Aerobics, Banjo, Baseball, Basketball, Bicycling-general, Billiards-Pool, Boating - engine, Boating - sail, Bowling, Canoeing, Card Playing - Poker, Clarinet, Cry-on-Cue, Dance - ballroom, Dance -swing, Dance - tap, Driving - precision, Driving - car, Ear Prompter, Fishing, Frisbee - general, Frisbee - freestyle, Green screen, Harmonica, Ice Skating, Improvisation, Kayaker, Mountain Biking, Ping-Pong, Professional Speaker, Racquetball, Rock Climber, Running - general, Running - long distance, Sailing, Singer - Alto, Singer - Tenor, Singer - Mezzo Soprano, Softball, Stage Combat, Swimming - general ability, Swimming - freestyle, Teleprompter, Tennis, Volleyball - beach (2 on 2), Volleyball - indoor (6 on 6), Volleyball - general ability, Weight Lifting, Whistler, Yoga
Recent noteworthy acting experience (use the format on the Before Applying page):
FILM & TELEVISION
bit parts in Admission, "Gossip Girl", and "Bunk".
INDEPENDENT FILM HIGHLIGHTS Marathon lead
"Broken Crayons" lead Hallows' Eve supporting Fake principal Exposure principal Local Honey principal Williamstowne principal
"Eeny, Meeny, Miny, MOE" principal
Many films for Boston University and Wesleyan University, one for Minnesota State University.
REGULAR STAND-IN EXPERIENCE
Nurse Jackie (Edie Falco and utility), Admission (utility), Notorious pilot (Katherine LaNasa), The Magic of Belle Isle (Virginia Madsen).
DRIVING ON SET
Law & Order: SVU (Town Car); The Big C (as photo double); Marathon (vintage sedan); R.I.P.D.; A Late Quartet; Premium Rush; Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding; and Gossip Girl.
JOGGER Premium Rush, Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You, Something Borrowed, Royal Pains, White Collar, The Other Guys, and Marathon.
ATHLETE Here Comes The Boom (yogi), I Don't Know How She Does It (bowler), Sunny Side Up (yogi), Body Of Proof (tennis player), Delocated (tap dancer), and The Other Guys (golfer).
COMMERCIALS/INDUSTRIALS
Seasons Up Close web host, Kraft online promo lead, Fidelity Investments 2 videos lead, Mystic Seaport 3 videos lead.
Commercials furnished on request.
THEATER HIGHLIGHTS
Long Wharf Next Stage project, 4 shows for Cornerstone Productions (equity company), News Improv and Meter Theater for New Haven Theater company, original member of Off the Cuff improv, 6 seasons of Mystic Seaport 1876 Christmas tour, 2 seasons of one-person Mystic Seaport show about immigration, murder mysteries and corporate training for TeamBonding, years of producing original work for community theater.
TRAINING
Chekhov technique weekend immersion
Acting and auditioning for camera
stage combat, improv, auditioning, lighting, sound, and voiceover.
KEPT A STRAIGHT FACE AROUND
Bill Murray, Jimmy Fallon, Charlie Day, Colin Mochrie, Russell Brand, Jason Schwartzman, Jim Brewer, Peter Facinelli, Michael Blackson, Thomas Lennon, Kumail Nanjiani, Harrison Ford (between takes), Louie CK, Jane Fonda (yes!), and Tom Cruise (because of his acting).
Other non-acting related work, hobbies or charities (not skills) in which this actor is involved (1 or 2 word descriptions):
freelance writing, corporate training
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.):
My voice ranges from world-weary traveler to bright and bouncy cheerleader! I have an extremely broad pitch range--3 octaves--from tenor to soprano. I can read music, and like so many improvisers before me, love to combine a dialect with a vocal quality, such as an old Southern hooker, or a fat Russian spy, or a jumpy beagle from the Bronx. You should hear it.
Hi Beth. It was great meeting you on Labor Day. That was pretty fun! I must confess though that I'm not on here very much since I mostly focus on running my production company: Waterfall Productions. I do like your page here a lot. Hope to see you again and do keep busy! -Rita
Gilda James
Mar 4, 2010
Roy Horne
Awesome, Good luck.. I have been trying to get on that but no luck yet
Dec 8, 2011
Rita Parisi
Hi Beth. It was great meeting you on Labor Day. That was pretty fun! I must confess though that I'm not on here very much since I mostly focus on running my production company: Waterfall Productions. I do like your page here a lot. Hope to see you again and do keep busy! -Rita
Jul 18, 2012