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