AllisonSPearce@gmail.com
www.AllisonSprattPearce.com
917.698.9410
EDUCATION
M.F.A. DRAMATIC ARTS THE OLD GLOBE/UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO - 2010-2012
·ACTOR/FULL SCHOLARSHIP, * AWARDED THE SHILEY SCHOLARSHIP
·HONOR SCHOLAR
·FACULTY: RICK SEER, RAY CHAMBERS, JAN GIST, LIZ SHIPMAN, MARIA CARRERA, GEORGE YE, CYNTHIA CAYWOOD, FRED ROBINSON, ABRAHAM STOLL, GERHARD GESSNER
B.F.A. MUSIC THEATRE, MINOR IN DANCE ELON UNIVERSITY - 1996-2000
·CREDITS FULFILLED EARLY (in three and half years)
·RESIDENT COORDINATOR (for one year)
·CERTIFIED AEROBICS INSTRUCTOR (four years)
·TEACHING ASSISTANT FOR CATHERINE MCNEELA (two years)
·FACULTY:CATHERINE MCNEELA, RICHARD GANG, LINDA SABO, LYNN FORMATO, GENE MEDLER, NINA WHEELER
500 Hour Yoga Certification -2021
2018-Prana Yoga 200 Hour Certification
Faculty: Gerhard Gressner
2020-Miramar College 300 Hour Certification
Faculty: Amore St. Ives, Sophie Blicher
ACADEMIC POSITION
Grossmont College- 2014-Present
THTA 243 Acting 3
THTR 234 A & B Fundamentals of Musical Theatre solo
THTR 235 A & B Fundamentals of Musical Theatre duets, trios, groups
THTR 130 Acting 1
THTR 111 Rehearsal and Performance (Director/Choreographer)
THTR 132 Acting for the Camera
THTR 131 Acting 2- Substitute
THTR 207 Techniques of Directing 1- Substitute
University of San Diego- 2014-current
THEA 230 Acting 1
THEA 111 Theatre & Society
THEA 385 Acting for Musical Theatre
THEA 512 Substitute for M.F.A. drama students
THEA 340 Voice and Speech
THEA 511 Yoga Substitute
University of California San Diego Extension- 2013
THEA 40007 Introduction to Acting
DIRECTING & CHOREOGRAPHING
2022: Director: Catch Me If You Can: San Diego Musical Theatre
2022: Choreographer: Lighting Thief: Envision Theatre
2021: Film Supporting Acting Coach: Regan
2019: Film Lead Acting Coach: Mighty Oak
2019: Director/Choreographer: Mean Girls the musical: San Diego Mucsical Theatre
2018: Director-PURGE CITY: Comic Con for the Purge movie/tv franchise
2018: Director/Choreographer: Grossmont Summer Conservatory: Beauty & the Beast
2017: San Diego Musical Theatre: Choreographer: First Date
2016: Junior Theatre: Director/Choreographer: The Wiz
2016: Junior Theatre: Director/Choreographer: Senior Showcase
2014: Grossmont College: Director/Choreographer: Musical Theatre Showcase
2016: Grossmont College: Director/Choreographer: Musical Theatre Showcase
2017: Grossmont College: Director/Choreographer: Musical Theatre Showcase
2018: Grossmont College: Director/Choreographer: Musical Theatre Showcase
2012: The Old Globe: Assistant Director: Globe Honors
2012: The Old Globe/USD: Assistant Director: Senior Showcase
2008/2009: Flat Rock Playhouse: Assistant Director: Vagabond Players TYA
2006: New York Stage and Film: Pre-Broadway Workshop: Good Vibrations: Assistant Director/ Choreographer
THEATRE AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2018: Craig Noel Nomination: Best Actress in The Last Wife
2017: Craig Noel Award Winner for best supporting actress in Gypsy
2016: Craig Noel Award Winner for best new musical for Come From Away
2015: Craig Noel Nomination: Best Actress in My Fair Lady
2014: Craig Noel Nomination: Best Actress in Sound of Music
2008: Tony Nomination/Drama Desk Nomination: Cry Baby (original company)
2007: Tony Nomination/Drama Desk Nomination: Curtains (original company)
MASTER CLASSES / TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Musical Theatre College Auditions (MTCA) – West Coast Representative, Resident and Senior Coach for Song Performance and Monologues
2011-Current
The Mission: We are dedicated to and highly experienced in helping students prepare to show their best, most unique selves to college musical theatre and acting programs. We will create a recommended coaching plan for you based on your individual needs and interests.
My Duties: Dance, Song and Acting coach. Find song repertoire and monologues, attain a balanced school audition list, prep for interviews, coach privately, in teams and on panels to high school students wanting to apply to theatre arts programs. www.MTcollegeauditions.com
Dayton Ballet, Dayton, OH
2001: Performance in Musical Theatre
City at Peace/Urban Nation, Washington, D.C.
2000: Performance Masterclass and Mentorship for the underrepresented Urban community
Elon University, Elon, NC
2001: Finance & The Business of Acting
2005: Audition Technique
2007: Dance-Original Broadway choreography from Guys & Dolls, Curtains, and Cry Baby
Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock, NC
2006: Audition Technique
2008: Contemporary Monologue & Scene Study
2009: Film & Commercial Audition Technique
2009: Finances, Making it in New York, and Agents/Casting Directors/Auditions
Actors’ Resource, New York, NY
2008: Commercial Audition Class
2010: Commercial, Television, & Film Study (four day intensive)
Grand Canyon University, San Diego, CA
2011/2019: Modern Scene Study- through the Stanislavski Method & Shakespeare
Otay Ranch High School, Chula Vista, CA
2011: Shakespeare Intensive
California State University, San Marcos, San Marcos, CA
2011: Using your full voice, speech, and movement in business leadership
ESU, Shakespeare Competition, San Diego, CA
2012: Coached high school actors for the ESU Shakespeare National Compaction
San Diego Music Theatre, San Diego, CA
2014: Youth Performance group: Masterclass
2019: On Camera Class 1, On Camera Class 2
2021: 12 Week Song Performance Class
San Diego Theatre Educators Alliance, San Diego, CA
2014: Guest speaker at the educators conference about theatre auditions
Tory Ross Acting Class, San Diego, CA
2015: Shakespeare Intensive
Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA
2014-current: College Audition Preparation
Theatre Arts School, San Diego, CA
2016: Song Performance workshop
Junior Theatre, San Diego, CA
2016: Summer Intensive Teacher: Dance for the musical stage, Acting, Showcase
Prana Yoga, La Jolla, CA (current)
2017-current: Voice & Speech for the Yoga Teacher
COSA, Coronado, CA
2018: Auditions and College Prep.
2020: Self Tape Masterclass
San Diego Youth Awards, San Diego, CA
2019: Song Performance Class
SDSU Music Theatre Club, San Diego, CA
2019: Song Performance Class
PRIVATE COACHING
Pearce Studios
2002-Current
Teach all ages acting approaches, methods and techniques
Find material: Songs, Monologues, Scenes
Help prepare them for shows, auditions, workshops, and concerts
Teach yoga, breathing and movement exercises
The Actors’ Resource
2008-2010
The Mission: Connecting the actor to the right resources to be prepared and professional in the business
My Duties: Finding the appropriate coach or service for the actor/client, as well as organizing, hiring, coordinating locations, scheduling, coaching sides, scenes, and monologues, finding repertoire, updating and refining resumes and teaching about professional business etiquette and finances.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS and AGENTS
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD / AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO ARTISTS
PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATION SHAMON FREITAS AGENCY, SAN DIEGO, CA 91942 2011-Current
REFERENCES
Rick Seer (Retired 2017)
Director of the Graduate Theatre Program & Acting Professor at The Old Globe/ USD rseer1@gmail.com
Catherine McNeela (Retired 2021)
Director of the Music Theatre Program and Professor at Elon University mcneela@elon.edu
Leo Ash Evens
Co-Director of MTCA, LeoAshEvens@gmail.com
Brian Rickel
Chair and Professor of Theatre at Grossmont College, Brian.Rickel@gcccd.edu
Mitzi Smith
Assistant Professor of Theatre at North Central College, MrsMitziSmith@gmail.com