Kayla Asbell

Brooklyn-based Actor, Writer & Musician

 

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height:  5'11"
Hair:  Dark Brown
Eyes:  Brown
Vocal Range:  Alto/Mezzo/Belter


Theater Experience

House (or how to lose an orchard)

ROLE: Kayla / Charlotte
DIRECTOR: Rubén Polendo
COMPANY: Theater Mitu
THEATER: Mitu580

remnant

ROLE: Kayla / Charlotte
DIRECTOR: Rubén Polendo
COMPANY: Theater Mitu
THEATER: Mitu580
INTERNATIONAL: Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

death of a salesman

ROLE: Linda
DIRECTOR: Rubén Polendo
COMPANY: Theater Mitu
THEATER: Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
INTERNATIONAL: Santiago, Chile; Cairo, Egypt.

juÁREZ: A DOCUMENTARY MYTHOLOGY

ROLE: Aysan
COMPANY: Theater Mitu
THEATER: Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (NY)
NATIONAL TOUR: San Francisco, CA; Dallas, TX; Los Angeles, CA; New Orleans, LA; MASSMoCA (MA); Highland Lake, NY.
INTERNATIONAL TOUR: Torun, Poland; Santiago, Chile; Cairo, Egypt.

HAMLET / UR-HAMLET

ROLE: Kayla Othermen
DIRECTOR: Rubén Polendo
COMPANY: Theater Mitu
THEATER: Abu Dhabi Arts Center; UAE

Taylor Mac’s The Lily’s Revenge

ROLE: Daisy; Bee
DIRECTOR: Rachel Chavkin
THEATER: HERE Arts Center

All The Rats and Rags

ROLE: The Barber
DIRECTOR: Andrew Scoville
THEATER: Joe’s Pub/ 3-Legged-Dog Art + Technology Center (3LD)

Twelfth Night

ROLE:   Maria
DIRECTOR:   Daniel Spector
COMPANY:   Roundtable Ensemble
THEATER: Lake George Theater Lab/ Riverside Park

Paris Syndrome

ROLE: Referee
DIRECTOR: Emma Griffin
COMPANY: Ex.Pgirl
THEATER: HERE Arts Center

New Islands Archipelago

ROLE: Virginia (Understudy)
DIRECTOR: Paul Zimet
COMPANY: The Talking Band
THEATER: 3-Legged-Dog (3LD)

 

Film & Voiceover Experience

DEER HIDE (IN PRODUCTION)

ROLE: Jack
DIRECTOR: Jarret Kerr

everyone knows mCgee (in production)

ROLE: Rita
DIRECTOR: Andrew McCardle

SCENT_MEM

ROLE: Stacy
DIRECTOR: Joe Origlieri

the electric mess - beneath the yellow moon

ROLE: Athena (Music Video)
DIRECTOR: Derek Davidson

TENDER BETRAYAL (AUDIOBOOK)

ROLES: All Roles / Narration
Audible.com - AUDIOBOOK

sloppy jane: potassium

ROLE: Lead (Music Video)
DIRECTOR: Miaela Lungulov-Klotz

SKYRIM: THE SHADOW CULT

ROLE: Eola
DIRECTOR: Mike Martinez

clutter

ROLE: Lead
DIRECTOR: Raquel Cedar

 

EDUCATION

Degree : B.F.A. Drama — New York University,
Tisch School of the Arts:
Playwrights Horizon Theater School
with a double major in journalism
from NYU College of Arts & Sciences

TRAINING

ACTINg

Michael Potts, Theresa McCarthy, Elizabeth Hess,
Rubén Polendo, Maggie Low

MUSICAL THEATER MASTER CLASS SERIES

Jesse L. Martin & Anne L. Nathan

shakespeare technique

Kate Forbes, Gigi Buffington, Theresa McCarthy, Daniel Spector

SINGING / VOCAL PERFORMANCE

John Ruocco, Jeanne Lehman, David Gaines

voice & speech

Marika Becz, Francine Zerfas, Mark Enright, Doug Paulson

music theory

Allison Leyton-Brown

DANCE / MOVEMENT

Dan Safer, Michelle Bruckner, Tela Anderson,
Marleen Pennison, Peter Bass

directing

Rachel Chavkin, Rubén Polendo, Fritz Ertl,
Dan Safer, Lisa Peterson

pre-college training

Musical Theatre Teen Program -
American Conservatory Theatre (ACT--SF, CA)
Meisner Technique at Playhouse West
and Dublin Theatre Company (CA)

SPECIAL SKILLS

Piano/Organ

Singing (Various Styles: Rock, Jazz, Musical Theater, etc.)

Dialects

Physical Comedy

Sketch Comedy

Improv

Dance (Jazz, Modern, Ballet, Tap)

Bartending/Mixology

Viewpoints

Contact Improv

Directing