Valerie Weak

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Actor and Theater Educator @ Stars, The Agency
united states
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San Francisco, California, United States, United States
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About Valerie Weak

I'm a union actor (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) and teaching artist in the San Francisco Bay Area and I've been in the region 20 years. I have extensive experience in live theater and have toured both nationally and internationally. I also work in voiceover, on-camera and print. Summer 2024 I perform in The Tempest with San Francisco Shakespeare Festival from July 20 to Sept 8. sfshakes.org has the schedule details. I play Alonso, King of Naples, and I'm also the understudy for Prospero.Look for me as Mrs. Miller in '13 Reasons Why' Season 2, Episode 2 on Netflix. Additional recent acting work includes Rosemary in Picnic at Ross Valley Players (Bay Area Critics Circle Winner Best Production, North Bay & nominee Best Featured Actor) and indie short Skywatch, where one of my co-stars is Jude Law! Film is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv30ExfoKccI teach a variety of theater disciplines to youth from age 8-18. I teach Suzuki and Viewpoints techniques to teens, adults and theater ensembles in workshop settings. Currently teaching acting & monologue/audition coaching for ACT's Young Conservatory and Studio ACT programs. Recent coaching placements: SF SOTA, NYU Tisch, RADA.Specialties: voiceover, hand modeling, on-camera, on-stage, Shakespeare and classics, dialects, strong physical performerteach acting, improv, voice, movement, scene study, Shakespeare to youth ages 8-18 teach Viewpoints and Suzuki to teens, adults and theater ensembles

Valerie Weak's Current Company Details
Stars, The Agency

Stars, The Agency

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Actor and Theater Educator
united states
Website:
starsagency.com
Employees:
200
Valerie Weak Work Experience Details
  • Freelance Actor
    Actor
    Freelance Actor 1996 - Present
    San Francisco Bay Area
    I have 20 years of experience as an actor in the San Francisco Bay Area for theater companies including the San Francisco and Marin Shakespeare Festivals, Theatreworks, Word for Word and CenterREP.
  • Stars, The Agency
    Actor/Voiceover/Commercial Print
    Stars, The Agency Mar 2008 - Present
    Stars represents me for on-camera, voiceover and commercial print work. I booked the very first voiceover spot I read for - a television commercial for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. It ran on cable stations in Georgia for 2 years.
  • A.C.T. San Francisco
    Young Conservatory And Studio Act Faculty
    A.C.T. San Francisco Sep 2015 - Present
    Young Conservatory is ACT's extracurricular education program for children and teens. I teach beginning and advanced acting to students in grades 7-12, as well as provide one-on-one coaching for students who are preparing for important auditions, like college, high school or summer program admissions. Studio ACT offers classes to adults of all backgrounds and levels of experience in a variety of performance-related areas, taught by local professionals. I am an instructor in the multi-level acting track, teaching beginning, intermediate and advanced acting.
  • Stanford University School Of Medicine
    Standardized Patient Trainer And Standardized Patient
    Stanford University School Of Medicine Jun 1997 - Present
    In this invaluable component of medical student training designed to improve communication skills, I've played patients scared to face an upcoming surgery, or with a primary agenda of hiding the behavior of an abusive spouse, and many others. I've also trained other actors in this work for programs including exams, clerkships, and national studies, and consulted with medical faculty to create and develop new characters and instructional modules. All programs include: memorization of case details, accurate portrayal of character, student evaluation and feedback to student.
  • Peace Officer Standards And Trainings Program, Institute Of Criminal Investigations
    Role-Play Facilitator
    Peace Officer Standards And Trainings Program, Institute Of Criminal Investigations Mar 2002 - Present
    In programs designed to improve communication skills, interview style and rapport, I've worked directly with police officers playing characters including rape and domestic violence victims, as well as crime suspects, in high stakes role play scenarios, and provided feedback to officers on their skills.
  • Contra Costa Civic Theatre
    A-Camp Director/Camp Director
    Contra Costa Civic Theatre Jun 1997 - Aug 2014
    I directed at least 2 student productions here every summer for over 10 years! For 6 summers, I ran the A-Camp program, teaching 12-16 year olds acting, improv, and theatrical voice and movement as well as direct them in a presentation of 2 and 3 person scenes from published plays. I was on hiatus from 2010-2012, but returned in summer 2013
  • Z Space (Theater)
    Youth Arts Program Administrator
    Z Space (Theater) Mar 2009 - Jun 2012
    I was the primary coordinator for all Word for Word Youth Arts program workshops and residencies, as well as professional development for classroom teachers and administrators. In this job, I worked with classroom teachers to integrate our workshops with their curriculum, then matched teaching artists with classroom teachers to implement the workshops.
  • Golden Thread Productions
    Youth Acting Coach
    Golden Thread Productions Aug 2011 - Sep 2011
    San Francisco Bay Area
    For Golden Thread's production of 'Night Over Erzinga' I guided an 8 year old cast member on through building basic theater skills, creating characters, and retention of lines and blocking. Additionally, I facilitated communication between the director/production team and the young actor and her family.
  • California Shakespeare Theater
    Theater Educator
    California Shakespeare Theater Aug 2007 - Dec 2008
    I worked in several programs for Cal Shakes Department of Artistic Learning. In summer camp programs I was a voice, movement and acting instructor as well as a director of student productions. During the school year, I did classroom visits and artistic residencies for schools that are attending the student matinee program. In Fall 2008, I did an 8 week residency with students at Oakland's Claremont Middle School.

Valerie Weak Skills

Theatre Acting Improvisation Stage Drama Comedy Performing Arts Plays Shakespeare Film Dialects Dance Voice Acting Yoga On Camera Musical Theatre Playwriting Teleprompter Children Commercials Teaching Directing Ear Prompter Hand Modeling Actor Theater Educator Director Lifestyle Modeling Excellent Mover Great With Kids

Valerie Weak Education Details

  • Ucla
    Theatre Arts
  • Creative Capital Foundation
    Creative Capital Foundation
    Professional Development Program
  • Seydways Studios
    Seydways Studios
  • Voice One
    Voice One

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Valerie Weak works for Stars, The Agency

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Valerie Weak's current role is Actor and Theater Educator.

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Valerie Weak attended Ucla, Creative Capital Foundation, Seydways Studios, Voice One.

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Valerie Weak has interest in Voiceover, Gender Equity, Commercial, Teaching Theater, On Camera, Viewpoints, Directing, Gender Parity, Suzuki, Industrial.

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Valerie Weak has skills like Theatre, Acting, Improvisation, Stage, Drama, Comedy, Performing Arts, Plays, Shakespeare, Film, Dialects, Dance.

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Valerie Weak's colleagues are Earon B. Mackey, Armon Newton, Conor Stuart, Amy Ingersoll, Mary Cobb, Alexandra Ament, Michael Bennett.

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