Clare Boyd
Last updated
January 18, 2019
Biography
Clare Boyd is a graduate of Mary Baldwin University's Shakespeare & Performance MFA program and of The University of Texas at Arlington's Theater Arts BFA acting program. Favorite recent roles include The Nurse in Romeo & Juliet with the Prague Shakespeare Company and, with The Motley Shakespeare Players in Staunton VA, Celia in As You Like It and Gower/Diana in Pericles.
Résumé
Clare Boyd[email protected]....512-587-1647
Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’10” Vocal Range: Soprano, C3-A5
Selected Roles
Pericles Gower/Diana Motley Shakespeare Players, VA Vanessa Morosco
Knight…Pestle Humphrey Motley Shakespeare Players, VA Ensemble directed
As You Like It Celia Motley Shakespeare Players, VA Elizabeth Bernardo
The Winter’s Tale Polixenes, Dion Motley Shakespeare Players, VA Nick Ciavarra
Romeo & Juliet The Nurse Prague Shakespeare Company Steve Urkowitz
The Spanish Tragedy Balthazar, Horatio Motley Shakesp. Players Chad Marriott
Love’s Labour’s Lost Maria, feat. vocalist Compass Shakes. Ensemble, VA Ensemble direct.
Sleeping Beauty Maleficent the Evil Fairy Mary Baldwin U. Shakes. & Perf. Elizabeth Bernardo
Everyman God, Goods, Discretion MBU Shakespeare & Performance Chad Marriott
Macbeth Third Witch MBU Shakes. & Performance Matt Davies/Doreen Bechtol
Sejanus, His Fall Agrippina Am. Shakesp. Center, staged reading Justine Mackey
She Stoops to Conquer The Landlady City Theatre, TX Andy Berkovsky
Inherit the Wind Mrs. Blair, feat. vocalist City Theatre, TX Perry Crafton
Book of Days Sharon Bates University of TX, Arlington Dennis Maher
Working Sharon Atkins Theatre Arlington, TX B.J. Cleveland
Urinetown Ethel University of TX, Arlington Andrew Gaupp
Training
MFA, Shakespeare & Performance, acting focus Mary Baldwin University, VA
Master of Letters (MLitt) Shakespeare & Performance Mary Baldwin University, VA
BFA, acting focus University of Texas, Arlington
Acting/Voice: Matt Davies, Doreen Bechtol, Lisa Wolpe,
John Harrell, Jim Johnson & Carolyn Johnson, Linda Gates
Chekhov technique: Joe Chapa, Kiara Pipino Viewpoints & devised theatre: Doreen Bechtol
Original Pronunciation: David Crystal & Ben Crystal Neutral Mask: Julie Fishell
Linklater vocal technique: Allison Glenzer, Linda Bisesti Clown: Rupesh Tillu
Stage Combat: J.P. Schiedler, Joe Chapa (basics in broadsword, quarterstaff, hand-to-hand)
Special Skills
Reads music; good ear for harmony and dialect; British RP and OP dialects; experience in choral and solo singing; experience in devised and immersive theater, theater for young audiences, outdoor theater, repertory theater, audience contact and early modern staging conditions; costume design and construction;
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