Welcome to Betsy Jilka's site! Betsy is a New York City actress and singer.
This is a collection of some of her work.
"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
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| A.E.A. |
| Voice: Soprano |
| Hair: Lt. Brown, Eyes: Brown |
REGIONAL THEATRE
| Christmas Rappings | Singer | Theater at Judson/Russell Treyz |
| Rabbit Hole | Izzy | Theatre Squared/Michael Landman |
| Dessa Rose | Ruth | 4th Wall Theatre/Gregory Allen |
| A Christmas Carol | Martha Cratchit | Shakespeare Theatre of N.J. / Bonnie J. Monte |
| Fred's Wife | ||
| Mrs. Dilber | ||
| All in the Timing | ||
| Sure Thing | Betty | Spare Change Theater/Shawn Rozsa |
| The Philadelphia | Waitress | Spare Change Theater/Keven Lock |
| In A Clearing Quiet | Janice | Times Square Arts Center/Leslie (Hoban) Blake |
| Brecka and Scarlett | Scarlett | Times Square Arts Center/Bill Toscano |
| The Trip | Fiona | Spare Change Theater/Shawn Rozsa |
| The Shape of Things | Jenny | Fayetteville Theatre/Amy Herzberg |
| "Post-Its" | Actress | The Producer's Club, NYC |
| 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 |
| SCHOOL: | ||
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Honey | Roger Gross |
| Parade | Lucille Frank | Amy Herzberg |
| Sweeney Todd | Johanna | Chuck Gordon |
| The Winter's Tale | Perdita | Mavourneen Dwyer |
| I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Chang | Woman 2 | Amy Herzberg |
| What I Did Last Summer | Bonny | Mavourneen Dwyer |
| Big Love | Angel of Death | Michael Landman |
| Peribanez | Casilda | Kimple Black Box/Kate Frank |
| Anton in Show Business | Holly | Kimple Black Box/Cara Gerlock |
| Grease | Sandy | Rick Holden |
| Cabaret | Fraulein Kos | Catholic University/Charles Hagerty |
TV/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
SPECIAL SKILLS/OTHER
DIALECTS