Austin Ku
SAG, AFTRA, AEA




My Performer Website
RESUME & MEDIA/DOWNLOADS
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Online Resume (Selected Credits)

                                         Austin Ku
Creative Talent Company (manager)            SAG, AFTRA, AEA       See Contacts for more representation
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 * Denotes Current/Upcoming Performances                           Ht/Wt: 6'0"/170

FILM and TELEVISION
Film
 * The Woman in the Dress           Lead                   Island Bound Prods.: Henry Pincus
     (w/Caitlin Fitzgerald and Michiel Huisman)
   Blind Love (festival awards)     Lead                   TroyFilm Productions: Troy Choi
   P3 (film festivals)              Supporting             8 AM Productions: David Daniels
Television
   Solve This! (pilot)              Guest Star (the killer)OdeCurtis Productions: Lester Kwok 
   Animal Crackers (episodic)       v/o (animated)         BCM / KEA Productions: Kamala Appel
   DMX: Party Up! (music video)     Featured               MTV / Island Def Jam Productions: Dave Meyers

MUSICAL THEATRE 
NYC - Off-Broadway
   Tokio Confidential (Eric Schorr) Akira                  Scandal Productions: Johanna McKeon
NYC - Off-Off-Broadway and Readings
    Whatever Man (Ben Strouse)       Kory-Matsu             NYMF: Hilary Adams
      (w/Paolo Montalban)
   Is There Life After High School? Man 2                  Opening Doors Theatre Co: Jeremy Gold Kronenberg
   Wanda's World - concert          Jake                   LTC Library: Lynne Taylor-Corbett
      (Beth Falcone)
   Under Her Hat - reading          Justin                 Emerging Artists Theatre: David Winitsky
   Peony Pavilion - reading         Featured ensemble      Broadway Asia: Francesca Zambello
      (Maury Yeston)
   Allegiance - reading (Jay Kuo)   Featured ensemble      Sing Out, Louise! Prods.: Stafford Arima
     (w/Lea Salonga, George Takei, Tamlyn Tomita, et al.)
   Honor - concert (Peter Mills)    Ensemble               Prospect Theater Co.: Cara Reichel
     (w/Jose Llana, Paolo Montalban, et al.)
Regional  
   The King and I (w/Rachel York)   Lun Tha                Walnut Street Theatre: Marc Robin
   Anything Goes (w/Rachel York)    Luke                   Kansas City Starlight: Eliot Wasserman
   Miss Saigon                      Thuy (Award Nominee)   Ogunquit Playhouse: Paul Dobie
      (w/Jen Paz, Raul Aranas, Gregg Goodbrod)
   The Rocky Horror Show            Frank 'N' Furter       Hangar Theatre: Devanand Janki
    You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Snoopy                 Barnstormers Theatre: Stephen Nachamie
    The King and I                   Lun Tha                Alhambra Dinner Theatre: Tod Booth
   Gutenburg! The Musical!          Doug; dance captain    New Repertory Theatre: Stephen Nachamie
   Adrift in Macao (reg'l premiere) Tempura                Lyric Stage of Boston: Stephen Terrell
   Sunfish (world premiere)         Monk; dance capt (Nom.)Stoneham Theatre: Caitlin Lowans
   Closer Than Ever                 Man 1                  Phoenicia Fest. (STS Playhouse): Ricarda O'Conner
   Pirates of Penzance              Frederic               SF Opera/Opera a la Carte: Jane Hammett
   Urinetown                        Tiny Tom, u/s Bobby;   San Jose Stage Company: Rick Singleton
                                         dance captain
   Sweeney Todd (w/James M Iglehart)Anthony (Award Winner) Foothill Music Theatre: Jay Manley
   Thoroughly Modern Millie         Bun Foo                Diablo Theatre Company: Ryan Weible
   A New Brain (reg'l premiere)     Roger                  Shotgun Players/UCB Co-Prod.: Yuval Sharon
   Children of Eden (w/James I.)    Snake                  Willows Theatre Company: Richard Elliott
Regional Workshops
   The Burnt Part Boys              Jake Twitchell         TheatreWorks (CA): Robert Kelley
     (by Tysen, Miller & Elder)
   Homeland (by Jay Kuo)            Lincoln (originated)   SF New Theatre Workshop: George Quick
   Insignificant Others (Jay Kuo)   Jordan (originated)    Jon Sims AIRspace Workshop: Jay Kuo
Pops Concerts
   Bernstein Tribute                Vocal Soloist          Boston Pops Orchestra: Keith Lockhart
   Sensational Sixties              Vocal Soloist          Great Waters Pops Orchestra: Peter Mansfield
   Best of B'way, Jazz & Hollywood  Vocal Soloist          Great Waters Pops Orchestra: Peter Mansfield

DRAMATIC THEATRE 
NYC - Off-Off-Broadway and Readings
   167 Tongues                      Jacob                  Jackson Repertory Theatre: Ariel Kreith
   The Siege of Numantia - reading  Caius Marius           Leviathan Lab: Carlos Armesto
Tours
   Much Ado About Nothing           Balthasar, Watch       S.F. Shakespeare Festival: Kenneth Kelleher
Regional 
   M. Butterfly (w/Francis Jue)     Kurogo, u/s Song       TheatreWorks (CA): Robert Kelley
    Much Ado About Nothing           Balthasar, mandolinist NorthEast Shakesp. Ens. (NH): John Goodlin   
   365 Days/365 Plays (6/11-17)     company                TheatreFIRST (CA): Clive Chafer
   The Two Noble Kinsmen            Arcite                 African American Shakes: David Skillman
   Corpus Christi                   James the Less         Little Room Downstairs (TX): Richard Laub   
Regional Readings
   Stereopticon (Erik Ehn)          Kamikaze Pilot         PlayGround SF: Elizabeth Williamson
   Errors of Omission (Aaron Loeb)  Boy                    PlayGround SF: Nancy Carlin
   The Fabulous... Captain Queer    Narrator               NCTC-SF: Arturo Catricala
      (Prince Gomolvilas)
   In the Blood                     Doctor/Trouble         Marin Theatre Co.: Jasson Minadakis

COMMERCIALS

   List Available Upon Request

PRINT
AUTODESK               EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICES   PFIZER                     ROSETTA STONE
CISCO SYSTEMS          HAPPY CHEF UNIFORMS            PROF. CULINARY INSTITUTE   SF VISITORS BUREAU
DISCOVERY CHANNEL      JOHNSON & JOHNSON              PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE      SKYVIEW PARC

HAND MODELING
FINISH QUANTUM         PANTENE                        P.F. CHANG'S               TIME WARNER

INDUSTRIALS
ANIMATED STORYBOARDS   COYOTE POINT MUSEUM            MERIDIAN-EATON GLOBAL      SYMANTEC
A.S.K. LEARNING        FIDELITY                       MOTOROLA                   UNITED TECHNOLOGIES
B-PAD GROUP            GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE          PG&E                       VERITAS
BUSINESS OBJECTS       HILTON HOTELS                  RSA CONFERENCE             WADSWORTH-THOMPSON
CISCO SYSTEMS          MCKINSEY                       SERVICE CORPS INT'L        WAL-MART

AWARDS
   Nominee        IRNE Award, Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - large theater (Thuy, Miss Saigon)
   Nominee        BroadwayWorld Boston Award, Actor in a Musical - medium theater (Monk, Sunfish)
    Recipient      Dean Goodman Choice Award, Supporting Actor in a Musical (Anthony, Sweeney Todd)
   Recipient      Rice University "Sammy" Award, Actor in a Musical (The Emcee, Cabaret)
    Nominee        Rice University "Sammy" Award, Actor in a Musical (The Balladeer, Assassins)
    Nominee        Rice University "Sammy" Award, Actor in a Musical (Berger, Hair)
TRAINING and EDUCATION
Education:
   M.M., Musical Theatre        The Boston Conservatory: Kerry Deal, et al.   
   B.A/B.M. (Voice/Opera major) Rice Univ./Shepherd School (TX): Kathleen Kaun, et al.
   Young Artist summer program  Seagle Music Colony (NY): Ellen Shade, Susan Yankee, et al.   
   Vocal Concert summer program Aspen Music Festival (CO): Viviane Thomas, et al.   
   J.D. (Law degree)            UC Berkeley School of Law/Boalt Hall (CA)
Training:
   Vocal Technique - 7 years classical, 9 years musical theatre (currently with Tom Burke)  
   Performance Coaching - 5 years classical, 9 years musical theatre (currently Andrew Byrne)
   Acting - 5 years classical and contemporary (currently coaching with Craig Wroe)
   Dance - 5 years theatre/jazz, 3 years ballet, 2 years tap, et al. (currently at BDC)
   Stage Combat and Tumbling - 1 year
   Violin - 15 years classical, 1 year jazz (also 3 years viola, piano; 1 year mandolin, cello)

SPECIAL SKILLS
   Adv. Singer (sight-reads, new/difficult music), Advanced Violinist (can accompany myself), Mandolin;
   Int. Dancer (dance captain experience); Yoga, Ice/rollerskate; Cooking/knife skills; Sewing;
   Conversational Mandarin; Good with accents/dialects and jargon; Teleprompter; Licensed attorney.
 
Links to Media and Downloads
Video/Audio Clips Online, via Youtube and Vimeo
  • 3-minute On-Camera REEL (Film/Television), available HERE
  • 1-minute Commercial REEL (Commercials/Industrials/Print), available HERE
  • Watch my interview and live performance of "We Kiss in a Shadow" from The King and I (with Manna Nichols as Tuptim) on CBS' "Talk Philly" morning show (01/02/12), HERE!
  • Online video clip of me performing "High School All Over Again" in Is There Life After High School?, HERE
  • Online video clip of me in the quintet "Second Thoughts" in Is There Life After High School?, HERE
  • Online video clip of me performing "Johanna" in Sweeney Todd, HERE
  • To see the YouTube trailer for the 2006 indie art movie Blind Love, click HERE
  • To see the MySpace trailer for the 2006 indie sci-fi movie P3: Parabola of the Third, click HERE (you must be logged into a MySpace account)
Photo/Resume and Audio Clip Downloads, via Google Documents (no signup required)
  • Downloadable Legit Headshot available for download HERE
  • Downloadable one-page Legit Resume (formatted for 8x10 trimming) available for download HERE
  • Downloadable Commercial Headshot available for download HERE
  • Downloadable one-page Commercial Resume (formatted for 8x10 trimming) available for download HERE
  • Downloadable audio clip of me singing Lun Tha in the duet "I Have Dreamed" (with Manna Nichols as Tuptim) live from opening weekend of The King and I at the Walnut Street Theatre, available for download HERE
  • Downloadable audio clip of me singing Lun Tha in the duet "We Kiss in a Shadow" (with Manna Nichols as Tuptim) live from opening weekend of The King and I at the Walnut Street Theatre, available for download HERE
  • Downloadable audtio clip of me singing Thuy in "Thuy's Death" (with Jennifer Paz as Kim) from Miss Saigon live at Ogunquit Playhouse, available for download HERE
  • Downloadable audio clip of me singing Pangloss (the lead voice) in the quintet "The Best of All Possible Worlds" from Candide live with The Boston Pops Orchestra (conducted by Keith Lockhart), available for download HERE
Don't forget to visit the News, Photos & Reviews page for news updates, performing photos and reviews,
and the Modeling; Biography page for my online commercial modeling portfolio and my biography!

This Page Last Updated: 02/2012
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