Ava Valentine

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gender
Female
eyes
green
hair
light brown
height
5'3"
weight
98

film

DEAR SYLVIA
Shea (lead)
Dir. Ruby Lanet, Wesleyan University Thesis Film
THE TAKER
Little Girl (lead)
Dir. Maximillian Stenström, Independent Short, Sci-Fi Drama
GALINHA
Emma (supporting)
Dir. João Pedro Pereira-Webber, Wesleyan University Thesis Film
THE MOST VALUABLE THING
Lillian (supporting)
Sarah Lawrence College Student Film, International Film Institute of NY
INCANDESCENCE
Vera Thatcher (supporting)
Gabe Martinez, Southwest School of Filmammaking
VISITING DAY
Camper (extra)
Dir. Kurt Ebner, Independent Short Film

tv

DIPHTERIA (New Media)
Self
Dir. Waley Wang, Visible Poetry Project
‘NOSTALGHIE’ (New Media)
Self
Dir. Waley Wang, Ryuichi Sakamoto “async”

theater

THE CLOUDS (by Aristophanes)
Cloud Leader 1
Dir. Barbara Hatch & Shayla Patton, New Mexico School For The Arts
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Various roles
Elizabeth Blanco, New Mexico School For The Arts
23 FLIGHTS HOME
Narrator (lead)
Dir. Joey A. Chavez, New Mexico School For The Arts
RHINOCEROS
Waitress (supporting)
Dir. Barbara Hatch, New Mexico School For The Arts
HEAR MY SOUL SPEAK: IF YOU PRICK US DO WE NOT BLEED?
Various roles
Dir. Sarah Bowles, Elm Shakespeare Company Teen Troupe
BENEATH THE SKY
Shakespeare compilation – various roles
Dir. Sarah Bowles, Elm Shakespeare Company Teen Troupe
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Muny)
Dorothy (lead)
Dir. Jared Brown, Center Stage (Hamden Middle School Theater Company)
SEUSSICAL
Sandra Sneech, Jojo Understudy
Dir. Cindy Simell-Devoe, Whitney Players Theater Company
SHREK, JR.
Teen Fiona, Tap Dancing Rat
Dir. Cindy Simell-Devoe, Whitney Players Theater Company
CINDERELLA KIDS
Cinderella
Dir. Cindy Simell-Devoe, Whitney Players Theater Company
ANYTHING GOES, HAIRSPRAY, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, SHREK
Supporting Roles
Dir. Cindy Simell-Devoe, Whitney Players Theater Company
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, JR.; ANNIE, JR.; THE MAGICAL LAND OF OZ; WILLY WONKA, JR.
Supporting Roles
Dir. Cindy Simell-Devoe, Whitney Players Theater Company
INTO THE WOODS, JR.; HONK, JR.; BACK TO THE 80s; GODSPELL, JR.
Supporting Roles
Dir. Cindy Simell-Devoe, Whitney Players Theater Company

industrial/commercial

A BRIGHTER FUTURE
Self/Lead
Dir. Bryn Whisenand, Sandia National Labs Corporate
I DON'T WANT TO DIE
Self
Dir. David Garcia, State of New Mexico Department of Transportation
FAMILY TABLE: ‘SLEIGHT OF HAND’
‘Hero table cloth puller’ (lead)
Dir. Alex Winter, Trouper Films, Nick@Nite Promotional Spot
CHEVROLET FC - THE BIGGEST FANS
Soccer Player (named extra)
Dir. Alex Morsanutto, Silvermine Productions

voice

THE VOICE OF HAMDEN
(Love is) The Tender Trap (solo)
RELAY FOR LIFE (Cancer Charity Event)
In My Own Little Corner (solo)

training

AUDITION WORKSHOP
Casting Director Kathryn Brink
THEATER
New Mexico School for the Arts
Fundamentals of Filmmaking, Southwest School of Filmmaking
Short film "August": Co-written, directed by A. Valentine
STAGE ACTING (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Dir. Cindy Simell-Devoe, Whitney Players Theater Company
MONOLOGUES (2016)
Dir. Cindy Simell-Devoe, Whitney Players Theater Company
MUSICALS (2013, 2017)
Dir. Cindy Simell-Devoe, Whitney Players Theater Company

special skills

VOICE: Mezzo-Soprano
PIANO: Advanced intermediate level
DANCE: Ballet, Tap, Lyrical Ballet, Hip Hop
HORSEBACK RIDING: Intermediate level