MEET MICHELE
Michele Danna is a NYC-based theater, film, commercial, and voiceover actor. She recently finished a three-year run as Lady Macbeth in the Off-Broadway hit Drunk Shakespeare, has been in multiple national commercials and indie projects, and will soon be starring in the series Take the Whip.
Born and raised in Jersey, Michele grew up running from soccer practice to rehearsal with a script in one hand and shin guards in the other. As an artist and an athlete, Michele is out here playing badass bosses, judgy sisters, and sporty moms, while loving physical comedy and anything that requires a stunt team.
Offstage, Michele is an award-winning director, acting professor, and the Education Director at Mile Square Theatre in Hoboken, NJ. She practices yoga and is an avid runner. She also has two cats who think they are dogs, but that's a story for another day.
REEL TALK
RESUME HIGHLIGHTS
THEATER
Drunk Shakespeare Off-Broadway
Crimes of the Heart
Twelfth Night
Proof
Romeo & Juliet
Moonlight & Magnolias
Enchanted April
Chimp Cocktail Sketch Comedy
Lady Macbeth (600 shows)
Meg
Olivia
Claire
Juliet
Miss Poppenghul
Costanza
Ensemble Member
The Ruby Theater
Women's Theater Co.
Yvonne Theater
Yvonne Theater
Spitz Studio Theater
The Bickford Theater
Women's Theater Co.
The PIT
Brass Jar Productions
Barbara Krajkowski
Rick Homan
Patrick Chmel
Kim Hausler
Barbara Krajkowski
Barbara Krajkowski
Infinite Monkey Theatre Co.
FILM & TV
Take the Whip (Preproduction)
Worth the Weight (Indie Feature)
By the Book (Indie Short)
F*ckboy Diaries (Webseries)
Evil Lives Here (EP802)
Fallout (Pilot)
Billions (EP606)
Lead - Sandra
Supporting - Paris
Supporting - Kathy
Supporting - Camilla
Supporting - Marg's Friend
Ftd - Trader
Ftd - Fitness Pro
Hyperion Studios
Peter Panagos
Claire Jamison
Alison Wein
Investigation Discovery
Amazon
SHOWTIME
Jacquelynn Wolfheart
Joseph Pupello
Victor Fontoura
Misha Calvert
Joseph Redl
Jonathan Nolan
Tara Nicole Weyr
COMMERCIAL | PRINT | VO
ShopRite Bowl & Basket (Nat'l)
Fidelity Investments (Nat'l)
Doritos (Nat'l)
YMCA (VO)
Postable (Nat'l Print)
Lead - Suburban Mom
Lead - Soccer Player
Lead - Girlfriend
Lead - Narration
Lead - Mom
Still Pool Films
Green Card Productions
Aleksander Rikherman
Ridgewood YMCA
Jesse Blockton - Postable
Nicholas Ortega
Ben Steiger Levine
TJ Edwards
Sherry Vandervort
Christopher Cristiano
TRAINING
Acting:
Comedy for TV Pilots: Jodi Collins (One-on-One NYC)
Advanced Audition MasterClass: Corey Parker, Alex Wright, Risa Bramon Garcia (BGB Studio)
On-Camera Levels 1 & 2: James Calleri (Calleri Studio)
Scene Study: Julie Garfield (T. Schreiber Studio)
Stunt & Fight: Jacqueline Holloway (ArteViolenta)
Commedia dell' Arte: Aaron Cromie (Rider University, NJGSA)
Shakespeare: Richard Homan (Rider University)
Improvisation: Brian Cichocki (NJGSA)
Voice:
Julianne Greaves (High C's Voice Studio)
Tracey Chebra (Westminster Choir College)
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts: Secondary Education/English (Rider University)
Minor: Fine Arts - Theater (Rider University)
SKILLS
Improv, Sketch Comedy, VO & Narration, Singing, Shakespeare, Commedia dell’Arte, Stunt & Fight Training, Soccer, Running, Yoga, Roller Derby, Boxing, Bicycling, Volleyball, Archery, Bartending, Driver's License.
Great with children and all animals.
*Directing & Teaching Resume available upon request.
THE REVIEWS ARE IN
MISS POPPENGHUL
MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS
"Danna is brilliantly funny, getting the most mileage out of the line, "Yes, Mr. Selznick" which she repeats no less than 20 times throughout the show. Her performance is reminiscent of Lilly Tomlin's Ernestine."
LADY MACBETH
DRUNK SHAKESPEARE
"Michele Danna is blow-your-mind talented... [she] blew me away during the show."
"I did not expect to be brought to tears by New Jersey Jennifer Aniston performing the 'out damn spot' speech."
"Michele is funny and fierce!"
COSTANZA
ENCHANTED APRIL
"Patrons who enjoyed last year’s WTC production of “Enchanted April” will be glad to hear that Michele Danna, who stole several scenes in that show without speaking a word of English, is back to play sister Meg."
