Resume
Dayna Jarae Dantzler
AEA
Voice: Mezzo Soprano Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark Brown
Broadway
The Book of Mormon Ensemble Dir. Casey Nicholaw/Trey Parker
Waitress Swing/Becky Cover Dir. Diane Paulus
Off Broadway
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope Principal Dir. Savion Glover
National Tours
The Book Of Mormon Nabulungi Cover/Company Dir. Casey Nicholaw/Trey Parker
The Color Purple Celie Dir. Gary Griffin
James and the Giant Peach Miss Spider TwoBeansProd./TheatreworksUSA
Regional Theatre
Cookin' at the Cookery Young Alberta Dir. Marion J. Caffey, CA
Little Shop of Horrors Audrey Two ReVision Theatre, NJ
Little Shop of Horrors Ronnette Barter Theatre, VA
Frankenstein Servant Barter Theatre, VA
Selected Roles
Eden Annetta Dir. Barbara Montgomery, NYC
Chronicles of Color Ensemble Negro Ensemble Co, NYC
Disney Believe Rafiki The Walt Disney Company
Disney Aladdin Narrator Choreo. Karma Camp
Disney Wishes Calliope Dir. Darren Lee
Hello My Name Is Billy Athena New York Fringe Festival
Women of Troy Helen Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Sound of Music Sister Bertha Wagon Wheel Theatre, IN
Barnum Jazz Singer Wagon Wheel Theatre, IN
On the Town Ensemble Wagon Wheel Theatre, IN
Bye, Bye Birdie Rosie Baldwin Theatre, MI
for colored girls... Lady in Yellow Western Michigan University
Rosa Parks (World Premier) Chorus Western Michigan University
The Grapes of Wrath Ensemble Dir. Leon Inglesrud
Children of Eden Snake/Storyteller Western Michigan University
A Piece of My Heart Stone York Arena Theatre, MI
Training
Voice Technique: Susan Eichhorn-Young
B.A. Theatre Performance: Western Michigan University
Acting: Joan Herrington, Lyda Stillwell, Von Washington, Jim Daniels
Voice: Grace Mannion
Ballet: David Curwin, Sharon Garber
Jazz: Derek Evans, Lindsay Thomas
Workshops
Suzuki and Viewpoints: Leon Inglesrud, J. Ed Araiza (SITI Company)
Negro Ensemble Company Summer Workshop: Charles Weldon, Erik Kilpatrick
Honors and Awards
Best Understudy-Nominee The Book Of Mormon Broadwayworld-Toronto, 2014
Best Leading Actress The Color Purple BroadwayWorld-DC, 2012 Roger Sturtevant Musical Theatre Award Actor's Equity Association, 2011
Irene Ryan-Nominee Eden American College Theatre Festival
Special Skills
*Drivers License, *Stunting Skills, *Arts Management, *House Management, *Night Club work, *Running into Walls