Engela (Angel)

Doing theatre I love,
With people I love, 
For people I love.


 
Theatrical Training:
    University of Texas at Arlington - BFA in Drama 1984
    University of North Texas
    Mountain View College
Dance Training:
    University of Texas at Arlington
    Mountain View College
    Southern Methodist University
Recent Productions (ACTING):
Making Love in Public
by john daniels, jr.
Lead Actor and Dancer
Texas Nonprofit Theatres State Conference 2002
Arlington, Texas
March 23, 2002

Bastrop Opera House, Bastrop, Texas
Feb. 14-16. 2002

Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas 
January 18-26, 2002

Swinging Christmas
Choreographed by Engela Edwards
Singer and Lead Dancer
Trail of Lights, Zilker Park, Austin, Texas
Dec. 23, 2001
Let Freedom Sing!  40s musical review
Singer and Lead Dancer
Bastrop Opera House, Bastrop, Texas
Dec. 16, 2001
3 Lines of Definition
by john daniels, jr
directed by Engela Edwards
Bastrop Opera House, Bastrop, Texas
Nov. 2 - 17, 2001
Lead Actor
Swing Thing
Choreography by Engela Edwards, scenes written by john daniels, jr.
Singer
Bastrop Opera House
May 24 - 26, 2001
Dancer and Singer
    Tell Me about Amelia
    written and directed by john daniels, jr.
    Lead and featured dancer
     
  • EASY Theatre's opened the show on February 24th, 2001, at the Temple Civic Theatre, Temple, Texas. 
  • Houston, Texas:  Country Playhouse, March 10, 2001 
  • Austin, Texas:  Dougherty Arts Center Theater, March 27th & 28th, 2001 
  • Kingsville, Texas:  Little Theatre, Texas A&M, April 1, 2001
  • Austin, Texas:  Hyde Park Theatre, May 4 - 19, 2001
  • The Ten-Minute Play 
    by Walter Boyd, Carl Williams, and Eddie Cope
    Lead
     
    William E. Scott Theatre, Ft. Worth, Texas, March 24, 2001
    (American Association of Comunity Theatres: Texas State Competition)
    Country Playhouse, Houston, Texas, March 10, 2001 
    Collective Erection
    by john daniels, jr.
    directed by john daniels, jr. and Engela Edwards
    Lead
    Premiered at The Hideout Upstairs Cabaret 
    for MoMFest 2000
    October 2000
    ComingtoAustin.Com...edy
    by john daniels, jr.
    directed by Engela Edwards and john daniels, jr.
    Lead and Dancer, Solo dancer
     
    For the Mind Over Money Theatrical Festival 
    September 2000
    Tell Me about Amelia
    written, designed and directed by john daniels, jr.
    Lead and featured dancer
     
    Premiered at The Hideout for FronteraFest 2000
    January 29 - February 6, 2000


    ComingtoAustin.Com...edy
    written, designed and directed by john daniels, jr.
    Lead and dancer
     

    For the Mind Over Money Theatrical Festival
    September-October 1999
    SIRENS-N-AQUARIUS 
    written, designed and directed by john daniels, jr.
    Singer, dancer, and small roles
     
    May 1999 production at the John Henry Faulk Living Theater




Recent Production (Technical)
Making Love in Public
by john daniels, jr.
Texas Nonprofit Theatres State Conference 2002
Arlington, Texas
March 23, 2002

Bastrop Opera House, Bastrop, Texas
Feb. 14-16. 2002

Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas 
January 18-26, 2002
Choreogrepher, costume design and construction.

Swinging Christmas
Choreographed by Engela Edwards
Trail of Lights, Zilker Park, Austin, Texas
Dec. 23, 2001
Choreogrepher, costume design and construction.
Let Freedom Sing!  40s musical review
Bastrop Opera House, Bastrop, Texas
Dec. 16, 2001
Choreographer for 6 numbers, costume design and construction for those numbers.
6&3 6-BIT TRIP & 3 Lines of Definition
by john daniels, jr
directed by Engela Edwards
Premièred together
Bastrop Opera House, Bastrop, Texas
Nov. 2 - 17, 2001
Director, choreographer, program and poster design, costume design and construction.
Swing Thing
Choreography by Engela Edwards, scenes written by john daniels, jr.
  • Bastrop Opera House
  • Hyde Park Theatre
  • Cowen Elementary School
  • Brentwood Elementary School
  • AHH Project Faire
  • Yesterfest
  • Old Settlers' Music Festival
  • April 6 - May 26, 2001.
Choreogrepher, sound, program and poster design, lighting crew, costume design and construction.
Collective Erection
by john daniels, jr.
directed by john daniels, jr. and Engela Edwards
Premiered at The Hideout Upstairs Cabaret for MoMFest 2000 October 2000
Co-directed and program design
8-TRACKS (no disco)
A 70's musical, written, designed, and directed by john daniels, jr. 
August-September 2000, at the Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs, Austin, Texas. 
Coreographer, program and poster design, lighting crew, costume construction, costume coordinator for dances, and historian 
ComingtoAustin.Com...edy
by john daniels, jr.
directed by Engela Edwards and john daniels, jr.
For the Mind Over Money Theatrical Festival
September 2000
Learn FAST
Written, designed, and directed by john daniels, jr. and Engela Edwards. 
July 2000 at the Austin Children's Museum, 
Just in Time
Written, designed, and directed by john daniels, jr. and Engela Edwards.
April 2000 at the Austin Children's Museum
For the Love of Linko
written by Weldon H. Phillips
directedy by Kregg Foote
April 2000 at The Vortex
Prop, costumes, sets, design and construction, and historian
for ONE theatre company
Tell Me about Amelia
written, designed and directed by john daniels, jr.
Premiered at The Hideout for FronteraFest 2000
January 29 - February 6, 2000
Choreographer, program and poster design, some costume design and construction.
SIRENS-N-AQUARIUS 
written, designed and directed by john daniels, jr.
May 1999 production at the John Henry Faulk Living Theater
Choreographer, puppet construction, some costume design and construction.


Some of my Other Favorite Roles that I've Played:
  • All the female roles in Making Love in Public
  • Tracy in 3 Lines of Definition
  • Amelia in Tell Me about Amelia
  • Agnes in Shadow Box
  • Lucy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  • Ado Annie in Oklahoma
  • Ingenue in Impromptu
  • Ernie at Sesame Place 

  • (Well, 6 shows a day, and it was one of my favorites)
Theatrical Projects:

Artistic Director of EASY Theatre

Clerical Projects:

Co-ordinator for monthly Teen Acting Workshops 1999-2002

Web Master
for Earth & Sky Acting Co. and EASY Theatre

Teaching:
Creative Movement for 3 to 4-year-olds.
Stage Movement for 12 and up.
Scene Study
Script Analysis
Teen Acting Workshop
Stage Makeup
Play Production

 
Other skills:
    Choreographed in Austin:
     
    • Swing Thing April - May 2001
    • ComingToAustin.Com...edy September 2000
    • 8-TRACKS (no disco) August-September 2000
    • Learn FAST July 2000
    • Just in Time April 2000
    • Tell Me about Amelia January-Februay 2000
    • ComingtoAustin.Com...edy September-October 1999
    • Sirens-n-Aquarius May 1999
    • Austin Youth Troupe productions at the Dougherty, Aquafest, and Westgate Mall

    •  
    8 years of Marching Band:
    Including 3 years as the Feature Baton Twirler
    1 year University of Texas at Arlington Flag Corps
    2 years University of North Texas Flag Corps
    Instruments played:
    Flute
    Piccolo
    Taught flag corps:
     
    • Sunset High School, Dallas, Texas
    • Bishop Lynch High School, Dallas, Texas
    • North Dallas High School, Dallas, Texas
    • Taught baton twirling YWCA, Dallas, Texas


    Coached:
     

    • Youth Soccer:  United States Soccer Federation "F" and "G" coaching licenses
    • Little League Manager

 
 
 
Engela June 8, 1999  42kThe Other Artist:

I was a professional tablet weaver and ceramic artist before I moved to Austin.

I have taught, exhibited, and demonstrated tablet weaving at:

Libraries, schools, colleges, art shows, art festivals, history festivals, and the Texas State Fair.


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