JAKE ELSAS

jake@7minutecinemas.com
HAIR: Red
EYES: Green
HEIGHT: 5' 9"
WEIGHT: 160 lbs.




THEATRE (Selection)
The Buddy Roman Christmas Hour Marty Hollywood Cabaret Society
The Princess & the Drag Queen Lots of wacky characters! Hollywood Cabaret Society
The Bride and the Brothel Pauper, Rabbinical Student Gascon City Center Theater
Dear Charlotte Rev. Bronte, Henry, Southey, Heger The Coffee House Theatre
The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe All male characters Northwest Childrens Theatre
Little Women John Northwest Childrens Theatre
Winnie the Pooh Tigger, Remount Director Northwest Childrens Theatre
Showdown at Ramblin' River Billy the Kid Wild Bill's Murder for Sale
The Tooth of Crime Starman, Lead do-wop singer Artists Repertory Theatre
Sticks and Bones David Underground Theatre
Taming of the Shrew Biondello Portland Actors Ensemble
Shivaree Chandler Paula Productions
Secrets Father, Drug Boy Kaiser Permanente
Cinders The Principal Hall Theatre
Amadeus Mozart Talcott Players
As Is PWA #4, Marty, Doctor Warner Theatre

COMMERCIALS/INDUSTRIALS
Hewlett Packard Dr. Jim Grant Portland, OR
Charter Peachford Drug Dealer Atlanta, GA
Home Depot Sales Manager Atlanta, GA

FEATURE FILM
No Holds Barred Busboy, Gambler RCA Columbia
Light of Day Preppie Tri-Star

THEATRE DIRECTING/TECH
Winnie the Pooh Remount Director Northwest Childrens Theatre
I-Land Technical Director 13th Street Rep, NYC
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill Assistant Stage Manager Crossroads Theatre, NJ

TRAINING
Directing: Mise en Scène
Lou Florimonte
  Director’s Workshop Delia Salvi
Acting:

Scene Study

Mark Lowenthal / Jane Armitage
  Improv Techniques Gotham City Improv
Singing: Private Study Nina Eidelsheim
Dance: Modern Maedee Duprés
Voiceover: Private Study Bill Holmes (ongoing)

EDUCATION
B.A. Russian Language & Literature Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
Certificate in Film Northwest Film Center Portland, OR
M.F.A. Filmmaking: Live Action California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA

SPECIAL SKILLS
Award-winning film director, editor, & producer / Videographer / Film teacher
Conversational Russian / Dialects: Southern (Georgia), British, Russian, French, German
Singing: A Cappella, Folk, Standards, B-way, Jazz, Operatic Baritone
Physical comedy / Funny sound effects / Computers / Whistling / Cooking / Good with children & animals
Marathon runner / Tae Kwon Do / SCUBA and snorkelling / Swimming / CPR / Soccer / Wrestling / Bicycling / Tennis / Squash / Racquetball / Frisbee / Dance / Juggling /

Filmography and complete list of theatre productions available upon request