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Vanessa Severo

Vanessa Severo

(She/Her)

Vanessa is thrilled to have Frida … A Self Portrait nurtured and further developed here at the beautiful Portland Center Stage. Regional Acting: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Frida … A Self Portrait, Sex with Strangers, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, August Osage County, Cabaret, Lot’s Wife (KCRep); Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night (Heart Of America Shakespeare Festival); The Revolutionists, Men on Boats, Mother F**ker with the Hat, Venus in Fur, The Clean House (The Unicorn Theatre). Fellowships/Residencies/Awards: Recipient of the TCG 11th Round of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships, 2017 (KCRep), Frida … A Self Portrait (2020 Kilroys’ List), certified in Suzuki method and Viewpoints under the instruction of Ellen Lauren, SITI Company. Education: Studied at Missouri State University, as well as The American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco. Vanessa deeply thanks Marissa Wolf, her parents Miguel and Paula, and (always) John and Ava.

Vanessa is a member of Actors' Equity Association.

Recent Portland Center Stage Credits*

Frida … A Self Portrait Playwright & Performer

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