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AEA / AFTRA |
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| REPRESENTATIVE ROLES | ||
| NIGHT
OF THE IGUANA Dir. Anne Bogart/Estrella |
Maxine | |
| THE
BACCHAE With Jacqueline Brookes |
Choreophagus | |
| FACES
OF GOD Dir. Gregory Abels |
Julian Of Norwich | |
| THE
WORKING THEATRE With Joseph Chalkin |
Ensemble | |
| ABOUT
MEN With Phyllis Chesler |
Mrs. Tillich | |
| ELEEOMOSYNARY | Artie | |
| DUSE AND BERNHARDT | Sarah Bernhardt | |
| THE THREEPENNY OPERA | Mrs. Peachum | |
| COME BACK... JIMMIE DEAN | Joanne | |
| INTERNATIONAL AND US TOURS | ||
| FOOTFALLS (JAPANESE PREMIERE) | May | |
| RIDERS TO THE SEA | Maurya | |
| NYFA
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 1980-2001 |
10 roles /year 150 days/year | |
| REGIONAL AND STOCK | ||
| THE BELLE OF AMHERST | Emily Dickinson | |
| THE CRUCIBLE | Elizabeth Proctor | |
| DAMES AT SEA | Mona Kent | |
| KISS ME KATE | Bianca | |
| THE MOUSETRAP | Mollie Ralston | |
| THE FANTASTICKS | Louisa | |
| SAINT JOAN | Joan | |
| BECKETT | The Young Queen | |
| THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Gwendolyn | |
| SHAKESPEAREAN WOMEN | Gertrude / Helena | |
| FILM AND TELEVISION | ||
| CNBC-TV | “THE MONEY CLUB” | Featured guest |
| JOE CHAIKIN | “GOING ON” | Ensemble |
| CBS DOCUMENTARY | THE LIVING HISTORY | Elizabeth |
| CNN-TV | “THE WAR SHOW” | Commentator |
| PLACES WORKED | ||
| THE MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB | MABOU MIMES | |
| THE UNITED NATIONS (Special Assembly) | BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (Faculty) | |
| THEATREWORKS USA | THEATRE CENTRE LTD. / LONDON | |
| THE CATHEDRAL OF ST.JOHN THE DIVINE | NY COM. FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES | |
| MARBLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH | NY FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS | |
| BOSTON UNIVERSITY (BFA) | NOHO THEATRE COMPANY - KYOTO | |
| ARTPARK ('83 - '94) | THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL - (Guest Artist) | |
| TRAINING | ||
| ACTING | VOICE | BODYWORK |
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Peter Kass |
Kristin Linklater | AIKIDO: Yamada Sense! |
| George Morrison | Roy Hart Company | YOGA: Amrit Desai, ———_Michael Lee |
| Albert Tavares | Joan Lader | TAI CHI: Don Ahn |
| Bill Hickey | Debbie Lapidus | NOH: Michishige Uclaka |
| Maxine Kline | DANCE | ALEXANDER:
Judy Liebowitz, |
| Geraldine Fitzgerald | JoJo Smith (Jazz) | PLAYWRITING |
| Harold Guskin | Irene Comer (Ballet) |
Jean Claude Van Itallie |
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Brian Jones (Tap) |
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A Brief Overview:
Inspired by Chaikin, Van Itallie, and The Open Theatre work in the late 60’s Karen De Mauro moved to NY after a decade of performing in musicals, classical plays and training in England with Brian Way and in Boston at BU’s School of Fine Arts.
She joined The Working Theatre a collaborative of Chaikin, Linklater, and Kass and also took a job in casting at the Manhattan Theatre Club. During this time she continued to perform Off-Broadway in such shows as The Bacchae. And she directed for the United Nations and worked as an Actress-in-Residence for the NY Foundation for the Arts and Theatreworks USA.
Her next major move was to Japan where she performed the American premiere of Samuel Beckett’s Footfalls. Karen was honored to be chosen as one of the first Western women to practice and perform the sacred Noh Theatre at Yasaka Shrine. Since the mid-80’s she has continued to incorporate the spiritual practices of Eastern Theatre into her Western performances.
De Mauro’s work in the 90’s centered around creating original musicals in schools and communities all over the United States and in building a solo performance career. As an adult storyteller she expanded her internal work to include the National Storytelling Association's vast network of community festivals. Her legit theatre work during this time shifted to coaching Broadway actors as well as corporate executives in presentation skills. She produced and acted in several shows such as Faces of God and Duse and Bernhardt.
Karen’s next acting project is a new show about Rachel Carson. She is also putting the finishing touches on her book Acting as a Way which will be published early in 2002.
