LIZ
BRUCE has been involved in theater and entertainment all of her
life. She started teaching dance at the age of thirteen which gave
her a good start as a dancer and choreographer. Liz was voted Best
Dancer in her class when she graduated from Emerson College
with a B. A. in Theater Education and a minor in Speech.
She went on to teach high school speech and drama.
Acting (see resume below), directing (see resume below) and producing skills learned at Emerson were well utilized by Ms. Bruce. She started directing musicals and dramas when she was 19 and freelanced as an actress, director, teacher and choreographer for several years before opening a performing arts school which grew to have 250 students. She established Libra Productions, a theater company which toured throughout New England presenting musicals and comedies. Libra Productions were at the Parker House, Sheraton Bedford Dinner Theater, Chanticleer Dinner Theater, The Holiday Inn Dinner Theater, The Ramada Inn Smorgasbord Theater as well as at numerous private functions and conventions. Her biography appears in the prestigious Outstanding Young Women of America for contributions in her field.
As an actress, Liz has appeared in such diverse roles as Kate in Brighton Beach Memoirs, Agnes Gooch in Mame and Miss Furnival in Black Comedy which brought her the Best Supporting Actress Award at the New England Theater Conference Festival. Ms. Bruce also has been honored with the Best Director Award at the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theater Festival and was an EMACT consultant for three years. Liz now offers workshops and individual coaching in theater and speech.
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ACTING - THEATER |
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14 Characters |
Various Bookings |
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Virginia |
Lie, Cheat & Genuflect |
Quincy Dinner Theater |
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Mrs. Clef |
Polyester High Reunion |
Deco Boston Dinner Theater |
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Jeanette |
Last of the Red Hot Lovers |
Chanticleer Dinner Theater |
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Mama Nonna |
Joey & Maria's Comedy Wedding |
Franklin Productions |
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Various characters |
Mystery Theater |
Comedy Productions |
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Miss Furnival |
Black Comedy |
Winchester Players |
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Billy |
Haiku |
Newton Country Players |
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Agnes Gooch |
Mame |
Newton Country Players |
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Wilma |
Lovers & Other Strangers |
Newton Country Players |
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Tessie Tura |
Gypsy |
Lincoln Players |
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Kate |
Brighton Beach Memoirs |
Mystic Players |
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Norma Hubley |
Plaza Suite |
Newton Country Players |
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Grace |
I'm Herbert |
Newton Country Players |
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Kit Kat Girl |
Cabaret |
Mystic Players |
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Mrs. Silva |
Davis Square |
Independent Sitcom |
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Principal |
Beth Israel Hospital Training Film |
Interactive Media Comm. |
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Principal |
Trademarks, Training film |
Reunion Productions |
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Extra |
Good Will Hunting |
Be Gentlemen, Inc. |
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Extra |
The Crucible |
Twentieth Century Fox |
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Extra |
The History Channel |
Big Brother Productions |
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Partial List of PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED |
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Wait Until Dark |
Belmont Drama Club |
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Jacques Brel |
Ramada Inn Dinner Theater |
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Carousel |
Wellesley Players |
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Fiddler on the Roof |
Sheraton Bedford Dinner Theater |
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Ten Nights In a Barroom |
Newton Country Players |
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Lovers & Other Strangers |
Chanticleer Dinner Theater |
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Monique |
Winchester Players |
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The Miracle Worker |
Southboro Players |
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Bad Habits |
Wellesley Players |
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Sweet Charity |
Newton Country Players |
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Last of the Red Hot Lovers |
Chanticler Dinner Theater |
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You Can't Take It With You |
Mystic Players |
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Working |
Needham Community Players |
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Jacques Brel |
Newton Country Players |
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Sylvia |
Winchester Players |
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Patience |
Plymouth Players |
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Dracula |
Winchester Players |
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L'il Abner |
Wellesley Players |
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I Remember Mama |
Newton Country Players |
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Carousel |
Wellesley Players |
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Follow the Sun |
Wellesley Players |
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Iolanthe |
Plymouth Players |
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West Side Story |
N. Bennet St. Industrial School |
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Brigadoon |
Camp Chinahwah |
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The Apple Tree |
Wellesley Players |
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The White Whore and the Bit Players |
Wellesley Players |
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Peter Pan |
Gloucester High School |
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Sound of Music |
Weston Friendly Society |
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Octette Bridge Club |
Winchester Players |
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MUSICAL COMEDIES CHOREOGRAPHED |
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On the Town |
Newton Country Players |
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Once Upon A Mattress |
Newton Country Players |
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Fiddler On the Roof |
Dunfey Tavern Dinner Theater |
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Fiddler On the Roof |
Southboro Players |
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Godspell |
Milton Players |
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Working |
Needham Community Theater |
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Ten Nights In A Barroom |
Newton Country Players |
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Jacques Brel |
Ramada Inn Smorgasbord Theater |
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Jacques Brel |
Newton Country Players |
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L'il Abner |
Wellesley Players |
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The Wiz |
Newton Country Players |
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Sweet Charity |
Newton Country Players |
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Bye Bye Birdie |
Marlboro Youth Theater |
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Carousel |
Southboro Players |
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Patience |
Plymouth Players |
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Carnival |
Southboro Players |
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Iolanthe |
Plymouth Players |
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Bells Are Ringing |
Marlboro Youth Theater |
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Pajama Game |
Newton Country Players |
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Cabaret |
Newton Country Players |
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Various musical revues, variety shows, cabarets, beauty pageants, etc. |
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