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Geri Brown, actor, singer and performer always knew she wanted to be an actor. In fact being a performer is in her blood as she comes from a long line of entertainers. Out of all of her creative family members, she began to follow the legacy of her grandmother and mother. Her grandmother, whom she was named after, was one of the first African American females to achieve a Double Masters Degree in Art and English from New York University. In addition to her scholastic achievements Geraldine (Geri) was a Broadway actress and dancer working with the likes of entertainment legends, such as the late Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. Her mother, Dee, was an actor and dancer as well performing on Broadway in the musicals Cats & Zoot Suit and in movies and commercials including The Wiz (with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson) and Zoot Suit with (Tyne Daly and Edward James Olmos). With these brilliant women in her family it was only natural that she continue tradition and become the third generation to become an Actors Equity Association

Geri grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania. She was involved in numerous productions and she loved working on and off the stage. At a young age she realized that, for her, being an actor was unfulfilling if she could not use her talents and contribute to society for the better. In 7th grade she participated in a local speech competition and won the Optimist Club Scholarship titled "If I Could Change the World". In this oratory speech she discussed how she would revolutionize the world and proclaimed that one day she would make these concepts a reality. In High School she started to act on these notions. At this time a girl named Gina, whom she had previously done theatre with, was diagnosed with Leukemia, months after her sister tragically passed away in a car accident. Deep down inside Geri knew she had to do something. So she created a Performing Arts Group called the Stars of Tomorrow Cabaret dedicated to using theatre to raise money for those in need. Through her efforts and with the help of her mom, Dee, and best friend Sarabeth she raised over $8,000 for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

During the summer of her sophomore year she went to the prestigious theatre camp Stagedoor Manor ; ; the same camp attended by some great actors such as Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Robert Downing Jr. (Sherlock Holmes) and Adam Pascal (Rent). She cherished being immersed in a world of young and fresh performers just like her. During her session at Stagedoor she became a member of the auditioned select choir and acted in one of her most beloved roles Evilene, the Wicked Witch of the West Side in “The Wiz” . Her seething performance earned her a Best Supporting Actress Award. In High School she played character roles that developed the bold intensity of her niche. Featured in “Alice and Wonderland” as the misanthrope and evil Queen of Hearts that performance earned her a West Chester University Best Actress and Best Overall Performance Award. In drastic contrast she then played the ditsy and doe eyed evil-stepsister, Portia in “Cinderella” and even displayed her Shakespeare aptitude and sported chaps to play Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet.

After High School, Geri moved to New York City to pursue a career in Theatre at Pace University . Studying Musical Theatre under the direction of Amy Rogers , she began to work inside and outside school walls. During her freshman year alone Geri performed in over fourteen shows including Mainstage productions, cabarets and student productions. She just could not get enough of theatre at Pace. Throughout her three and half years at Pace she has had the opportunity to work in parts that stretched her emotional depth and sculpted her into the actor she is today. Some of her most prominent and beloved roles include: the serene power of the Till we Reach that Day soloist, Sarah’s Friend (performed Understudy) in “Ragtime” , the jovial and stunning Sylvia, in “All Shook Up” , a clandestine Angel posing as an androgynous homeless person in the new work “Blue Tuesdays” and as of late her most strenuous role the multiplicative and dominating Bernarda in “ The House of Bernarda Alba” . This part forced Geri to tap into the world of an unrelenting dictator and challenged her to realistically play a person that was far beyond her general understanding as a young person with not as much life experience. However, in the end this role was a breakthrough and proved to her that she is an actress with depth and vigor who has exceptional emotional power.

During this time she also utilized New York City as her campus. In the summer of her freshman year she auditioned for a reading of a new play called “Tales from the Tunnel.” The following year she was asked to reprise her role during the New York International Fringe Festival and later in 2010 it opened Off-Broadway at the 45 Bleecker Street Theatre. Geri starred along with Tony Award Winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Angel in Rent on Broadway and Movie). She played over 20 roles for which her most notable character was a subway clerk worker with brazen heart. Since this show relied on the audience she was challenged to recreate the subway clerk every night. This character gained the attention of many and the New York Times even called her “ferocious.” In addition Geri has been fortunate to work in several original pieces. She has performed in two Hip Hop Musicals as apart of The New York Musical Theatre Festival, the earsplitting galled town hall participant in Streetlights: The Musical during NYMF 09’ and Dimples, the airhead with an attitude in Roofless: Tha New Musical NYMF 10’. One of her most fulfilling projects was during her junior year when she was gratified to be apart of a group of commandingly passionate women first ever Spanglish version of The Vagina Monologues at the Nuyorican Poets Café. It was also during this time she began working with Groundling’s Founder and Acting teacher Gary Austin on improv and acting technique. She also had the pleasure of working with Voice Teacher and Choreographer Phil Fabry . Her work with him opened her up to possibilities of what she could do and made her feel comfortable with the power and magnitude that her voice poses.

Geri continues to live, work and play in New York City. In most recent months she has begun to study Film and TV Acting with Angela Montalbano and is studying voice with acclaimed voice teacher Susan Eichhorm Young . She also began working with acting teacher Elizabeth Hess. When not plotting to take over the world or performing she enjoys watching True Blood and Fringe and spending time cheating at Apples to Apples with her friends & family. She is an avid reader and a new Ipad convert. However she’s still seeking an app to clean her apartment. Geri is currently signed with Avalon Artists Group .

"You know when you watch old movies, It's always the small parts you remember, The character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air. " -Amy Sedaris

RESUME

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GERI BROWN AEA

Downtown.gbrown_gmail.com Voice: Mezzo with Belt

Height: 5' 7" Hair: Dark Brown Eyes: Dark Brown

OFF- BROADWAY

TALES FROM THE TUNNEL Principal Ensemble 45 Bleecker Street

TALES FROM THE TUNNEL Principal Ensemble Actors Playhouse

STREET LIGHTS Featured Ensemble Chernuchin Theatre

READINGS+WORKSHOPS

ROOFLESS Dimples (Supporting) Theater at St. Clements

PRICE OF ADMISSION Maggie (Principal) Chelsea Studios

BLUE TUESDAYS Angel (Principal) Schaeberle Studio, NYC

TALES FROM THE TUNNEL Principal Ensemble Manhattan Theatre Club

THEATRE

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Spotlight Nuyorican Poets Cafe

ALL SHOOK UP Sylvia Schimmel Center for Arts, NYC

THE HOUSE..BERNERDA ALBA Bernarda Alba Mainframe Studios, NYC

NUNSENSE Sister Mary Hubert Schaeberle Studio, NYC

RAGTIME Sarahs Friend U.S Schimmel Center for Arts, NYC

THE WIZ Evilene Stagedoor Manor

THE BUTTERFLY COLLECTION Margaret Schaeberle Studio, NYC

FILM & TELEVISION

TUCHT (Current) Supporting ASAOPE Independent LLC

CLOSING BELL OF NASDAQ Supporting CNBC STUDIOS

EDUCATION + TRAINING

Pace University: BFA Musical Theatre

Voice Study: Susan Eichhorn Young, D. Michael Heath, Phil Fabry, Hilda Harris, Paul Spencer Adkins

Acting: Elizabeth Hess, Gary Austin, Austin Pendelton, Amy Rogers, Grant Kretchik

Audition Technique: Bob Cline

Film/TV: Angela Montalbano

Dance: PACE:Mike Schulster (Tap), Rhonda Miller & Jennifer Littlefield (Jazz), Alisa Paradowski (Hip Hop)

Heather Rigg (Jazz, BDC) , Casey Mauro (Jazz, PMT)

AWARDS/ MASTER CLASSES

*2nd Place State Competition for Dramatic Interpretation

*Best Supporting Actress in a Musical- Stagedoor Manor

SPECIAL SKILLS

Mover, Tap, Quick Study Dialects with Ease (Urban, Southern, Various African),

Comedic Timing, Computer Literate, Musicality, Diverse Character Voices, Bike Riding, Passport, Rap (Written) & Basic Free Style

MEDIA

Tales from the Tunnel

Tales from the Tunnel

Tales from the Tunnel

Tales from the Tunnel

Closing NASDAQ Times Sq

Closing Nasdaq

Tales from the Tunnel

Streetlights the Musical

Roofless the New Musical

Vagina Monologues

The House of Bernarda Alba

Nunsense

Price of Admission

All Shook Up

All Shook Up

Tales from the Tunnel

Tales from the Tunnel

Tales from the Tunnel

Tales from the Tunnel

Closing NASDAQ Times Sq

Closing Nasdaq

Tales from the Tunnel

Streetlights the Musical

Roofless the New Musical

Vagina Monologues

The House of Bernarda Alba

Nunsense

Price of Admission

All Shook Up

All Shook Up

Geri Brown:Photogs "One of the great things about books is sometimes there are fantastic pictures." - President George W. Bush

PRESS

Reviews, "Tales from the Tunnel"

"Geri Brown is ferocious as the station clerk who has seen it all; just wait, she'll tell you about the bad day she's having."

-NEW YORK TIMES

"Geri Brown radiates presence, attitude, and a sense of humor, with a brash transit worker being her most noteworthy character."- Theatermaina

"On Sunday night, one of those characters emerged as a crowd favorite: [Geri Brown] the station booth agent with an attitude. She whines about what an inconvenience it was when a man killed himself by jumping in front of a train; wonders why the police arrest the black guy they catch jumping turnstiles but not the white one; and keeps an extra $20 bill on her on Saturday night shifts for the inevitable woman who loses her purse and pleads for a free ride home. Instead, the agent gives her the cash and tells her to take a cab."- Wall Street Journal

"With a tough subway-booth attendant played with finesse by Geri Brown. " - FT.com

"The stage lit up every time Geri Brown took the stage with her MTA attendant stories; I looked forward to her performance.." - Online Blogger

Check out Geri Brown's interview on Transit Transit News!

Tales from the Tunnel

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For all other inquiries, please contact Craig Holzberg: Avalon Artists Group - New York Office 143 West 29th Street, Suite 1103 New York, NY 10001 PHONE: (212) 868-3200 FAX: (212) 868-3210

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