Barbara Guertin

Female

Worcester, MA

United States

Profile Information:

Member's contact info (email and phone or agent):

508-951-2665 guertin7@charter.net

Member's acting, voice or modeling website:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2185188/

Member's age range:

46-50, 51-55, Casting Director/Producer/Film Maker

Member's Affiliations:

SAG-AFTRA, AEA, Casting Director/Producer/Film Maker

Member's PHYSICAL TRAITS (use format on the "Before Applying" page)

Ethnicity: Caucasian
Height: 5'8"
Eyes: Green
Hair: Blonde
Dress: 12-14 M
Suit: 12-14
Type/Look: Northern European/Scandinavian, corporate management, country club, savvy mom, politician's wife
Skills: singer, dancer, spokesperson, green screen, teleprompter, dubbing, voice-over, runway and print model, sight read music, stage combat, commedia dell'arte training, tennis, sailing, skiing, softball(Broadway Show League All-Star), and most importantly, can cry on demand.

Portrayable & believable accents or dialects (e.g. Southern, Chinese, Spanish, German, Boston, etc.):

British, New York, Southern, German, Russian, Swedish, Irish

Member's Performance Skills:

Badminton, Bassoon, Boating - sail, Comedian, Dance - ballet, Dance - ballroom, Dance - tango, Driving - car, Driving - stick shift-standard, Ear Prompter, Equestrian - Western, Figure Skating, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Green screen, Professional Speaker, Sailing, Singer - Soprano, Singer - Mezzo Soprano, Snow Skiing - freestyle, Stage Combat, Swimming - general ability, Teleprompter, Tennis, Voices-characters, Weight Lifting, Yoga

Recent noteworthy acting experience (use the format on the Before Applying page):

Film & Television:
"Sea of Trees" - Flight Attendant
"Olive Kittredge" - Airport Gate Keeper
"American Hustle" - Denise
"Labor Day" - waitress
“Body of Proof” Diner ABC-TV
“Summer Song” - Neighbor - Windward Entertainment
"Remember Your Death" - Sandy - Greg Croteau, director
"Synthetic Beauty" - Dora - Martin Zahrinov, director
“What’s Your Number” - Wedding Guest - Mark Mylod, director
“Boyband”- Homeroom Teacher - Jon Artigo, director
“Children of the Streets” - Mother - Starbeams Productions
“The Women” -Luncheon Guest - Diane English, director
“27 Dresses” - Rehearsal Dinner Guest - Anne Fletcher, director
“The War That Made America” - Irish and British VO’s - PBS
“Close-Up” - Reporter - Shemie Reut, director
“Bullets Over Broadway” - Theatre Patron - Woody Allen, dir.
“It Could Happen to You” - Subway denizen - Andrew Bergman, director
“Guiding Light” - Reporter - ABC-TV(multiple)
“As the World Turns” - Club patron - CBS-TV(multiple)

Industrials:
Price Waterhouse Audit Films PW In-house production
Skillsoft HR Training Films - Stone Media
Boston Scientific HR Training, In-house

Stage Experience:
“The Three Sisters” - Olga - Sanford Meisner Theatre, NYC
“Lady Windermere’s Fan” - Mrs. Erlynne - Mint Theatre, NYC
“Time of Your Life” - Society Lady - Mint Theatre Co., NYC
“Severity’s Mistress” - Mrs. Prospect - Soho Rep, NYC
“Miscast” - Maryanne - Soho Rep, NYC
“A Christmas Carol” - Mrs. Crachit - Hanover Theatre, MA
Cabaret” - Fraulein Kost - The Claridge, Atlantic City
“42nd Street” - Dorothy Brock - Falmouth, MA & Poconos, PA
“Mrs. Warren’s Profession" - Mrs. Warren - Vassar Inst. Theater, NY
“Anastasia” - Anna - Foothills Theatre, MA
“Three Penny Opera” - Lucy Brown - Sumus Theatre, OR
“Move Over Mrs. Markham” - Linda Lodge - Centennial Theatre Fest., CT

Additionally, performed many new works and showcases at Primary Stages, Naked Angels, New Dramatists, Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST), amongst others…

Training:
Scene study/Meisner: Bill Esper, Salem Ludwig, Deloss Brown
Classical Technique: James Roose-Evans (London), Christopher Martin(CSC Rep),Commedia Dell’Arte Players (Blue Lake, CA)
Movement: Lloyd Williamson, Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints, Greg Seel(Alexander)
Ballet,Tap,Jazz Madame Darvash, Chris Chadman, et al… – Broadway Dance
Voice Joyce Hall, Tom Helm, Richard Sabellico, Jack Lee – all NYC
Speech Martin Waldron, William Maloney
Improv Companies Rutgers Shoestring Players, Whole Theatre Co(under Olympia Dukakis), Significant Others (seen on Lifetime)

Education/Special Skills/Awards:
Rutgers University – BA Theatre Arts; Roger Williams University – London Theatre Program

Awards: Best Actress in a Musical/Play – Willamette Week, OR; Acting Oscar of Industrials – Audit Film, Price Waterhouse

Training or acting classes (class name, teacher & where):

William "Bill" Esper - Rutgers
Commedia Dell'Arte - Blue Lake Players, CA

Other non-acting related work, hobbies or charities (not skills) in which this actor is involved (1 or 2 word descriptions):

Managing Director of 4th Wall/American Classic Theater, Film Producer/Casting - "Boyband" and "Snowflake" "Respect Her Hustle", Board of Trustees Worcester Historical Museum, Sustainer with the Worcester Junior League, Board Member Girls's, formerly Foothills Theater, have actively participated in fundraisers for Pancreatic Cancer, MS Society, Toys for Tots, and a host of many other non-profit organizations.

VOICE ARTISTS ONLY [you must have a professional demo to upload]: illustrative 1-word descriptions for this actor's voice (e.g. conversational, announcer, warm, etc.):

Specialize in accent work - British, Scottish, Irish, German, Russian, and Regional American - Southern, The Great Plains, New York, and Worcester. Emcee(live events), radio and television announcer. Singing range 4 octaves - Mezzo Soprano.

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