Suzanne Graff

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Suzanne Graff
Born
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
SpouseJerry Gomis

Suzanne Graff is an American actress.

Biography[edit]

A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Graff performed onstage for several seasons at the American Folklore Theatre (AFT) in shows such as Lumberjacks in Love which became one of the company's biggest box office hits.[1]

She originated the role of the wisecracking jill-of-all-trades secretary Charlene "Charlie" Osmanski in the Off-Broadway production of Zombies from The Beyond [2] and played the role of the Effy, the gossipy postwoman, in the regional production of The Spitfire Grill.[3] Other New York credits include performances in Twelfth Night with the Riverside Shakespeare Company.[4]

She has performed in national tours of She Stoops to Conquer, As You Like It, Oedipus and A Midsummer Night's Dream. In Milwaukee, she has appeared at the Skylight Opera Theatre and Theatre Tesseract. Other regional credits include She Loves Me at the Indiana Repertory Theatre and in the Twin Cities at the Great American History Theatre and the Jon Hassler Theater.[5]

Since 1998, Graff and her husband, Jerry Gomis, have collaborated as producers for Door Shakespeare theatre, where her acting credits have included roles in productions such as Twelfth Night, the Merchant of Venice,[6] Romeo and Juliet, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Much Ado About Nothing.[7] She studied with acting teachers such as Paul Sills[8] and trained with the National Shakespeare Conservatory in New York.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PlayBill". June 30, 1997. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Howard Kissel (October 31, 1995). "New York Daily News".[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Elizabeth Weir. "Talking Broadway Regional News and Reviews". Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  4. ^ D. J. R. BRUCKNER (October 28, 1990). "New York Times Review/Theater: Broad Strokes in Riverside Group's 'Twelfth Night".
  5. ^ "Biography Suzanne Graff". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  6. ^ "Express Milwaukee newspaper". Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  7. ^ Warren Gerds (July 7, 2010). "Green Bay Gazette".
  8. ^ Steinberger, Heather. "Door County Magazine". Retrieved August 4, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "About Door Shakespeare". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2010.