Welcome to Betsy's site! This is a collection of some of her work. Thanks for visiting. 

 

In The News

"Betsy Jilka is a woman of strong opinions and will express them just as strongly...." The Star Ledger

"(She) takes the character of Lucille Frank... from being a servant...to a woman who becomes his sole source of strength throughout his incarceration." The Traveler Online

"Completing the cast of versatile actors portraying more than 50 of Charles Dickens' characters are...[ ] Betsy Jilka, ... ." www.broadwayworld.com

Contact

mail@betsyjilka.com

Videos

1, 2, 3

Headshots

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Production Stills

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

A.E.A.
Voice: Soprano
Hair: Lt. Brown, Eyes: Brown

THEATRE

The Rocky Horror Show Janet Tulsa Project Theatre/Hard Rock Casino
International Theatre Festival Woman Rapallo, Italy 
A Christmas Carol Martha Cratchit, Fred's Wife, Mrs. Dilber Shakespeare Th. of NJ/Bonnie J. Monte
Dessa Rose Ruth 4th Wall Theatre, NJ 
NY Minute Play Festival  Woman Spare Change Theatre, NYC 
Mark Harvey Levine Play Reading Holly, Julie Spare Change Theatre, NYC 
Christmas Rappings Singer Theater at Judson, NYC/Russell Treyz
If Girls Asked Boys for Dates Mother Richmond Shepard Theatre, NYC 
Rabbit Hole Izzy Theatre Squared
All in the Timing Betty, Waitress Spare Change Theatre
The Shape of Things Jenny Dickson St. Theatre
Into the Woods Cinderella Walton Arts Center
Vagina Monologues Ensemble Union Theatre
Carousel Carrie u/s Mac-Haydn Theatre
Grease Sandy Mac-Haydn Theatre
Man of La Mancha Ensemble Mac-Haydn Theatre
Annie Grace Farrell Arts Center of the Ozarks
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Mother Theatre Squared
I Love You, You're Perfect Woman Boar's Head Theatre
SCHOOL:     
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Honey UA Roger Gross
Parade Lucille Frank UA Amy Herzberg
Sweeney Todd Johanna UA Chuck Gordon
The Winter's Tale Perdita UA Mavourneen Dwyer
What I Did Last Summer Bonny UA Mavourneen Dwyer
Big Love Angel of Death UA Michael Landman 
Peribanez Casilda Kimpel Black Box / Kate Frank
Anton in Show Business Holly Kimpel Black Box / Cara Gerlock
Grease Sandy UA / Rick Holden
Cabaret  Fraulein Kost Catholic U/ Charles Hagerty 

FILM 

Cricket Lead Roger Gross, Director
Carousel Lead Kendrick Disch, Director
NYU Student Films:
Class of Gary Shimokawa
To Bubby's House We Go Nancy Annie Medlin, Director
Orientation Week Mother James S. Kim, Director

EDUCATION  AND TRAINING

M.F.A. in Acting; University of Arkansas/ Musical Theatre, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Acting/Dialects/Speech/Shakespare/Musical Theatre: Amy Herzberg, Michael Landman, Jane Pesci-Townsend, Mavournnen Dwyer, Roger Gross   Dance: Jazz, Tap, Modern, Ballet, Ballroom / Alexander Technique / Directing / Viewpoints / Voice: Maureen Codelka, Janice Yoes, Pat Gideon, Barbara Bliss, Jason Burrow     / Adv. Film/TV Classes, T.V.I. Studios NYC:  Judy Bowman, Andra Reeve    Audition class, One on One, NYC: Stephanie Yankwitt 

SPECIAL SKILLS/OTHER

Piano; singing; drawing; cartwheels; Pilates; running; NY Driver's License

Dialects: Standard I.P.A., Cockney, French, German, Various American Southern

Related: Teaching Artist (acting, musical theatre, singing, music and movement) with Broadway Bound Kids NY, and Child's Play NY