RESUME
Thomas Rao
Height: 5"10 | Eye Color: Blue | Hair Color: Brown | Age Range: 18-25
theatrical EXPERIENCE
Acting
Puffs.........................................Susie Bones track....Good Luck Macbeth
10/10 play festival...................Stoney......................Good Luck Macbeth
Midsummer Night’s Dream....Quince.................University of Nevada, Reno
Apocalypse Now!....................Alex.........................Reno Little Theatre
The Cake..................................George....................University of Nevada Reno
Love Awkwardly.......................Luke.........................Douglas High School
Radium Girls............................Society Woman.......Douglas High School
4 A.M........................................Romeo/ Simon........Douglas High School
Chaired.....................................Critic........................Douglas High School
Murder TonyLou Awards.........Jean Claude............Lollipop Productions
On Golden Pond.....................Bobby.......................Valhalla Theatre Company
Call Me Madam.......................Ocarina Boy.............Carson Valley Community Theatre
Holka Polka..............................Pinocchio..................Carson Valley Community Theatre
Radio Memories......................Bellhop.....................Carson Valley Community Theatre
Once Upon a Mattress............The Wizard...............Theatre of Acting Discipline
Hollywood Arms......................Malcolm....................Carson Valley Community Theatre
Film
Calamitous..............................................Victim...........Douglas High School Film Fest.
Search & Rescue Training Film..............Bill................Douglas County Training Video
Anti-Rx Ad...............................................Boy...............Community Advertisement
Intimacy
Puffs...........................................Intimacy Coach....................Good Luck MacBeth Theatre
Working.....................................Intimacy Director.................University of Nevada, Reno
A Shero's Journey....................Asst. Intim. Director.............University of Nevada, Reno
The Grasshopper.................... Asst. Intim. Coord.................Wylie Rush Films
Bull In a China Shop................Asst. Intim. Director..............Reno Little Theatre
Midsummer Night's Dream....Intimacy Director..................University of Nevada Reno
Nightmare on Taylor Street....Asst. Intim. Director...............Good Luck MacBeth
The Thanksgiving Play............Asst. Intim. Director.............. Reno Little Theatre
The Nest (Film)........................Asst. Intim. Coord.................Teensy Leader Pictures
Technical
10/10 Play festival..................Director...............................Good Luck Macbeth
Working..................................Stage Manager...................University of Nevada, Reno
UrineTown...............................Wardrobe............................University of Nevada Reno
And a Child Shall Lead..........Stagehand..........................Douglas High School
Rumors....................................Light Board........................Carson Valley Community Theatre
California Suite.......................Props..................................Carson Valley Community Theatre
The Butler Did It.....................Props..................................Carson Valley Community Theatre
Acting Training &Education
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Intimacy Coordination/ Directing
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Interning under Adi Cabral
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Theatre Intimacy Education Workshops:
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Best Practices​
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Intimacy Choreography.
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University of Nevada, Reno
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BA Theatre: Acting Specialization & BA Gender, Race, Identities: 2018-2022
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Movement- LeCoq, Laban, Yoga- Rosie Brownlow-Calkin, Adi Cabral, Rob Gander
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Speech- Fitzmaurice, Knight-Thompson Speechwork
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Acting Style- Shakespeare, Stanislavski, Meisner, Method
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Technical- Advanced Costume Construction,Wardrobe, Set Building, Stagehand
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Douglas High School
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Advanced High School Diploma, June 2018
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Improvisation
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Assort. Improv classes
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Amy Sando ​
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Reno Improv
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Special Skills
Voice/ Character Work. RP, Cockney, Gen.Am. and New York accents. Improv. Intimacy Directing/ Coordination. Costume Construction/ Sewing. Shakespeare. Drivers License. Alcohol Serving Card. CPR/ First Aid. Moderate level Spanish. Money Handling.