Vanessa Wendt
AEA
Singer. Actor. Combatant.
"Pleasure and action make the hours seem short. "
-William Shakespeare
Selected Credits
New York
PENNY
LEGS DIAMOND: AN EVENING OF CONCERT AND CONVERSATION
NEW YORK RENAISSANCE FAIRE
KINGDOM FAIRE
THE WHIMSICAL WORLD OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
TARTUFFE
WOLF TALE: THE MUSICAL
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
MIRACOLO
TITUS ANDRONICUS
LA MAUPIN: THE MUSICAL
WILLIE & ME: THE EMMETT KELLY STORY
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
SIMON THE INVISIBLE BOY
ROMEO & JULIET
ORPHAN TRAIN
UNDER FIRE
Adult
Ensemble
Grace O'Malley, Fight Swing (*performed), Fight Captain
Fang, Swing (*performed), Fight Captain
Irene Adler, Dance Captain
Mme Pernelle
Woodsman
Ajax, Fight Captain
Lady Constance
Titus Andronicus
Brigitte/Ensemble, Fight Captain
Actress
Beatrice, Dance Captain
Simon's Mom, Dance Captain
Mercutio/Prince
Rachel Pierce
Reporter/Rebel/Waitress
Dir. Christina Rose Ashby
Dir. Jonathan Cerullo
Dir. Rainey Rowan
Dir. Allison Rapsas
Queens Short Play Festival
Lincoln Center Bruno Walter Auditorium
Renaissance Entertainment Productions
Megara Entertainment
Dir. Kristen Penner
Dir. Elizabeth Ruelas
Broadway Bound Theatre Festival
Theater Row
Ghost Players Theatre
Dir. Kristen Penner
Dir. David Andrew Laws
Dir. Fred C.L. Mann III
Dir. Michael Hagins
The PIT Loft
Hamlet Isn't Dead
TRU Reading Series
Staged Reading
Dir. Jessie Field
Fight Dir. Jared Kirby
Fresh Fruit Festival
Dir. Jonathan Cerullo
Staged Reading
Dir. Kenny Wade Marshall
Dir/Choreo Rommy Sandhu
Dir. Kristen Penner
Fight Choreo. Ian Heitzman
Dir. Patricia Birch
Dir. Barry Harman
The Fools & Kings Project
Ritual Theater Group
The Fools & Kings Project
Grand Central Terminal
NYMF
Chicago
SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL
HOW TO SUCCEED….
LITTLE WOMEN
Sour Kangaroo
Bud Frump
Marmee
Dir. Jacqueline Shultz
Dir. Jason Fleece
Dir. Reba Hervas
Arcada Theatre
Footlik Theatre
Overshadowed Productions
Selected Training
Voice: Maria Fattore, Mackenzie Bykowski; Stage Combat: Jason Paul Tate, Rob Aronowitz, Jared Kirby
Special Skills
Accents/Dialects – RP British, Irish, American Southern; Intermediate French (speaking, reading, & writing); Flute and Piccolo - Advanced Levels; Recorder - Intermediate Level; Strong sight-singing skills; Whistling; Harmony work; Driver’s License; Passport
Stage Combat: SAFD Recommended Pass – Smallsword – May 2019; SAFD Recommended Pass – Broadsword – October 2021; SAFD Recommended Pass - Quarterstaff - June 2018; SAFD Basic Pass – Knife – March 2017; SAFD Basic Pass – Rapier & Dagger – September 2017; Show experience w/ rapier & dagger, rapier, smallsword, knife, unarmed, quarterstaff, broadsword, found weapons