Monica R. Harris

Monica R. Harris

Vocal Range: Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano    ·    Height: 5'10"    ·    Weight: 140    ·    Hair Color: Black    ·    Eye Color: Dark Brown    ·    Training: Shakespeare in Performance, Acting I-III,Voice and Movement I & II, Audition Techniques; View Points    ·    Special Skills: 8 yrs of classical and choral training, capable of various contemporary styles    ·    Hometown: Angeles City, Pompanga, Luzon    ·    Born: 6/19/1985    ·    High School: C.F. Brewer    ·    College: Loyola University New Orleans    ·    Occupation: Actress/Asst. Business & Box Office Manager

As a 2007 Graduate of Loyola University, I could have relocated to cities that hold considerable numbers in theatre arts alumni such as Chicago, Los Angeles, or New York. However, since my return in the Spring of 2005, it has been of the utmost importance for me to use my creativity, my solid work ethic, and my relentless desire for progress in order to be a part of what keeps New Orleans moving forward towards hope and possibility.



Stage Credits:
Petra Stockmann *.... An Enemy of the People   (7/2008)
Morgan Le Fay *.... Excalibur! The Story Of Young King Arthur   (3/2007)
Scrooge's Sister, Shopper, Various Ensemble Roles.... A Christmas Carol   (11/2006)
Paulina *.... The Winter's Tale   (3/2006)
Hector, Maddy, Mal-Mart Shopper, Budgie, Various Ensemble Roles.... Nickel And Dimed   (2/2005)
*=leading role

Offstage Credits:
Dramaturg.... Erik the Fourteenth   (10/2008)
Stage Management Supervisor.... Twelfth Night, or What You Will   (4/2008)
Assistant Director/Dramaturg.... 9 Parts Of Desire   (2/2008)
Director.... The Respectful Prostitute (La Putain Respectueuse)   (4/2007)

Stage Awards and Nominations:
2007 Leo Zinser Award Winner for Most Outstanding Major for Loyola Theatre Arts & Dance Department
2005 Big Easy Nominee for Best University Production in "Nickel and Dimed"
2003 Best Technical Direction as Stage Manager in "All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten"
2002 Best Supporting Actress in her stage debut as The Nurse in "Romeo and Juliet"

"As Paulina, the Queen's Stalwart gentlewoman, Monica Harris spoke the Bard's words trippingly. She revealed an intelligent textual analysis with believable passion and a properly modulated voice. Even when dissembling, she betrayed no "acting." She simply 'was.'"
-Brian Sands of AMBUSH Magazine |The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare |Spring 2006


Non-stage credits:
May 2008 Featured as High School Student in MGM Film's "Hurricane Season" with Forest Whitaker
May 2008 Local Production Assistant for Discovery Channel's Battleground Earth with Ludacris and Tommy Lee
April 2008 Actor for New Resonance Chamber Orchestra Workshop
April 2008 Featured as College Student in WWE Film's "12 Rounds" with John Cena
March 2008 Rehearsal Stage Manager for Commedia dell'arte production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night, or What You Will"
January 2007 Assistant Director and Lead Dramaturg for Heather Raffo's "9 Parts of Desire"
November 2007 Minor Supporting Role as Ellen, the Salesgirl in Lifetime's "Queen-Sized" with Nikki Blonsky and Annie Potts
October 2007 Actor for Eerie Ventures, LLC. The Haunted Mortuary