The Better Half Ep. 5 Homeless Man The Better Half Series / dir. Leyla Perez
VSBK Ep. 1 'Lentils' Dola (Lead) VSBK Prods. / dir. Charlie DiBlasi
VSBK Ep. 2 'Just Dance' Dola (Lead) VSBK Prods. / dir. Lindsey Hicks
VSBK Ep. 3 'Butter Brothers' Dola (Lead) VSBK Prods. / dir. Chris Cornwell
Alternative Ending (short film) Peter (Lead) SVA / dir. Rachel Newell
red. (web-series) Harley (Lead) A. John Boulanger
The Shakedowns ep. 2 Hissy (Supporting) Dan Simons
Udi's Spec Street Performer (Lead) Tex Pats Productions / dir. Jenny Joslin
Michael’s Problem Michael (Lead) NYFA / dir. Claudia Bueno Franco
The Dirt Ronnie (Lead) Drunk Baby Films / dir. Woody Wood
The Lion’s Prey Marks (Lead) Drunk Baby Films / dir. Quinn Walton
The Storybook Senator Edward Snout Productions / dir. Caleb Strauss
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TRAINING
MFA - Devised Performance *2024 Quinn Bauridel, Sarah Sanford The Pig Iron School
Audrey Pernell, Nicole Burgio
Emmanuelle Delpech, Dan Rothenburg
Ben Grinberg, Jonathan VanDyke
Dito van Reigersberg, Nichole Canuso,
Aram Alan Aghazarian, Allen J. Kuharski
BFA - Acting Lauren Lane, Michael Costello Texas State University
Dr. Charles Ney, Melissa Grogan
Jay Jennings, Nadine Mozan
Clown Christopher Bayes Pandemonium Studio
Giovanni Fusetti Pig Iron School / Helikos
Aitor Basauri Celebration Barn / SpyMonkey
Zach Zucker. Stamptown Comedy
Julia Proctor, Kate Owens Clown Gym
Jon Davison
Performing Shakespeare Jane Lapotaire, Jean-Marc Perrett The Royal Shakespeare Company
Elinor Parsons, Ben Naylor Stratford-upon-Avon
Dr. Debra Charlton, Patricia Delorey
Bouffon Sophie Amieva Not A Muse Theatre / Clown Gym
Eric Davis (Red Bastard) Pandemonium Studio
Adam Lazarus Pig Iron Theatre Company
Improv 101 & 201 Anthony Atamanuik, Molly Lloyd Upright Citizens Brigade
Adv. Commercial Voice-over Paul Liberti Actors Connection (NYC)
Voice-over for Animation Paul Liberti Actors Connection (NYC)
Puppeteering for TV Paul Liberti Actors Connection (NYC)
SPECIAL SKILLS
Devising, Directing, Teaching, Producing
Clown, Bouffon, Shakespeare
Mask: Neutral, Larval, Expressive, Full Head, Commedia, Utilitarian
Musical Instruments: Bass, Drum Kit, Hand Percussion, Guitar, Piano, Beat-boxing, Free-style rapping.
Impressions: Celebrities, Movie Characters, Cartoons & Muppets
Dialects: Texas, Brooklyn, British RP/Estuary/Cockney
Other: The Worm, Juggling, Belching on Cue, Google Drive, Spreadsheet wizard, Drivers License
