E-mail: ashlea.woodley@gmail.com
Range: Mezzo-soprano D3 - G5
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Range: Mezzo-soprano D3 - G5
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Theatre
| Play | Role | Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| House of Circe | Hermes | Proboscis Theatre Company | Jeff Mills |
| Red Summer | Ma Weir | MPAACT/Governor's State University | Andrea Dymond | The Queens of Infinite Space | Richard Burbage | Proboscis Theatre Company | Jeff Mills | Spoken Word (live and radio play versions) | Elizabeth | MPAACT | Lauren Lundy |
| La La La Strada | Gelsomina/Giulietta | Proboscis Theatre Company | Jeff Mills |
| Romeo and Juliet | Lady Capulet | Family Crest and The Den Theatre in association with the Jacaranda Collective | Sam Bianchini |
| The Father | Anne/Woman (U/S) | Remy Bumppo Theatre Company | Kay Martinovich |
| Red Summer | Ma Weir† | MPAACT | Andrea Dymond |
| Honey Girls | Marigold | DePaul University | Carlos Murillo |
| Twelfth Night | Feste | DePaul University | Melanie Queponds |
| Cockroach | Beth | DePaul University | April Cleveland |
| Native Son | Mrs. Dalton | DePaul University | Mikael Burke |
| The House of Bernarda Alba | Prudencia/Maid | DePaul University | Jeremy Aluma |
| The Veil | Lady Madeleine Lambroke/Granny | DePaul University | Patrice Egleston |
| Promethean Women | Devising Ensemble | Proboscis Theatre | Jeff Mills |
| Good Samaritans | Kristen | Offbeat Arts | Francesca Pedersen |
| Love's Fire | Ensemble | Renaissance Theaterworks | Casey Harding Helm |
| Number the Stars | Inger | GreatWorks Theatre Company | Matt O’Brien |
| A Christmas Carol | Cratchit (U/S Performed) | GreatWorks Theatre Company | Matt O’Brien |
| Money Show | Ensemble | GreatWorks Theatre Company | Matt O’Brien |
| 50 States in 60 Minutes | Ensemble | GreatWorks Theatre Company | Matt O’Brien |
| Fractured Fairytales | Ensemble | GreatWorks Theatre Company | Matt O’Brien |
| Nothing of Me | Me (U/S Performed) | Akvavit Theatre | Breahan Pautsch and Chad Eric Bergman |
| Great Chicago Fire Festival | Core Ensemble | Red Moon Theater | Frank Maugeri |
| Girl Jesus | Mean Girl | Public House Theatre | Jessica Wilcox |
| The Seagull | Constantine | Cooperative Performance | Don Russell |
| Extremities | Marjorie | Umbrella Group Milwaukee | Casey Harding Helm |
| Hamlet | Rosencrantz/Marcellus | Cooperative Performance | Don Russell |
| Twelfth Night | Valentine/Various* | Theater RED | Christopher Elst |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hippolita/Titania* | Soulstice Theatre | Christopher Elst |
| Persuasion | Mary/Mrs. Smith | Acacia Theatre | Tim Rebers |
| Quilters | Jenny/Ensemble | Acacia Theatre | Janet Peterson |
| Macbeth | Witch 1 | Soulstice Theatre | Carrie Jones |
| Milwaukee Carries | Devising Ensemble | Cooperative Performance | Neal Easterling |
| A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer | Ensemble | V-Day Milwaukee | Casey Harding Helm |
| The Vagina Monologues | Ensemble | V-Day Milwaukee | Casey Harding Helm |
| Leaving Iowa | Various Roles | Acacia Theatre | Elaine Wyler |
| The Woolgatherer | Rose | Marquette University | Melissa Morrell (Keith) |
| Blood Brothers | Mrs. Lyons | Marquette University | Phylis Ravel |
| A Sparrow Falls | Ensemble† | Richard Gustin |
Television and Film
| Title | Role | Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Snowpeople (in production) | Gwen | Pop Magic Production | Olivia Lilley | NeXt: " File #4" | Female Protestor (Co-Star) | Twentieth Century Fox | Eduardo Sánchez |
| Driver (Short) | Lynn (Supporting) | Fuzzy Planet Films | DJ Gierhart |
| Traditions (Short) | Claire (Lead) | DePaul Cinema School | Kaveh Ryndak |
| Marisol (Short) | Docent (Supporting) | DePaul Cinema School | Charles Mueller |
| Holiday Promotional Spot | Shopping Lady | WISN12 Milwaukee | Scott Hutchcroft |
Related Work
| 2018 | Greece Summer Acting Intensive | Hydrama Theatre and Arts Centre, Hydra, Greece |
| 2016 - Present | Summer Circus Intensive and Circus Training | Aloft/The Actor's Gymnasium |
| 2014 - 2015 | Meisner Technique Certification | True Acting Institute, Larry Silverberg |
| 2014 - Present | Meisner Teaching Artist | Green Shirt Studio |
| 2015 - 2018 | Vice-Chair, Board of Directors | Cooperative Performance |
| 2014 | P3 East Movement and Acting Intensive - Chicago | Robyn Hunt and Steve Pearson |
| 2014 | DAI Certification in Unarmed and Rapier | Christopher Elst |
| 2013 - 2015 | P3 East Movement and Acting Training | Neal Easterling |
| 2013 - 2015 | Lead Teacher and Headmaster, Summer Academy | First Stage |
| 2013 - 2014 | Staff Director | Milwaukee Youth Theatre |
| 2007, 2014 - 2015 | First Folio Technique (Unrehearsed Shakespeare) | Jared McDaris and Bill Kincaid |
Education
MFA Acting - The Theatre School at DePaul University (with Distinction)
| Acting | Dexter Bullard (Stanislavski), Nicole Riccardi (Classical), Cameron Knight (Shakespeare), Andrew Gallant (Meisner), Audrey Francis (Blackbox), Janelle Snow (On Camera), Linda Gillum (Audition Technique), Rob Adler (Acting), Stathi Grapsas (Somatic Memory - Hydrama Theatre) |
| Voice | Phyllis Griffin (Lessac, Roy Hart), Louis Colaianni (Linklater), Claudia Anderson (Linklater), Phillip Timberlake (IPA, Fitzmaurice, Roy Hart), Mark Elliot (Musical Theatre), Phillip Pearl (Classical Voice), Kostis Sfyrikidis (Voice - Hydrama Theatre) |
| Movement | Patrice Egleston (Feldenkrais), Jeff Mills (Mask and Clown), Mary Schmich (Yoga), Kristina Fluty (Laban, Bartinieff), George Keating (Movement to Music) |
| Stage Combat | Nick Sandys - Pass SAFD - Quarter Staff, Unarmed, Rapier and Dagger, Small Sword - Recommended Pass - Broadsword |
| Other | Nick Johne (Improv), Chris Jones (Theatre Studies Seminar), Evdokimos Tsolakidis (Performance - Hydrama Theatre), Kenny MacLellan (Design - Hydrama Theatre) |
BA Theatre Arts and Social Philosophy - Marquette University
| Acting | Phylis Ravel, John Schneider, Maureen Kilmurry |
| Voice | Maureen Kilmurry (Linklater) |
| Movement | Amy Brinkman-Sustache (Modern), Roxanne Kess (African Dance) |
| Other | Patrick Sutton (Gaiety School of Acting - Dublin, Ireland) |
MA Urban Special Education - Cardinal Stritch University
Special Skills
| Dialects | RP British, American Southern, American Midwestern |
| Skills | Experienced with IPA, certified Meisner teacher (Larry Silverberg, 2016), aerial and circus arts (Spanish web, rope, contortion, basic floor work), puppetry, dance (contemporary, modern, ballet), basic mandolin/baglamas, basic German language skills, wine making, TYA teaching artist and for people with learning and developmental differences, special education (MA Urban Special Education), experienced dog handler |