BIOGRAPHY
Artistic & confident. Ability to adapt in real-time to fit any acting environment, situation or challenge. Multi-faceted in skillset, deep versatility. Self-disciplined and works well as a team collaboration. Highly cooperative with directors, designers, stage managers, fellow actors, camera operators, and backstage/production. Proven ability to learn script changes and stage/set techniques quickly, as well as being punctual. Wren Rogers’ is driven to pursue pivotal positions both on stage/set and behind the scenes. Wren makes every effort to research her characters extensively, to create an immersive experience, and to draw from both for every role. Wren has been endorsed by multiple directors throughout the years. It has often been said that Wren Rogers exudes an aura of Audrey Hepburn and Courtney Cox combined and her professionalism is appreciated when working on cold reads, run throughs, rehearsals and Q-2-Q’s.
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND:
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Renae' - Wren studied acting at Purdue University, graduating with a 4yr Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a concentration in Acting and Musical Theater. Having been part of productions since she was a child, Wren's credits include Little Women: the Broadway Musical; Shakespeare; The Tempest; and Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic. Backstage credits include stage management for such works as Eleemosynary, The World According to Snoopy, and Sondheim on Sondheim; lighting design assistant for SpongeBob: the Broadway Musical; and directing assistant of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Wren’s directors have expressed positive feedback for her easy-going mindset, multitasking, collaboration, and focused willingness to go the extra mile for the good of the production. In addition, what makes Wren a great choice for your next production is her problem- solving skills, witty disposition, and the overall energetic attitude she brings to the stage/set every day. Whether it's a last-second need for an extra, a willingness to help in wardrobe/costume, or pitching in at the set shop in her spare time, these qualities make Wren a gem to work with. Wren has the enviable gift of her size. At 5' tall and 100lbs, she has been sought after for roles that require playing complex children, characters that age from child to adult, petite women, collegiate coeds and frail elderly grandmothers. No matter the casting consideration, Wren has the deep skillset including method acting, singing, dancing and athleticism that doesn't disappoint. Mr. John O'Connell, Dean-Purdue University Fort Wayne College of Visual & Performing Arts shared, "I am amazed at the depth of talent Wren Rogers possesses. We see such a talent maybe every decade. Jeffery Casazza cast her as Susie Bones and others in PUFFS and she exceeded our expectations. Then she was cast in Little Women and Wren blew me away. Two totally opposite roles that only a true, seasoned actor could pull off. We have nothing but the highest regards for her future in theatre as well as TV or Film. "
Unique Skills
Petite @ 5', athletic build, multi-faceted adaptability, strong screen/stage presence, visually dynamic, highly adaptive. Specialty roles such as: complex children, characters that age from child to adult, petite women, collegiate coeds and frail elderly grandmothers. Tap, voice, dance, accents. Excels with: stress/high-drama roles, comedic timing, panic/fear/stress scenes, physical stunts, romantic themes, trauma-scenes, fast-paced scenes, period scenes, mystical/celestial themes, on-screen/stage combat.
Training+
Purdue | Stage Combat/stunt | John Lennox Instructor
Purdue | 4rs Voice | Julie Donnell Instructor
Purdue | 4yrs Dance/Movement | Julie Donnell Instructor