1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Jesse Sharp
Actor, Singer, Improviser, Director, Teacher
1848 ½ n. Kingsley Dr. #3
Los Angeles, CA 90027
www.JESSESHARP.net
310-729-6479
Jesse.Sharp@live.com
Education:
2008 - 2011: M.F.A. in Acting, University of California, Irvine
2001 - 2003: B.A. in Theatre Arts (acting emphasis), University of California, Los Angeles
1998 – 2001: A.A. In Liberal Arts (film studies emphasis) Santa Barbara City College
Areas of interest and specialization: Acting - Scene Study, Monologues, Meisner based technique,
Shakespeare, Acting for Musical Theatre, On-Camera Technique. Comedy - Improv, Sketch performance, Sketch
Writing, Stand-up. Voice & Speech - Fitzmaurice technique, IPA, dialects, accent reduction. Musical Theatre –
Acting for MT, Audition Technique, Professional Preparation, Musical Comedy Styles.
Academic Experience:
Graduate Instructor/TA, University of California, Irvine, 2009-2011
Teaching: Acting 30A – Basic Technique, Intro to scene study
Acting 30C – Scene study, monologues, audition technique
Voice & Speech – Intro to Fitzmaurice technique, IPA, dialects
Theatre History 101 – Grading, Discussions, Comedia Del Arte lecturer
Leadership Class Representative to Drama Department 2008-2011. Responsibilities
included: season planning, meeting with the chair, alumni relations,
showcase planning and promotion.
Graduate Recruiter 2008-2011. Responsibilities included: recruiting students
for MFA program, travel planning for callback weekend, coordinating potential
student/faculty interaction, post-callback follow ups.
Guest Artist Instructor, Gavilan College, 2015
Taught a series of masterclasses to Gavilan College Theatre Students: Basic Improv,
Auditioning with Shakespeare, Musical Theatre Cold Reading and the Business of Show
Business.

2. Additional Teaching Experience:
Owner/Teacher/Private Coach, Sharp Studios, 2011- present
Private coaching for actors and singers. Audition technique for musical theatre, film &
television and college auditions. Career coaching and guidance for actors new to show
business. Group scene study classes for beginners through advanced performers. Over 50
ongoing clients at various levels of career development. www.sharpstudios.net
Instructor, Actors Studio of Orange County, 2014 – present
Basic acting technique for high school students and novice adults. Action/Objective emphasis.
Guest Artist Instructor, Red Mountain Theatre Company Broadway Bootcamp, 2014
Acting for musical theatre, intro to classical texts, intro to games-based Improv. Co-
director of performance showcase.
Master Class, Broadway in Dayton, 2013
Master class in acting for musical theatre while touring with the international Broadway tour of
The Addams Family Musical. Primary topic was “monologuing a song” and truthful acting in
MT performance.
Guest Artist Instructor, Amy Murphy Studio, 2013-2014
Acting for musical theatre, Audition coaching for high school students. Pre-college coaching
for students pursuing Musical Theatre.
Improv Instructor & Youth Shakespeare, Utah Shakespeare Festival, 2010
Games based Improv instruction for youth ages 8-17. Youth Shakespeare: basics of rhetoric,
Elizabethan world view, elements of scansion.
Improv Instructor, North Hollywood Community Center, 2004
Games based Improv and long form styles for high school students.
Professional Performance:
Musicals
The Addams Family International Broadway Tour Gomez Addams Phoenix Entertainment
Directed by Jerry Zaks.
(Best Actor Nominations - Dayton Area Theatre Awards, Philadelphia Critics Circle)
Elf the Broadway Musical - National Tour Walter NETworks
Grease - International Tour Vince Fontaine Phoenix Entertainment
Henry & Mudge - National Tour Peter (Henry's dad) TheatreWorks USA
Great Expectations (World Premiere Musical) Compeyson/Drummle Utah Shakespeare Festival
Autumn Moon (Original Cast) Minion (Lead) Off Broadway
Genius Famous (Original Cast) Barkley (Lead) NY Fringe
Peace in Our Time Bobby Paxton Antaeus Company LA
(Winner – Best Ensemble, LA Weekly Theatre Award. Ovation Nominated)

3. Mame Beau SRT - Summer Rep Theatre
Wedding Singer Bum/Reagan/Ensemble SRT - Summer Rep Theatre
Plays
The Hamlet Project Hamlet LA,NYC & Chicago
(A show I created, produced and starred in. “Must See” from the New York Times & Time Out NY)
Merchant of Venice Prince of Morocco Utah Shakespeare Festival
Macbeth Bloody Captain Utah Shakespeare Festival
(Macbeth u/s)
Lend Me a Tenor Tito Morelli SRT - Summer Rep Theatre
Comedy of Errors Dromio of Ephesus Powerhouse/L.A.T.E.
Book by it's Cover (Original Cast) Greg Grove Theatre – Burbank
New York Windows Improviser Universal Studios Hollywood
Laughing Stock Sketch Performer Disneyland
(Full list of over 100 plays and musicals available on request)
Film & Television
Angels Perch (2013 festivals, Limited release, VOD) Kevin – Lead Dirty Robber Pictures
The Amazing Piquelarious George – Lead LA Shorts Fest
Not Another Teen Movie Supporting Colombia Pictures
Lethal (Lorenzo Lamas Version) Supporting Thinkfilm
The Devil Wears Prada Prominent Feature 20th
Century Fox
Chairs (web film for Facebook) Prominent Feature Facebook/A. Gonzales Inaritu
General Hospital Guest Star ABC
The Man Show Sketch Guest Star Comedy Central
True Love Always – Pilot Series Regular Mathew Jacobs/Jesse Ing
Peter Douglas: Actor Series Regular Funny or Die.com
Commercials & Voice Overs
Over a decade of on camera and voice over credits including Diet Coke, Nissan, Walt Disney World, Publix,
White Castle and many more.
Additional Professional Training:
Acting:
Atlantic Theatre Company New York
Gene Frankel Studio New York
Cal Arts Summer Intensive

4. Antaeus Company – Classical Styles
Comedia Del Arte Intensive – Verona Italy
Private Singing:
Amy Murphy Studio, Jeff Buchsbaum, John Mercurio(NYC) Gary Busby, Calvin Remsberg, David Potter (LA)
Comedy:
Improv/Sketch comedy at: The Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade, IO West, Comedy Sports & NCT
Stand-Up Comedy at: The Comedy Store, Acme Comedy Theatre, HaHa club and more.
Directing:
2013 The Hamlet Project (Writer/Director – Round 6) Loose Canon Collective Theatre Company
2011 The Hamlet Project (Assistant Director – Rounds 2-5) Loose Canon Collective Theatre Company
2010 The Bathroom Plays (Director) UC Irvine (World Premier Weekend)
2003 Speaker Noise (Writer/Director) UCLA
1998 The Brick & The Rose (Director) Harvey Theatre
Producing:
2011 – Present, Artistic Director and resident producer of Loose Canon Collective, a Los Angeles based theatre
company dedicated to outside-the-box productions of classical texts. Our first show, The Hamlet Project, which I
wrote, co-starred in and have occasionally directed has seen 14 critically acclaimed productions in Los Angeles,
Chicago and New York. We are currently developing a new and exciting production of Romeo & Juliet.
2012, Assistant producer, Angels Perch, Independent feature film. Duties included: production planning,
background coordination, transportation coordination, assisting cast, problem solving, on-set duties.
Voice / Dialect Supervision:
UC IRVINE
2011 A Servant of Two Masters (New Orleans & Deep South Dialects)
2011 Mary Stuart (RP & Colloquial English Dialects)
2010 Cyrano De Bergerac (General American, French Pronunciations)
UCLA
2003 Speaker Noise (New York Styles)
Fight Captain:
Utah Shakespeare Festival
2010 Great Expectations – The Musical
UCLA
2003 Speaker Noise

5. Professional Memberships:
AEA, SAG-AFTRA, AGVA
References:
Phil Thompson (Professor, Head of graduate acting, UC Irvine) - pthomso@uci.edu
Graduate mentor and evaluator while attending UC Irvine
Assisted Phil with voice and dialect work on several mainstage productions
Assisted with graduate recruitment
Eli Simon (Chancellors Professor of Drama, UC Irvine) - esimon@uci.edu
Collaborated with Eli on several mainstage shows
Interacted regularly as class representative while he was chair of the department
Beth Lopes (Director/Artistic Director) - beth.g.lopes@gmail.com
Collaborated on productions of Cymbeline, Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Hamlet Project
Share artistic director duties with Loose Canon Collective Theatre Company
Mark Minnick (Co-producer/Casting Director, Phoenix Entertainment) - mark@phoenix1@aol.com
Cast me in three productions of professional International touring productions
Collaborated on press, voice-over projects and promotion for several other Phoenix productions
Solid working relationship over an eight year span
Amy Murphy (Owner/Operator, Amy Murphy Studio) - amy@amymurphystudio.com
Collaborated with Amy through my company, Sharp Studios, as a business associate
Keith Cromwell (Executive director, Red Mountain Theater) - kcromwell@redmountaintheater.org
Taught for Keith at Red Mountain Broadway Bootcamp