Maria Guida

Acting Resume

AEA / SAG-AFTRA
Height:  5’4”
Eyes: brown / Hair: grey

Broadway

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCEOBC; Ensemble; Isabel Dir. Wilford Leach, Gershwin Theater
KING OF HEARTSOBC; TereseDir. Ron Field, Minskoff Theater

Regional, Off Broadway & Other NY Theater

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCEEnsemble & u/s Edith Dir. Wilford Leach; NYSF/Delacorte
TAMING OF THE SHREWKateDir. Frank Corsaro; TFANA
OTHELLODesdemonaDir. Frank Corsaro; TFANA
AS YOU LIKE ITPhebeDir. Frank Corsaro; TFANA
MOWGLIMessuaDir. Tom O’Horgan; Annenberg Center, Philadelphia
THE WARSAW OPERASophieDir. Nancy Heikin; The Actor’s Studio
BREAD AND ROSESNarratorDir. Joe Gil; Truck&Warehouse Theater
THE MOTION OF HISTORYVarious rolesDir. Leroy Jones/Amiri Baraka; La MaMa
DOUBTSister AloysiasDir. Deborah Offner; Studio Tisch
ORPHEUS DESCENDINGLadyDir. Alice Spivack; Studio Tisch
IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNESTLady Bracknell Dir. Shana Solomon; Studio Tisch
DUTCHMANLuLuDir. Clay Stevenson; Players’ Workshop
THE GLASS MENAGERIEAmandaDir. Shana Solomon; Studio Tisch
HEDDA GABLERHeddaDir. Harry Barandes; Studio Tisch
THE ROSE TATTOOSerafinaDir. Nancy Rhodes; Studio Tisch
POWER PLAYSLeftyDir. Shana Solomon; Studio Tisch

TV & Film

AS THE WORLD TURNSHelena (principal recurring role)CBS Television
ONE LIFE TO LIVEVarious principal rolesABC Television
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCESupporting Vocalist Public Theater/Kultur
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCESupporting Vocalist Universal Pictures
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVESupporting Musical GuestNBC Television
THE TODAY SHOWBack-up for Linda RonstadtNBC Television

Training

NYU Tisch Grad Acting ProgramMFA in Acting (and directed by James Earl Jones).
Technique & Scene Study with Olympia Dukakis, Joseph Chaikin, Peter Kass, and John Barton (RSC, London)
HB StudioAustin Pendleton, Herbert Berghof, and Michael Beckett
Private CoachingMira Rostova
Acting ImprovAlan Arkin and John Monteith (Monteith & Rand improv duo)
Voice and SpeechKristin Linklater and Nora Dunfee
OtherSinger; Also trained in many dance styles

Special Skills

Intermediate Italian; beginner Spanish; foreign/regional accents; jazz singing; circus skills; improvisation; swing dancing; swimming; bicycling; yoga; Tai Chi; extensive teaching experience at NYU & HB Studio (acting, speech, improv, voice, & ESL); executive coaching; driver’s license; US passport.