CATHERINE BYERS
AEA | SAG-AFTRA
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BROADWAY | |||
The Philanthropist | Araminta | Ethel Barrymore Theatre | Robert Kidd |
Don’t Call Back | Claire | Helen Hayes Theatre | Len Cariou |
Equus | The Nurse | Helen Hayes Theatre | John Dexter |
Noises Off | Standby | Brooks Atkinson Theatre | Michael Blakemore |
Passion Play | Nell | Hippodrome Theatre | Marshall Mason |
M. Butterfly (two years) | Helga | Eugene O’Neill Theatre | John Dexter |
Solomon’s Child | Standby | Little Theatre | John Tillinger |
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FIRST NATIONAL COMPANY | |||
Equus | Dora Strang (the mother) | John Dexter | |
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OFF BROADWAY | |||
All My Sons | Annie | The Roundabout | Gene Feist |
The Petrified Forest | Mrs. Chisholm | St. Clements | Len Cariou |
Happy Days | Ensemble | American Place | J. Ranelli |
Grace | Mae | American Place | Peter Thompson |
The Fuehrer Bunker | Magda Goebbels | American Place | Carl Weber |
Murder in the Cathedral | Ensemble | St. Malachy’s | Gregory Abels |
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AWARDS | |||
New Jersey Drama Critics for Sara in J.B. & Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (co-award with Coleen Dewhurst) | |||
Alexander Scourby Award for excellence in recorded books | |||
Five Cleo Awards for commercials & promos | |||
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REGIONAL | |||
New Jersey Shakespeare Festival – 5 seasons, 20 plays in repertory – representative roles: | |||
The Taming of the Shrew | Katherine | ||
J.B. | Sara | ||
Measure for Measure | Marianne | ||
Arms & the Man | Catherine | ||
Richard III | Lady Anne | ||
Richard II | Margaret | ||
Troilus & Cressida | Helen | ||
Othello | Emilia | ||
The Hostage | Meg | ||
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Martha | ||
Light Up the Sky | Irene | ||
Merchant of Venice | Portia | ||
Steambath | Girl | ||
Toys in the Attic | Carrie | McCarter Theatre | Pat Hingle |
Witness for the Prosecution | Christine Vole | Theatre Under the Stars | Paul Foley |
Long Days Journey into Night | Mary Tyrone | Nassau Repertory | Clint Atkinson |
Mrs. Warren’s Profession | Mrs. Warren | Nassau Repertory | Clint Atkinson |
Heartbreak House | Hesione | Nassau Repertory | Clint Atkinson |
The Headhunters | Kennedy Center | Anthony Quayle | |
Macbeth | Lady Macduff | Whitehead/Stevens touring | Anthony Quayle |
Night of the Iguana | Maxine | Philadelphia Drama Guilld | Douglas Seale |
Night of the Iguana | School teacher | Stamford Theatre | Megs Booker |
Barn Theatre, Michigan – 10 plays Summer Stock – Jack Ragotzy Artistic Director | |||
Erie Playhouse, PA – 10 plays Summer Stock – L. Newell Tarrant | |||
The Upstage, Miami, FL – 4 seasons – Lawrence Tobin – roles include: | |||
The Homecoming | Ruth | ||
The Maids | Solange | ||
Joe Egg | Pam | ||
Box Mao Box | Lead | ||
The Lover | Sara | ||
Entertaining Mr. Sloane | Ruby | ||
Present Laughter | Sheila | ||
The Birthday Party | Meg | ||
Loot | Fay | ||
Private Lives | Amanda | ||
What the Butler Saw | Mrs. Prentice | ||
Things That Go Bump in the Night | Lakme | ||
The Death of Bessie Smith | lead | Miami Actors’ Theatre | |
The Sandbox | Mommie | Miami Actors’ Theatre | |
J.B. | girl | Miami Actors’ Theatre | |
Hogan’s Goat | lead | Miami Actors’ Theatre | |
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LONDON | |||
Charles Marowitz’ Open Space Theatre – two experimental plays | |||
Come Into the Garden, Maude | Maude | St. Mary Abbot’s Theatre | |
The Bathtub | Girl | Davis Hall | |
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TV, Radio, Narration, & Commercials | |||
Recorded more than 800 books for the Library of Congress under the aegis of Talking Books for the Blind, Inc. AFTRA contract | |||
Benefit Media for NLS, & Visual EFX for NLS | |||
Recorded 150 books for commercial companies including Simon & Schuster, Audible.com & Worldtainment, Inc. | |||
VO & narrations for commercials – list available upon request | |||
Radio Mystery Theatre | 26 episodes | CBS | Hy Brown |
“Kate & Allie” – Allie’s Surprise Party | lead | CBS | |
“The Thorns” | ABC | Mike Nichols | |
“Law & Order” | grieving mother | NBC | |
Channel 13 – Documentary Narrations | |||
“The Doctors” | NBC | ||
“One Life to Live” | ABC | ||
“Loving” | ABC | ||
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MOVIES | |||
The Wild Rebels | Linda | William Grefe | |
Savages from Hell | Lucy | Joseph P. Mawra | |
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CARTOONS & LIVE ACTION | |||
“Prince Planet” | voice of Prince Planet | Fuji Television | |
“The Amazing Three” | Bonny the pilot bunny | Fuji Television | |
Johnny Sokko & the Flying Robot | Johnny Sokko | ||
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EDUCATION | |||
BA from University of Iowa, Iowa City | |||
Ruth Lodge, Terence Ryan, London | |||
Wynn Handman, New York | |||
Linklater method, acting, voice, ballet & Graham |