Riley Faison
he/him/his
Actor + Director
Resume
Riley Faison
Equity Membership Candidate
(Actor's Equity Association)
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 195
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Education:
BFA Candidate in Musical Theater
August 2006 to May 2008
The Boston Conservatory
BA in Acting
3.55 GPA, Cum Laude
Graduated in May 2010
Point Park University
MFA in Acting and Directing
3.72 GPA
Graduated in May 2015
The University of Wisconsin in Madison
Professional Theater
Sons of the Prophet Vin Forward Theater Company Directed by Jennifer Uphoff Gray
Webolution Shimano Pittsburgh Playhouse Repertory Directed by Dr. Kyle Bostian
Tom Sawyer Jim Foothills Theater Directed by Nathan Colby
Charlie Brown Schroeder Scripps Ranch Theater Directed by Joey Landwehr
Wind in the Willows Mole Foothills Theater Directed by Nathan Colby
Educational Theater
Mambo Mouth Multiple Roles University of Puerto Rico in Cayey Directed by Riley Faison
The Life Slick The Boston Conservatory Directed by Jacqui Parker
Catastrophe The Protagonist University of Wisconsin in Madison Directed by Patricia Boyette
Lysistrata Athenian I The Boston Conservatory Directed by Kirsten Cairns
2010 - present
2010 - present
Training
Acting: Patricia Boyette, David Furumoto, Steve McConnell, Ken Baltin, Robin Walsh
Trained in Meisner and Stanislavski
Speech: Michael Cobb, Karen Kopryanski, Deborah Cooney
Trained in Lessac and Skinner
Voice: Roy Mote, Michael Ryan, Leigh Scarritt
Musical Theater: Karen Olivo, Jeff Saver
Directing: Norma Saldivar
Ballet: Peter Merz (Pas de Deux), Cynthia Ridler (Technique) - Point Park University
Charles Maple (Pas de Deux) - Maple Conservatory
Special Skills
Spanish Speaker; Dialects: RP, Cockney, Southern, Irish, New York, Russian, South African; Australian;
Pas de Deux; Juggling (3 Ball/Object); Radio Broadcaster (On Command); Sinister Laugh.