Headshots & Resume

CURRENT HEADSHOTS
Emilie Rommel Shimkus, Actor & Model. IMDB
See more headshots, modeling work, and stills in the Gallery.

Photographs by Lisa-squared Photography

Emilie Shimkus

STATS

Voice
Mezzo-Soprano, rock, jazz, legit, classical
Voiceover for commercial, industrial, and videogames

Skills & Training

Vocal study +10 years
An “actor who moves”
Ballroom, musical theatre dance, beginning ballet (Washington Contemporary Ballet)
Can speak, read, write French
IPA and basic dialect training
Costume design, choreography, and direction
Xena yell on request

Collaborations & Direction

Creator/Director/Actor: Tell Your Children short film project
Director/Choreographer: Annie, Wizard of Oz, Godspell, for Messiah Players, Auburn
Co-Curator: Tollbooth Gallery with Kat Ogden in Downtown Tacoma (Summer 2013)
Writer/Live Podcast Performer: Dead.fm podcast
Creator/Stylist/Model: Creative photoshoots with Kat St. John at pnwportraiture.com

Education & Training

Pacific Lutheran University, 2003. BAs in English/Creative Writing and French, Minor in theatre, Emphasis in Printing & Publications, Editorial staff for literary magazine, Director/choreographer for student-run musical theatre showcase
Writing Workshops—Kelli Agodon Russell, Susan Rich, Fleda Brown, Michael Spence, Elizabeth Austen, Marjorie Rommel, Josie Emmons Turner, Allen Braden, Tammy Robacker, and others
Performance Training— Vocal study +10 years (classical and CCM technique), Actors Way with Nike Imoru, Advanced Scene Study, Improv, Writing & Performing for Young Audiences, Hand-to-hand combat, IPA/Dialect, Beginning ballet