INA SHIVACK

INA SHIVACK

4250 N. Camino Arco

Tucson, AZ  85718

 (520)529-3940

imshivack@hotmail.com

Recent Roles - Tucson

Beowulf Alley Old Time Radio Theatre, Beowulf Alley Out to Lunch Theatre, and

    Beowulf Alley Readers Theatre,  varied  comedy, drama and suspense roles.

Over The River and Through The Woods, by Joe DiPietro.  Emma, a loving, smothering

     New Jersey Italian-American, and The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, by Neil Simon.

     Thelma, a wronged wife seeking revenge.  Festival Repertory Theatre, 2010-2011 season.

Jewtopia, by Brian Fogel and Sam Wolfson,   Arizona OnStage.

In The Shadow of My Son, by Nadine Bernard.  Multiple roles in this

      exploration of postpartum depression, touring Southern Arizona venues.

The Vagina Monologues, by Eve Ensler.  V-Day  2008 and 2009 at the

       Fox Theatre and V-Day 2001 at the Rialto.

Sunday in the Park with George, by Stephen Sondheim.  Arizona OnStage

      Mme. Seurat,, a 19^th century matriarch, and Blair Daniels, a 20^th century art critic.                                                  

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Stark Naked Productions

       Mother Theresa, an  icon, funny and wise (and hard of hearing).

Jerry’s Girls,  The songs of Jerry Herman (Mame, Hello Dolly, Cage Aux  Folles et al)

The Oldest Profession , by Paula Vogel.  Festival Repertory Theatre

       Vera, an aging hooker with a love for food and trust in her heart

A Well Rehearsed Murder   A dinner-theatre musical murder mystery

Cole: A Tribute to Cole Porter.  A revue devised by Alan Strachan and Benny Green, Red Barn Theatre

Snippets of Love, A compendium in song and drama, by Adele Furman, Festival Repertory Theatre

          Roxanne in Cyrano de Bergerac; Mary in Mary of Scotland, et al.

The Boy Friend, by Sandy Wilson, Catalina Players

        Lady Brockhurst, an English dowager, but not a bad sort, really.

Perfect Wedding, by Robin Hawdon,  Wilde Playhouse

      Daphne, the over-the-top mother of the bride.

Morning’s At Seven, by Paul Osborn, Festival Repertory Theatre

      Aaronetta, the spinster sister, bitter but still dreaming.

A Grand Night  for Singing, the music of  Rodgers & Hammerstein,  Tucson Music Theatre

The Madwoman of  Chaillot, by Jean Giradoux,  Gabrielle, the virginal madwoman

The Prisoner of Second Avenue, by Neil Simon, Tucson Parks & Rec

Waiting in the Wings, by Noel Coward, Festival Repertory Theatre,

      Maud, a former musical comedy star, still ready to burst into song .

Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare Under  the Stars, Tucson  Parks & Rec.

     First Watchman (a very goofy guy/gal)

Two By Two, by Richard Rodgers & Martin Charnin, Tucson Music Theatre

     Goldie, a campy, vampy  femme fatale,  sweet and sexy, with a heart of gold.

A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, by Tennessee Williams, CityPlayers Theatre.

     Dorothea, a classic Tennessee Williams Southern belle, self-deluding, with a touch of wit.

    

Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral,  an interactive comedy, presented at the Tucson JCC.

      Natalie, “the  shiksa,”  a successful “new age” business woman.

The Cemetery Club, by Ivan Menchell, CityPlayers Theatre.

     Doris, a  rigid Jewish widow with a sarcastic remark for every occasion.

Light Up the Sky, by Moss Hart,  Desert Players Theatre.

     Frances Black,  former ice-skating queen,  a brassy show- biz broad..

                      

The Odd Couple,   by Neil  Simon, Desert Players Theatre.

     Renee, a good-hearted, loud-mouthed New York broad.

 Greater Tuna, by Josten Williams, Ed Howard and Joe Sears, Millennium Theatre.

     Three outrageous  Texas women, two ridiculous men and an annoying puppy

New York Credits

The Co-Op,by Barbara Garson and Fred Gardner

The Dinosaur Door, by Barbara Garson (OBIE Award)

Peace,  Religion,  Christmas Rappings, all by Al Carmines, Judson Poets Theatre

Several summers of  touring the parks and streets of New York and appearing in  the

 Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Festival with Theatre for the New City.

Musical Performances

Several international concert tours including a tour of China, with performances in Beijing and Shanghai.  Classical music performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center,  Kennedy Center and on tour. Concert version of Guys & Dolls (Miss Adelaide) as part of a Wall-to-Wall Frank Loesser com-

memoration at Symphony Space, NYC..    Recordings and concerts with Peter, Paul & Mary, Pete Seeger Harry Belafonte, Jessye Norman, Samuel Ramey and other classical, opera and pop stars.

Film & TV

Various independent and student film projects; education and training films; work as an extra,

Including Sidney Lumet’s Daniel.