Therese Plaehn
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Credits

Production Role Company Director

Theater

Paradise Lost PEARL American Repertory Theater Daniel Fish
The Lady Hamlet (reading) FRANCES American Repertory Theater Peter DuBois
Hamletmachine MOM A.R.T. Institute Marcus Stern
The Winter's Tale AUTOLYCUS/TIME A.R.T. Institute David Gammons
The Little Tragedies MARY A.R.T. Institute at Moscow Art Theatre Marina Brusnikina
The Well of the Saints MOLLY BYRNE Sugan Theatre, Boston Carmel O'Reilly
Three Sisters MASHA Moscow Art Summer Program Alla Pokrovskaya
The Childrens' Hour KAREN Boston Theatre Bridge Scott Gagnon
Love's Fire HOLDEN/WIFE Exquisite Corps Louisa Richards, Giselle Ty
All My Sons ANN NUI, Galway Paddy Jordan
A Man for All Seasons MARGARET MORE Providence College John Garrity
Machinal GIRL Providence College John Garrity
The Women VARIOUS Providence College John Garrity

New York theater

The Cripple of Inishmaan HELEN Queens Theatre in the Park John Emro
Christmas, Etc. MICHELE Arthur Seelen Theatre Kyle Bradstreet
The Cafe ZOOEY Players Theatre Kyle Bradstreet
Story from Abeyance HANNAH Players Theatre Kyle Bradstreet
Escape from Happiness ELIZABETH Stella Adler Studios Lisa Rothe
Baby with the Bathwater MISS PRINGLE Producers Club Jerry Rockwood

Film

The Intruder Ginger Red Circle Films Gregory Caiafa
Brooklyn Maya Danoa Films Allon Azulai
Three NYU Student Film Margaret Shin
Positive Reinforcement Krups International Short Film Margaret Shin

Television

12:21 Demetri Martin Special Assistant BBC James Bobin
Super Deluxe, Eugene Mirman Julie Turner John Lee
Stray Dogs Lia Stray Dogs Productions Jon Mugar

Training

Academics

M.F.A., Institute for Advanced Theater Training, Harvard University

B.A., English, Providence College
Stanislavsky Summer School with the Moscow Art Theatre
National University of Ireland, Galway- one year Arts Intensive

Coaching

Discipline Coaches
Acting Scott Zigler, Marcus Stern, Alla Pokrovskaya, Roman Kozak, Evgeny Pisarev, Ron Burrus, Elizabeth Parrish
Voice Nancy Houfek, Robert Perillo
Shakespeare David Hammond, James Tripp
Movement Andrei Droznin, Joanne Edelmann
Mask Shelley Wyant
Improv Noel Wilson (Stella Adler), Seth Morris (Upright Citizens Brigade)
On-Camera Acting Jim True-Frost

Special skills

Dialects- Irish (Galway, Cork, Dublin, Northern), British (RP, Cockney, Estuary), Southern, Russian, Scandinavian, South African, Boston, Proficient with IPA; competitive volleyball, skiing, javelin, fencing, waitressing, bartending, stage combat, Viewpoints, works well with kids, valid driver's license and U.S. passport