Jennifer Ducharme

Every actor has their black turtleneck headshot...this is mine.

Jennifer Ducharme
537 W. Melrose St. Apt. 246
Chicago, IL 60657
508-864-5456
jen.cuckoo.flower.ducharme( at )gmail.com

Education
Currently enrolled in The Conservatory at The Second City and The Annoyance's 5 Level Improvisation Program

Received in 2008: BFA in Theatre Arts at the School of Theatre in the College of Fine Arts at Boston University; acquired intensive experience within the art of theatre ensemble (acting, directing, and writing within a single production). I have studied Linklater Technique with Paula Langton, acting with James Spruill and Elaine Vaan Houge, script analysis with Sidney Friedman, Dialects with Nina Pleasants, and Playwriting with Lydia Diamond.

Completed in May 2007: Member of the inaugural class of The Second City’s Comedy Studies program. Studied with movement with Jet Eveleth, Improvisation with Michael J. Gellman, Acting with Norm Holly, Anne Libera and Sheldon Patinkin for History of Comedy, and Mary Scruggs for Writing.

Notable Theater Experiences Since 2007:

Story Box(January 2009-present). Lead Player in a Traveling Improvisational Children’s Theater Troupe, directed by Jonathan Pitts.

Mosaic(September 2008- January 2009). Lead Player in a Neo-Futuristic style sketch show in the Cabaret Theatre at ImprovBoston Cambridge, MA, directed by Mike Manship

Marjean; harold IB house troupe (February-January 2009). Feature Player in the Cabaret Theatre at ImprovBoston Cambridge, MA directed by Brian Perry.

The Dream Show; a long-form improvised show based on an audience member's dream or element in a dream (July 2006-January 2008). Lead Player at the ImprovBoston Mainstage in Cambridge, MA. Directed by Joe Creedon.

Britt and Ducharme; a sketch show inspired by the work of Nichols and May(November, 2008). The show ran on ImprovBoston's Mainstage in Cambridge, MA. Directed by Joe Creedon.
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Forgetful Grandpa’s FairyTales(July 2008-October 2008)
A narrative-based, long-form improvisational show on ImprovBoston's Main stage in Cambridge, MA. Directed by Bobby Smith.

Henchmen(July-August 2008). A hour long improvisational show based on the lives of the cohorts of an evil villan. Played the protagonist and various characters within the run of the show on ImprovBoston's Main stage in Cambridge, MA. Directed by Kevin Harrington.

Plan B (April 25-27, 2008).
For my thesis, I directed, producted, and co-wrote an all female sketch show. Ran on ImprovBoston's Improv Theater in Cambridge, MA.

Welcome to the Hotel of Stale Ammonia(July-August 2007)I played Leslie at Donny Skybox at The Second City, directed by Norm Holly.

Premature Articulation: Comedy Studies Showcase (May 22, 23 2007). I was in the orignial ensemble playing various Characters on the E.T.C. Stage at The Second City, directed by Norm Holly.