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GYDA ARBER just completed her run in Gorilla Rep's season opener, The Merry Wives of Windsor and will soon be appearing as Sally in 13th Street Rep's Straight-Jacket.
Other 13th Street Rep credits: Miller's Daughter, Rumple Who?;
Madame Sofronie, The Gift of Love (the critics cited her performance as "particularly vivid," "saucy," and "very funny").
She's proud to be a fourth generation San Franciscan, but considers herself a "genetic" New Yorker.
Gyda is a recent graduate of NYU with a degree in Musical Theatre; performances there include
Waiting for Lefty, Humulus the Mute, and The Tubist.
Gyda recently won the 35th Miss Toe-rific Beauty Pageant. Visit her website at www.gydaarber.com. |
Gyda Arber's Resume:
missgyder@hotmail.com • Height: 5'10" • Weight: 160 • Hair: Blond • Eyes: Blue
| New York Theatre: | ||
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | Rugby/Robert | Gorilla Rep, dir. Brian Olsen |
| The Fairy Tale Project - "A Express" | Enid | Looking Glass Theatre, dir. Emily King |
| The Gift of Love | Madame Sofronie | 13th Street Rep, dir. Robert Kreis |
| Rumple Who? | Miller's Daughter | 13th Street Rep, dir. Robert Kreis |
| Bumlinger Presents | Miss Toerific | Producers Club, dir. Henry Williams |
| Riding the Wind, Carol Korty | Li Chi | Provincetown Playhouse, dir. Nancy Swortzell |
| Confession of a (New) New Yorker | Cabaret Show | Violet Café |
| The Escape Velocity of Savages (reading) | Narrator | Neighborhood Playhouse, dir. Sharr White |
| The Tubist, Rich Russell | Mother | NYU, dir. Megan Bryant |
| Humulus the Mute, Jean Anouilh | Maid | NYU, dir. Ann McCormack |
| Waiting for Lefty, Clifford Odets | Harry Fatt | NYU, dir. Maya Orli Cohen |
| Film: | ||
| Stretch Mark | D'Arcy | NYU, dir. Maya Orli Cohen |
| After Dinner | Kat | NYU, dir. Jordan Goldberg |
| Regional Theatre: | ||
| The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare | Camillo | UC Berkeley |
| Show Biz'ness, J.C. Hopkins | Zelda | Café du Nord, San Francisco |
| Diamond, a Jule Styne revue | Soloist | Randall Museum Theatre |
| Carnival, Bob Merrill | Bluebird Girl | Randall Museum Theatre |
| Rainbow, a Harold Arlen revue | Soloist | Randall Museum Theatre |
| It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's . . . | Kappa Kappa Girl | Randall Museum Theatre |
| Training: |
| Bachelor's degree in Musical Theatre, New York University, Greg Ganakas, dir. (graduated cum laude) |
| American Conservatory Theatre Summer Training Congress 2000, Bruce Williams, dir. |
| Improv: Rafe Chase |
| Acting: William Wesbrooks, Diane Ciesla, Nora Mae Lyng, Brent St. Clair, Stanley Harrison |
| Musical Theatre: Greg Ganakas, Nora Mae Lyng, Allen Cohen, William Wesbrooks, Jack Allison |
| Singing: Juliana Janes-Yaffé |
| Ballet: E. Laura Hausmann |
| Tap: Germaine Salsberg, Rosie Radiator |
| On-Camera: Weist-Barron (Commercial-Jerry Coyle, Primetime TV-John Driver) |
| Special Skills: |
| • Horseback Riding (English) |
| • Spotlight Operation |
| • Rowing (Port & Starboard, 8) |