APRIL PETTY

avianhealer@gmail.com

Represented by:
The Brock Agency, Inc.
329 13th Avenue NW,
Hickory, NC 28601
phone: 828-322-8553,
fax: 828-322-3224
beverly@thebrockagency.com / www.thebrockagency.com

PERSONAL STATS

Hair: Butterscotch (blonde, red highlights)
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5' 9"

Education: Theatre Arts & Dance
  University of West Florida
  Florida State University
  East Carolina University

TRAINING
 
Nigel Lloyd Neale, Professional VA Coach: Voice acting and voice-over training, Seattle, WA. www.voiceoverbase.com

East Carolina University: Professional Film & Television Acting; Acting Improv; Dance: Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap

Cavano Productions: Acting for the Camera Workshops, Stage Combat

Michelle Snow School of Voice and Music: Voice

University of West Florida: Acting Classes, Voice, Dance: Jazz, Improvisational 

Florida State University: Dance - Modern, Ballet 

The Model Image: State Accredited Modeling School & Management, (Tallahassee, FL)

Salter School of Dance: Ballet, Tap

The Dance Studio: Jazz

SPECIAL SKILLS

Language skills
Quick study, with excellent memory.
Good mimic with dialects; good with accents, or narration with no accent.
Good improvisation skills.
Read & speak elementary French.

Singing skills
Range is soprano, but can sing alto as well.
Possess relative pitch.

Historical character interpretation
Historical site character interpretation, specializing in 18th and 19th century period-accurate accents, singing, dancing, and handicrafts.
Improvisational skills in interacting with the public.

Dance skills
Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Basic Pointe, Modern/Contemporary.
Choreography in all these forms.

Stage combat
Quarterstaff combat, fight blocking, swordplay, hand-to-hand combat. Taught by Thomas Cavano.

Experience with animals
Veterinary hospital surgical assistant and kennel assistant.
Comfortable with reptiles and other exotics.
Dog washer and grooming assistant.

Sports skills
Strong swimmer.
Tennis player.
Hiking and tree climbing skills.
Horseback riding skills.
Laser tag & raquetball player.

Artistic & Crafts skills
Drawing, painting, pastels, and acrylics.
Historically accurate quilting, basket weaving, embroidery, stitchery.

Miscellaneous
Good hands.
Good hair.

Computer skills
Computerized lightboard operator.
Visual Basic programmer.
Internet research expertise.
Word processing skills.

Certifications / Teaching Experience
Certified Pilates Instructor - certified by American Fitness Professionals & Associates.
Certified Yoga Instructor - certified by American Fitness Professionals & Associates.
Red Cross Certification in CPR lifesaving technique.
Instructor: Pilates (all levels); Yoga (see Yoga page); Ballet Fitness; Jazz Dance Fitness

"Nunsense", April on far right.

THEATRE

Productions
(Experience since 1994, most recent work at top)

Show: "My Private Psychic"
Role: Moonbeam
Company: It's a Mystery, Spirit of Washington Dinner Train

Show: "Lethal Train of Thought"
Role: Stella
Company: It's a Mystery, Spirit of Washington Dinner Train

Show: "American Fido"
Role: Fifi Baskerville
Company: It's a Mystery, Spirit of Washington Dinner Train

Show: Tartuffe
Roles: Madame Pernelle/Flipote
Company: Driftwood Players

Show: Are We Motivated Yet?
Role: Micki Goodbody
Company: It's a Mystery, Spirit of Washington Dinner Train

Show: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Role: Irma
Company: Driftwood Players

Show: Back in the Saddle
Role:  Candy
Company: It's a Mystery, Spirit of Washington Dinner Train

Show: If You Could Say Anything
Roles: Various Characters
Company: 7AM Productions

Show: Four Dresses
Role: Emelia
Company: 7AM Productions

Show: What Women Want
Roles: Becca/Talk Show Psychiatrist
Company: 7AM Productions

Show: The Firebugs
Role: Willi Iseinring
Company: George Shaw Drama: Theatre for the Mind

Show: Living Histories Programs (2 years of performances)
Roles: Antoinette Dixon, Patty Hatch, Anne Stanley, Bett Garret
Company: Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens

Show: Antigone
Role: Ismene
Company: Studio 206

Show: Nunsense
Role: Sister Mary Leo
Company: Farmville Community Theatre

Show: Attack of the Moral Fuzzies
Role: Nada Ivanhoe
Company: Studio 206

Show: Our Town (Starring Pat Hingle)
Roles: Townsperson/Choir
Company: East Carolina University

Show: The Glass Menagerie
Role: Amanda
Company: Studio 206

Show: The Insanity of Mary Gerard
Role: Mary Gerard
Company: Studio 206

Show: Medusa's Tale
Role: Medusa
Company: Studio 206

Show: A View from the Bridge
Role: Townsperson
Company: East Carolina University

Show: Après Opera
Role: Laurel
Company: Studio 206

Show: Merrily We Roll Along
Roles: Meg Kincaid, Evelyn, solo dancer, chorus
Company: West Florida Performing Arts Center

Show: The Castle of Ortranto
Role: Princess Hippolita
Company: West Florida Literacy Foundation

Show: Hello--Out There!
Role: Emily
Company: University of West Florida

Show: Troilus and Cressida
Role: Aeneas
Company: University of West Florida

Show: The Puppet Master
Role: The girl puppet
Company: Dramatis Personae

Show: The Odd Couple (Female Version)
Role: Olive
Company: Dramatis Personae

Show: Measure for Measure
Role: Lady Isabella
Company: Cavano Productions

Show: A Piece of My Heart
Role: Maryjo Kencaid
Company: Dramatis Personae

Show: A Good Man is Hard to Find
Role: Narrator
Company: Wakulla Cooperative Reader's Theatre

Show: The Hobbit
Role: Gandalf
Company: Wakulla Cooperative Reader's Theatre

Show: Richard III
Role: Lady Anne
Company: Cavano Productions

Show: The Buffalo and the Bell
Role: Kalabuat
Company: Wakulla Children's Theatre Tour

Show: The Strange Servant
Role: Chorus
Company: Wakulla Children's Theatre Tour

FILM/TELEVISION

Productions

Network TV Show: Unsolved Mysteries (NBC)
Role: Library Patron

Independent TV Show: Melting Pot Comedy Show (Public Access)
Role: Various Characters

Local Network Television: Pilates Exposé (ABC)
Role: Pilates Instructor (Self)

Independent Short Film: Roadkill
Role: Paula

Student Film: Hello--Out There! (University of West Florida)
Role: Emily

Student and Festival Film: The Mysteries of Wakulla
Role: Tarzan's Jane

DANCE

Productions
(Experience since 1994, with most recent work at top of list)

Show: If You Could Say Anything
Style: Lyrical Jazz/Improvizational
Company: 7AM Productions

Show: What Women Want
Style: Jazz/Interpretive
Company: 7AM Productions

Show: Living Histories Programs
Style: Colonial
Company: Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens

Show: 1999 Dance Showcase
Style: Tap/Jazz
Company: East Carolina University

Show: Movement Showcase on the Sonic Plaza
Style: Improvizational/Interpretive/Performance Art
Company: East Carolina University

Show: Antigone
Style: Lyrical Jazz
Company: Studio 206

Show: 1998 Jazz Showcase
Style: Jazz
Company: East Carolina University

Show: Nunsense
Style: Basic Pointe/Tap
Company: Farmville Community Theatre

Show: A View From the Bridge Style: Swing/Partner/Interpretive
Company: East Carolina University

Show: Merrily We Roll Along
Style: Ballet/Jazz
Company:University of West Florida

Show: Magic Carpet Ride
Style: Jazz
Company: West Florida Dance Team

Show: Malted Milk
Style: Jazz
Company: West Florida Dance Team

Show: The Puppet Master
Style: Lyrical Jazz
Company: Dramatis Personae
 

MODELING

Print Work

Exclusive model for the Yngwie Malmsteen International Fan Club for 5 years (Tallahassee, FL; Miami, FL; Stockholm, Sweden)
Print adds for Mona Lisa Abbot Photography (Tallahassee, FL)
Southern Living magazine, Spring flowers exposé 2000 (New Bern, NC)
The Palace; Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens Magazine, Cover of Spring 2001 issue (New Bern, NC)

Runway/Fashion Shows

Runways shows: Rave Shops, Tallahassee Mall (Tallahassee, FL)
In-store shows and promotions: Stein Mart, Killearn Gallery Shops (Tallahassee, FL)
Mannequin modeling: French Novelty Shop (Tallahassee, FL)
In-store shows and mannequin modeling: Brooks Atelier (Tallahassee, FL) 

Promotional Work

Florida Motion Picture and Television Association Film Festival (Tallahassee, FL)
Newspaper & television features: Pulse Athletic Club, (Greenville, NC)
Sculpture, sketch, and paint class model, East Carolina Art Dept. (Greenville, NC)
Leader Homes Promotional (Plymouth, NC)
Lowes Home Improvement (Greenville, NC)

SUMMARY: Graceful hands and feet, great hair, wonderful poise, certified Yoga instructor, certified Pilates instructor, ballet, tap dance, jazz dance, modern dance, colonial dancing, excellent swimmer, driver's license, CPR certified, public speaking, acting, soprano singing range, very comfortable relating to people, friendly, outgoing, energetic.