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acting RESUME

ADAM PAYNE

 adam@ynstmagazine.com | 304-551-1490

 

Height: 6'0   |   Eye Color: Brown   |   Hair: Curly Brown

EDUCATION

West Virginia University

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Acting

  • Master of Science (M.S.) in Digital Marketing Communications

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Journalism

Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Outstanding School of Theatre & Dance Graduate, Outstanding Journalism Senior, President’s List, Dean’s List, Honors Scholar

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Skills: Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Premiere | Microsoft Office | Professional or Editorial Writing | Public Speaking

Interests: Content Creation | Social Media Strategy | Graphic Design | Theatre | Pop Culture | Art History | Teaching

FILM

King Lear 

Act II

The Director

Rustin

American Rust

STAGE

Young People’s Concert Series

All This Intimacy

The Phantom Toll Booth

God of Carnage

Fool for Love

The Fantasticks

TRAINING

ACTING

Meisner, Shakespeare, Hagen, Chekov, Commedia

VOICE & SPEECH

Fitzmaurice, Linklater, IPA, Dialect

MOVEMENT

Viewpoints, Suzuki, Mask, Laban, Unarmed Stage Combat

SPECIAL SKILLS

  • Dialect: British (RP; MLE)

  • Unarmed stage combat

  • Making balloon animals

  • Experience teaching children & teens

  •  Valid U.S. passport and driver’s license

  • 7+ years studying Spanish

  • Able to grow facial hair

  • Basic sewing

  • Social media marketing

  • Writing

  • Filmmaking

The Fool

Lead

Supporting

Core Background

Core Background

Narrator / "The Director"

Seth

Dr. Kakafanous / Minister

Michael

Mart

Matt

Geral McGonigle, Cornel Gabara, Cathy O'Dell, Leland Blair

Brianne Taylor

Jessica Morgan Paternoso, Irene Alby

West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Short Film

Short Film

Netflix

Amazon Prime

 

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra

West Virginia University

West Virginia University

WVU Laboratory Theatre

WVU Laboratory Theatre

Oglebay Institute Towngate Theatre

WVU Studio Acting Program

WVU Studio Acting Program

WVU Studio Acting Program

© 2024 by Adam Payne. 

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