Evan Palazzo

Native New Yorker Evan Palazzo earned his B.F.A. in Acting from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where he won the Director's Choice Award, for the student directors most preferred to work with. A member of the Screen Actors Guild and eligible to join Actors' Equity, Evan has appeared on stage and in film in award winning productions. He is also an accomplished jazz pianist.

Film

Film	Role	Director/Producer	Awards
My Brother	Day Player	Dir. Anthony Lover	*Audience Award at Harlem Int. Film Fest, Best Picture Black American Film Fest (visit this film's website)
The Height of the Sky	Lead	Dir. Lyn Clinton	*Winner ofTelluride Indie Fest, featured at Dances with Films
What Happens in Vegas	Pianist	Dir. Tom Vaughan	*with bassist Ron Carter
A Novel Ideal	Lead	Dir. Adam Fahri
Triangle Fire	Supporting	Dir. Lisa Tuvalo
SweetMeats	Lead	Skyhawk Productions	*Audience Choice Winner at 48 Hour Film Project

Theater

Play	Role	Director/Producer	Notes
The Odd Couple	Felix Ungar	Cape Fear Regional Theater	Review
The Truth	Jenks	Metropolitan Playhouse	also composed music
Interview	Interviewer	Zabawa Theater Co.
Museum	The Guard	Chelsea Playhouse
Christy in Love	Inspector	Here
Red Noses	Frapper	Arts Bank Theater
The Threepenny Opera	Mr. Peachum	Arts Bank Theater
The Comedy of Errors	Antipholus/Syracuse	Theater 200
Midsummer Night’s Dream	Peter Quince	Arts Bank Theater
Broadway Swings	Multiple Instrument Ed	Merriam Theater
The Wonderful O	Vladamir	Amer. Mus. Th. Fest
The Master and Margarita	Secret Agent	Arts Bank Theater
Cosmologies	The Convict	Arts Bank Theater	*World premire play by David Rabe
Streetcar Named Desire	Doctor/Music Director	Gretna Theater
Cooked Coward	Noel Coward	Univ. of the Arts	*Solo show and cabaret act
Mistero Buffo	Various	Yellowdog Theater	also composed music
Stuck (reading)	Father	Innovative Stages

Commericals include: NJ Lotto, US Marine Corps, Bass Ale, Wendy's

Training

B.F.A. Degree in Acting & Musical Theater, University of the Arts . Awarded the Director’s Choice Award by the faculty.

Acting: Paul Berman, Rick Stoppleworth, Drucie McDaniel, Irene Baird

Directing: Charles Conwell, Paul Berman

Speech/Dialects: Niell Hartley, Paul Wagar, Suzanne Case

Mask & Mime: Walter Dallas

Stage Combat: Charles Conwell

Clowning: Gregor Paslovski

Improvisation: Rick Stoppleworth, Paul Berman

Movement: Myra Bazell, Manfred Fishbeck

Acting for Primetime: John Driver

Private Coach: Jacklyn Sydney

Special Skills

***PIANIST*** (Club, Swing, & Stride), Violin, Drums, Accordion, Recorder, Melodica, Organ

Dialects: English, Cockney, German, Austrian, French, New York, Southern

Sports: Horseback Riding, Skiing (snow & water), tennis, fencing, firearms, motorcycle, truck & tractor driving, Valid Driver’s License (standard & automatic) and Passport, Improv, smoking, cigarette rolling, great with kids and animals

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