Photo(s): Tim Leyes
Rachel Mutombo
Acting (2017)
Language(s) : English, French
The Characters Talent Agency - Ronda Cooper | ACTRA Apprentice
Height: 5'8''
Vocal Range: Alto
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Productions at the National Theatre School
| Year | Role | Play | Playwright | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lara/Daddo/Mount Heaven/Baby | we could be clouds | Gary Mok | Nigel Shawn Williams |
| 2017 | Regan | Lear | Young Jean Lee | Brendan Healy |
| 2016 | Romaine Patterson | The Laramie Project | Moisés Kaufman | Djanet Sears |
| 2016 | Ursula | Much Ado | Philip McKee with the Ensemble | Philip McKee |
| 2016 | Kent | King Lear | William Shakespeare | David Latham |
| 2016 | Various Characters | Loveplay | Moira Buffini | Ann-Marie Kerr |
| 2016 | Various Characters | Shaw Period Study | George Bernard Shaw and others | Sharry Flett / Graeme Somerville / Marla McLean |
| 2015 | Loretta | Contemporary Canadian Play Study - Featuring Loretta | George F. Walker | Rosemary Dunsmore |
| 2015 | Ismene, Antigone | Full Play Study – Antigone | Jean Anouilh | Rose Plotek |
| 2014 | Marguerite | Scene Study – The Coronation Voyage | Michel Marc Bouchard, tr. Linda Gaboriau | Martha Burns |
Training at the National Theatre School
Under the direction of Alisa Palmer
Acting : Brenda Bazinet, Tadeusz Bradecki, Martha Burns, Rosemary Dunsmore, David Latham, Alisa Palmer, Karen Robinson Classical Text/Shakespeare : David Latham, Ian Watson Contemporary Monologue : Diana Donnelly Devised Creation : Fatma Sarah Elkashef, Philip McKee, Ravi Jain, Thomas Morgan Jones, Ann-Marie MacDonald Film : Martha Burns, Jared Lorenz, Cassandra Nicolaou, Rosemary Dunsmore Voice/Speech : Jane Gooderham, JoJo Rideout, Laurel Thomson Dialect Coach : Jane Gooderham Voice-Over : Marcel Jeannin Choir/Music Theory : Douglas Price Solo Theatre Song : Douglas Price, Jay Turvey Alexander Technique : Kelly McEvenue Stage Combat : Anita Nittoly, John Stead, Geoff Scovell Neutral Mask and Expressive Mask : David Latham Improvisation : Mike Hughes Jeu : Adam Lazarus Movement : Rebecca Harper 20th Century Dance : Jocelyn Coutu Contemporary Dance Forms : Andrew Giday New Play Development : Brian Drader Solo Piece : Ann-Marie MacDonald, Rose Plotek Stage Make-up : Florence Cornet Theatre History : Susan Williams
Related Training
| 2017 | Director as Dramaturg MasterClass with Nina Lee Acquino, Factory Theatre, Toronto, ON |
| 2015 | Emerging Playwrights Unit, Playwrights' Workshop Montreal, QC |
| 2013-2014 | Artist Mentorship Program, Black Theatre Workshop, Montreal, QC |
| 2013 | Screen Acting with Suzanna Lenir, Montreal, QC |
| 2010-2013 | Professional Theatre: Acting, John Abbott College, Montreal, QC |
Professional Experience
| 2018 | Ruined by Lynn Nottage - Role: Josephine, Directed by Angela Konrad, Dark Glass Theatre, BC |
| 2017 | Black Bodies Black Black Words by Motion (Workshop) - Role: Woman, Directed by Charles Azulay, Obsidian Theatre Company |
| 2016 | Race by David Mamet - Role: Susan, Directed by Winston Sutton, Montreal Theatre Ensemble |
| 2015 | Twelfth Night by Shakespeare - Role: Olivia, Directed by Amanda Kellock, Repercussion Theatre |
| 2012 | The Tin Can People by Edward Bond - Role: Chorus Leader, Directed by Joan McBride, Montreal Fringe Festival |
Awards and Distinctions
Caisse Populaire Desjardins Scholarship, Montreal, QC (2016)
Peter Dwyer Scholarship, Montreal, QC (2015)
Related Skills and/or Interests
Basketball: 10+ years AAA, Cross-country running, Track & Field, Skydiving, Writing, Driving, Longboarding, Dialects: RP, Cockney, Southern American, Anglo-African