ANASTASIA MARCHELOS
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Anastasia Marchelos
Pronounced Ana-stah-see-ya

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Hello! My name’s Anastasia, and I'm a New York based actor and teaching artist. Thanks for finding your way over here.

I grew up on Long Island as a self-described “artsy kid” who couldn’t play sports. But I then found community and acceptance with my high school drama club. The camaraderie I have discovered there and beyond is a crucial value in my work. I especially like acting with close ensembles, telling intimate stories with compelling narratives. The roles I played have ranged from perky types A’s with big hearts, clever fishes out of water, and eager young women with conviction.

I have studied acting at Adelphi University and I have taught theatre arts at Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. There, I helped young students find value in their inherent creativity.


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THE JOHN WILKES BOOTH HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS: THE LEAST OFFENSIVE, THE MOST INCLUSIVE PLAY EVER: AN AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL
​I recently a cold reading with Company of Fools in The Workday Festival. It consisted of five original plays which were read on Zoom as part of their Plague Play Readings.  This festival was started during the current state shutdown.  In this play, written by Stephen Kaplan, I played Sophie Ehrlich.  She's a quirky fish out of water plucked away from her hometown into a pretty unusual performing arts high school.  She ends up adapting pretty well, and her cleverness helps save her school in this coming of age comedy.
http://www.bystephenkaplan.com/full-length-plays.html
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (WORKING TITLE)
I did a cold read of this original play.  It was produced by the Cold Read Series at the Artist Co-Op and written by Regina Robbins.  I played the character of Opal, a bold dreamer and curious romantic coming of age in the English countryside in 1848, guided by a new friend and a newly famous novel. I really enjoyed stretching my creative muscles in such a strong role, in a period piece about belonging. ​
http://www.theartistco-op.com/new-events/coldreadseries-mwxd4

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​​THE RIGHT AND LEFT PLAYS
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​I was recently a part of "The Right and Left Plays" at Playwrights Downtown, which was a series of two short plays which were produced by Elemental Women Productions. I played the role of "Left", a supportive and steady woman looking to reconnect with her sister, in a short play called "Polar", written by Mikayla Olivia Orrson. I’ve certainly grown as an actor by being a part of this contemporary piece centering on two women figuring it all out in a modern world.
The Right and Left Plays
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