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Mirla Criste

SAG • AFTRA • AEA

SAG: 00149061
Voice: Soprano G to C
Dance: Modern, Jazz, Ballet

(646) 246-4415

BROADWAY

GIGI / YVONNE

MISS SAIGON original cast
  also Yvonne on International Symphonic Recording

Cameron Mackintosh, Inc.

NYC & REGIONS

OPHELIA
OLIVIA
ARLETTE
MAY SUMMERS
TRIXIA
ELVIRA FIELD
THE ORIENTAL GIRL
LUCY

(Selected)

HAMLETMACHINE
TWELFTH NIGHT
RITA'S RESOURCES
STORM WARNING
PINAYTOK
KING STRANG
THE WAR IN NEW JERSEY
SOAP OPERA

7 Stages Theatre, GA
Black River Theater, OH
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, NYC
NYSF Playwrighting Workshop, NYC
MaYi Theatre Ensemble, NYC
Iron Ore Bay Theatre Company, NYC
Westside Repertory Theatre, NYC
Memphis Arts Center, TN

COLLEGE THEATRE

TITANIA
MARY WARREN
NICKIE
MARY BRENHAM
LOUKA
HERMIA
LUCETTA

(Selected)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
THE CRUCIBLE
SWEET CHARITY
OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD
ARMS AND THE MAN
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

UC Irvine
UC Irvine
UC Irvine Donald McKayle, dir./chor.
UC Irvine
Oberlin College
Oberlin College Paul Whitworth (RSC), dir.
Oberlin College

TV & FILM

FEATURED
PRINCIPAL
PRINCIPAL
FEATURED
PRINCIPAL
PRINCIPAL

THE SHRINK IS IN
LOST DOG
1991 TONY AWARDS
BE GOOD, MY CHILDREN festival feature
THE HUMAN VOICE
YUE-SAI KAN COSMETICS

Courtney Cox, Exec. Prod.
USC
CBS
PBS / Cal Arts
Peter Barton / Deerfield Video Productions
Cable TV

PRINT/COMMERCIALS

On Request

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Acting:

Wynn Handman, NYC
University of California - Irvine. M.F.A. Drama, 1998
Oberlin College. B.A. Theatre Major
Oberlin-in-London Semester. Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Roger Rees

Voice:

Dudley Knight, Joan Melton, Lynn Watson

Camera:

Claire Sinnett, CA; SAG Conservatory, CA
Bob Collier, Gwyn Gyllis, Laurie Graff, NYC

Singing:

Mahlon Schanzenbach, Joan Melton

Dance:

NYC: Extensive concert dance experience and training in all styles
Oberlin College. Dance Minor

RELATED SKILLS

Voiceovers • print and petite model • strong singer/musician/composer • strong dancer/choreographer • playwright • teacher • bartender • piano • guitar • fine & graphic arts/crafts • calligraphy • photography • astrology • all office skills • computers • cook • sew • knit • Sports: karate, softball, volleyball, track & field, soccer, gym, bike, swim (most strokes) Dialects: British (RP, Cockney, London), French, Asian, Filipino, US news anchor, Southern, New York City, Irish, Scottish, Russian