J.J. Van Name is an accomplished professional actress from the East Coast, having been featured off Broadway. She has performed extensively in contemporary and new plays as well as the classics, primarily Shakespeare's works, and is a seasoned Text Coach for actors of Shakespeare, an acting coach and teacher. She relocated to the Bay Area in 2018.
About Me
Stage
(most recent)
Marin Shakespeare Co.| Nurse/Romeo & Juliet | San Raphael, CA | 2020, '21 - canceled
Custom Made Theatre Co | Mary Pix/The Lady Scribblers | SF, CA | 2020
New Conservatory Theatre Center/NCTC | Della/The Cake | SF, CA | 2019
BATCC nomination | Best Principal Actress
Lucky Penny Productions | Alice/Rapture, Blister, Burn | Napa, CA | 2019
Theatre of Yugen | Helen/Seen / By Everyone | SF, CA | 2018
Teaching
Marin Shakespeare Co. | Teen Shakespeare | San Raphael, CA | 2022
Phila. Shakespeare Theatre | High School Outreach Program | Phila., PA | 2004 - '08
Phila. Young Playwrights Festival | High School Outreach Program | Phila., PA | 1992 - '99
Venture Theatre | High School Outreach Program | Phila., PA | 1993 - '96
Voiceovers
AM Productions | A Walk Through Time & others | Phila., PA | 1995 - 2018
Accents on stage
Standard British/Lancashire, Irish, Welsh, Polish, Russian, NYC, Southern/Texan/N.Carolina, Appalachian