JABARI BRISPORT

Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Voice: Bass/Baritone (E-G) Union: AEA

Theater: Regional/New York

Bach at Leipzig Georg Lenck Peoples Light & Theater Pete Pryor
These Paper Bullets
Mr. Cake, Dionne Warwick
Yale Repertory Theater Jackson Gay
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Bertozzo (u/s) Yale Repertory Theater Chris Bayes
Hamlet Francisco (u/s) Yale Repertory Theater James Bundy
Good Goods Patrick (u/s) Yale Repertory Theater Tina Landau
Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe Damis Classical Theatre of Harlem Alfred Preisser
Macbeth Angus/Murderer New York Classical Theatre Stephen Burdman
Political Subversities Featured Performer The PIT Andrew Neisler
The Reality Show: NYU Featured Performer WaMu Theatre Elizabeth Swados
Big Man Stephen Probity Theatre Company Angela Aastle
Joe and Me Jo-Jo Manhattan Repertory Theatre Bill Koch


University Theater

The Commedia Project Ensemble Yale School of Drama Christopher Bayes
The Visit Painter, Gymnast Yale School of Drama Cole Lewis
Vieux Carr Nursie Yale School of Drama Joan McIntosh
Romeo and Juliet Benvolio Yale School of Drama Cole Lewis
Mexico Play San Cristbal Yale School of Drama Cole Lewis
Worlds Apart, Drawn Together Terry/Cheat Yale School of Drama
Dustin Wills/Jack Tamburri
Fox Play Patrice Lebergerac Yale School of Drama Lileana Blain-Cruz


This. Featured Ensemble Yale School of Drama Margot Bordelon
Funnyhouse of a Negro Jesus Yale School of Drama Lileana Blain-Cruz
Clutch Featured Ensemble Yale School of Drama Chris Henry
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Night, Or What You Will Andrew Aguecheek Yale School of Drama Ensemble
The Waking Edge Forking Columbia U. Lucy Cashion
A Map of the World Victor Mehta NYU Robert Moss
Hamlet Laertes NYU Louis Scheeder
Pericles Cleon NYU John Farmenesh-Boca


Selected Scenework

Plays with Repeats Nick Yale School of Drama Evan Yionulis
Endgame Clov Yale School of Drama Evan Yionulis
Galileo Andrea Yale School of Drama Evan Yionulis
Arms and the Man Sergius Yale School of Drama Evan Yionulis
The Witch of Edmonton Frank Yale School of Drama Evan Yionulis
Tartuffe Orgon Yale School of Drama Evan Yionulis
Two Noble Kinsmen Arcite Yale School of Drama Peter Francis James
Henry IV Hal Yale School of Drama Peter Francis James
Angels in America Belize Yale School of Drama Ron Van Lieu
The Piano Lesson Lymon Yale School of Drama Ron Van Lieu
True West Eddie Yale School of Drama Ron Van Lieu
Three Sisters Andre Yale School of Drama Ron Van Lieu
Uncle Vanya Vanya Yale School of Drama Ron Van Lieu
A Doll House Krogstad Yale School of Drama Ron Van Lieu
Uncle Vanya Astrov Yale School of Drama James Bundy
A Doll House Krogstad Yale School of Drama James Bundy
Medea Jason Yale School of Drama Robert Woodruff
Othello Othello NYU Tisch Louis Scheeder


Two Gentlemen of Verona Speed NYU Tisch Louis Scheeder
Summer and Smoke John Buchanan Jr NYU Tisch Terry Knickerbocker
Whos Afraid of V. Woolf? George NYU Tisch Catherine Coray



Readings

The Piano Lesson Avery Yale School of Drama Taylor Barfield
8 The Play Mr. Blankenhorn Yale School of Drama Sonja Berggren
8 The Play Paul Katame Byrdcliffe Festival Sonja Berggren


Film/Television/Web

The Daft Penguin Featured Route One Films
Lets Be Out, the Sun is Shining Featured Peresempio Picture House
Greetings From Bushwick Supporting MarroMedia
Where Truth Lies Supporting Novo Novus Productions
Run! Supporting Gatling Pictures Inc
Positive Principle NYU Graduate Film
Wednesdays Principle NYU Graduate Film
Epic Fail Guest Star MTV
Politics Nation Guest Star MSNBC
Modern Warfare 3 Extra The Onion
Guiding Light Extra CBS



Commercial/Voiceover

Joes Crab Shack Featured Comedy Central
LodgeNet Spokesperson The Hotel Networks
ESPN HP : 10 Mini-Mercial Friend ESPN


Joes Crab Shack Featured Comedy Central
LodgeNet Spokesperson The Hotel Networks
10-11 Sports Player of the Year Promo Announcer Channel One News
The Great Pirate Adventure Promo Announcer 440 Studios
New York Lamentation Narrator Alex Wolf
The Discovery of Sex Scott Clydesdale NYU Undergrad
The Cairo Caper Jafar NYU Undergrad
Thats My Son Father NYU Undergrad


Training

MFA: Yale School of Drama (in Progress)

Acting: Ron Van Lieu, James Bundy, Evan Yionulis, Robert Woodruff, Jane
Nichols, Ellen Novack, Billy Serow
Voice: Walton Wilson, Grace Zandarski, Vicki Shaghoian
Speech: Jane Fujita, Beth McGuire
Movement: Erica Faye, Fay Simpson, Lori Leshner, Annie Piper
Stage Combat: Rick Sordelet
Alexander: Jessica Wolf, Gwen Ellison


BFA: NYU Tisch (Experimental Theatre Wing, Classical Studio)

Acting: Lee Gundersheimer, Louis Scheeder, Terry Knickerbocker, Kevin Kulkhe,
Raina Von Waldenburg, Catherine Coray, Sophie Amieva
Voice: Richard Armstrong, Lisa Sokolov
Speech: Donna Germain, Cecil Mackinnon
Movement: Mary Overlie, John Farmanesh-Bocca, Annie B. Parson, KJ Holmes
Stage Combat: David Brimmer
Alexander: Greg Seel
Directing: Kevin Kulkhe




Workshops/Classes

Voiceover Training: Shut Up and talk (Roger Becker)
Series Regular Intensive: Actors Connection (Marci Phillips)
UCB: Improvisation (Ryan Karels)
Dance: Tap Dance (STEPS on Broadway) and Hip-Hop (Alvin Ailey Extension)


Directing
Milk Milk Lemonade Joshua Conkel Yale Cabaret
2012:Awakening Self-Written NYU


Skills
Wiggling Upper Lip, Saxophone, Puppetry, Stage Combat (Unarmed, Rapier and Broadsword)
Wrestling, Soccer, Swimming, Various Accents, Computer Skills, Juggling, Rhythmic Step Dance,
African Dance, Bartending, Chewbacca Impression

Awards
Leon Brooks Walker Scholarship (Yale)
Donna Reed Finalist