Bethany Simmons graduated with her B.A. in Theatre Performance from Southwestern College. After a stint in Los Angeles, she moved to the Twin Cities and has been performing, directing, designing, and producing in Minneapolis and St. Paul since 2007.
Hardcover Theater
Steppingstone Theater
Swandive Theatre Company
Box Wine Theatre
CLIMB Theatre
Bedlam Theatre
Minnesota Fringe Festival
Wheel Sexy Cabaret
Irene Ryan Nominee, KCACTF Region 5 for the role of Dull Gret/Angie in "Top Girls"
***CURRENT PRODUCTION***
Directing "What Happened to the Dollar" by Sam Graber
at Bryant Lake Bowl May 12, 16, 19, 23, and 26
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***ONSTAGE - TWIN CITIES***
Pollyanna (Pollyanna) - Hardcover Theatre, Dir. Steve Schroer
The Skin of Our Teeth (Sabina) - Maggie's Farm Theatre, Dir. Brad & Rachel Richardson
Dali's Liquid Ladies (Ruby) - Box Wine Theatre, Dir. Adam Sharp
Wheel Sexy Cabaret (ensemble burlesque dancer) - Dir. Andi Cheney
The Best Christmans Pagaent Ever (Mrs. Armstrong) - Steppingstone Theatre, Dir. Stephen Houtz
Trojan Women (Chorus Lead) - Green T Prodictions, Dir. Kathy Welch
Dr. Ox's Experiment (Suzel) - Hardcover Theatre, Dir. Steve Schroer
Wormwood (Pauline) – Hardcover Theatre, Dir. Steve Schroer
Detour (Various Women) – Theatre of the Cheshire Cat, Dir. Paul von Stoetzel
Come to Dada (Dick Dada) – Bedlam Theatre, Dir. John Francis Beuche
Beethoven and Friends (Ensemble) – Omega Wolf Productions
10.10.Post.9.11: Laughter in the Aftermath (Ensemble) – Workhouse Theatre/Swandive Theatre, Dir. Chris McGahan
For a Time Such As This (Esther) – Bridge Productions, Dir. Laura Wilhelm
Eating Out (Chriss) – Swandive Theatre, Dir. Damon Runnals
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***TECHNICAL & ADMINISTRATIVE***
The End of Marriage - Director - Raucous Caucus III, Box Wine Theatre
The History of Marriage Abridged - Co-Playwright/Director - Fringe Orphans, Navel Gaze Productions
Dali's Liquid Ladies - Set and Costume Designer, Box Wine Theatre
Tom and Kelly Adopt an Asian Baby - Director, Box Wine Theatre
Raucous Caucus II - Stage Manager, Box Wine Theatre
Uptown: the Musical - Co-Playwright/Set & Costume Designer, Box Wine Theatre
ET vs. Predator - Director - Raucous Caucus, Box Wine Theatre
'Miniature Horses Don't Go to Heaven' and Other Plays Inspired by Real News Headlines - Director - Box Wine Theatre
The Woman No One Ever Saw – Director – Master Works: The Rembrandt Plays, Commedia Beauregard
WTF in the Garden of Eden – Director/Co-Playwright – Box Wine Theatre
Where Things Are – Director – 2009 Bedlam Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival
Mickey’s – Director – 2009 Bedlam Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival
10.10.Post.9.11: Laughter in the Aftermath – Production Manager/Designer – Box Wine Theatre
The Last Five Years – Production Designer – Backdoor Theatre
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***OTHER EXPERIENCE***
Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Box Wine Theatre
Actor/Educator at CLIMB Theatre, 2010
B.A. in Theatre Performance from Southwestern College
A.A. in Theatre Arts from Allen County Community College
Shakespeare and Camera Acting classes at The Stella Adler Academy of Acting - Hollywood
Interpreting Shakespeare Master Class with Richard Twyman, Royal Shakespeare Company/Guthrie Theater
68" tall
Plays ages:
Teen
20s
30s
Actor
Dancer
Singer
British London
British Cockney
French
Minnesotan
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) dialect training
Quick Learner
Brooklyn
American Southern
multiple roles
Shakespearean Text Analysis and Training
Working with Children
period style and classics
drawing
Writer
character acting
Modern/Contemporary
Butoh
Basic Ballet
Basic Tap
Basic Jazz
Management / Admin
Artistic Director
Production Manager
Fundraising
Grantwriting
Audience Services
House Manager
Child Wrangler
Dresser
Property Master
Makeup
Wardrobe Supervisor
Painter
Sewing
Props
Scenic/Sets
Costumes
Production Manager
Director
Assistant Director
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Producer
Full-Length Play
Short Play
Collaborative
Sketch Comedy
Humor
Comedy Sketch
Contemporary
Musical Theater
Educational Theatre
Absurdist
Childrens Theater
Comedy
History
See it this week at Gremlin Theatre in St. Paul. Presented by Theatre Terra Firma.

Bethany Simmons directed What Happened to the Dollar playing at Bryant-Lake Bowl this month.
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