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Professional resume profile for Seattle-based actor Maya Lin featuring theater and on-camera performance experience.

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Maya Lin

Stage and Screen Actor | Classical and Contemporary Performance

[email protected]

Seattle

Professional Summary

Trained stage and screen actor with a background in classical theatre, contemporary drama, and vocal performance. Experienced in regional ensemble productions, understudy coverage, and independent narrative screen work throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Performance Experience

Soundview Repertory Theatre

Seattle, WA

Company Actor

Aug 2024 – Present

  • Performed as a lead character across a six-week, 24-show run of an original regional drama, receiving positive reviews from local arts media.
  • Rehearsed 20 hours weekly under dynamic ensemble staging, maintaining strict consistency in blocking and emotional arc.
  • Engaged with patrons during post-show panels to discuss creative process, script interpretation, and character development.

Cascade Stage Ensemble

Seattle, WA

Ensemble Actor and Understudy

Sep 2023 – Jun 2024

  • Served as ensemble member and primary understudy for two principal roles in a contemporary comedy production spanning 18 performances.
  • Stepped in for four live performances with four hours of notice, executing complete staging, dialect, and prop work without disruption.
  • Collaborated with stage management and the movement director to maintain choreography and backstage safety protocols.

Education

University of Washington

Bachelor of Fine Arts · Acting · Seattle, WA · Magna Cum Laude · Sep 2019 – Jun 2023

Concentrated on contemporary scene study, Shakespearean performance, voice and speech production, and physical movement styles including Suzuki and Viewpoints.

Appeared in four mainstage university productions and served as assistant director for the spring student showcase.

Select Projects

Short Film: The Salt Orchard

Feb 2025 – Apr 2025

  • Played the supporting role of a young archivist in an independent narrative short film filmed on location in Washington state.
  • Worked alongside the director to establish naturalistic dialogue pacing and subtle emotional transitions on camera.
  • Completed full ADR voice replacement sessions in post-production to refine dialogue clarity for festival distribution.

Audio Drama: Harbor Lights Audio Guild

Oct 2023 – Dec 2023

  • Voiced three distinct characters across four episodes of a serialized historical audio drama produced for public broadcast.
  • Demonstrated studio microphone control, vocal stamina, and quick adaptation to real-time script revisions in booth recordings.

Skills

Meisner Technique

Classical Verse and Shakespeare

Stage Combat (Unarmed)

Sight-Reading and Cold Reading

Vocal Production and Dialects

Physical Theatre (Viewpoints)

Improvisation

Voiceover and Mic Technique

Languages

English

C2

French

B1

Certifications

Actor Combatant Certification - Unarmed

Society of American Fight Directors · May 2023

Community Involvement

Rainier Youth Arts Collaborative

Seattle, WA · Oct 2023 – May 2024

  • Volunteer Youth Acting Workshop Assistant
  • Assisted lead instructors with weekly after-school theatre games and vocal warmups for middle school participants.
  • Helped backstage coordinators manage costume changes, cues, and quiet wings during end-of-term student performances.

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