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Robin Grace Thompson

Robin Grace Thompson graduated from St. Edward's University in the winter of 2004 with a BA in theatre. During Robin's time at St. Edward's, she explored the wonder and joy that is artistic process! Working with members of the SITI Company and other inspiring faculty and staff, Robin cultivated a passion for Suzuki, Viewpoints, new play development, movement, composition work, and ensemble-building. Favorite university credits (and processes!) at St. Ed's included Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Payne Nomination), Antoinette in A Flea in Her Ear, Texan in c/o the Grove, and Myrrah and others in Metamorphoses.

After graduating, Ms. Thompson was accepted into the 2005-2006 Acting Apprentice Company at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Kentucky.   Regional theatre credits while in Kentucky included Mercy Lewis in The Crucible, Drift in Neon Mirage at the 2006 Humana Festival, and the Madwoman in The Madwoman of Chaillot (Apprentice Performance).

Robin returned to Austin in 2006 and for two years served as the Company Manager/Administrative Coordinator of Mary Moody Northern Theatre at St. Edward's University. She also had the privilege of working with several artistic companies in town, including Austin Script Works (Hybrid, plus several readings and playwright development workshops), Shrewd Productions (Trash Anthems), and Salvage Vanguard Theatre (Voices Underwater), for which she earned an Austin Critics' Table Nomination.

She is a founding member of DA! Theatre Collective, performing 'Library Loon' in Just Say DA!: Direct Object and serving as Director of Education for our first year.

Robin has recently returned to Austin... to finally make it home and put down those ever growing, changing, and strengthening roots! She is honored, thrilled, overwhelmed, and blessed to call this amazing town her home! A heartfelt thanks to her artistic community for welcoming her back with open arms!

PHOTOS
PROJECTS

Back Home in Austin
In November of 2010, Robin had the pleasure of joining Palindrome Theatre for the Austin premiere of Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo. The production (which also featured Jude Hickey as Peter) received tremendous favorable response from critics and audience members alike, due in large part to Robin's remarkably honest performance as Ann.

A-Hedda-the-Curve
Robin is now deep in rehearsals for another production with Palindrome. This time around, she'll be playing the passionate title role in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler in a new adaptation by Nigel O'Hearn. Don't miss this one, folks; it's guaranteed to thaw the coldest heart in Oslo (or Austin)!

Shakespeare at Winedale
Robin is thrilled beyond to belief to be returning to Shakespeare at Winedale this summer for Camp Shakespeare to work under the leadership of the legendary Doc Ayres! ...Forsooth and Yea, Verily, Robin Grace! Fortune indeed smiles upon thine students!

BIOGRAPHY

Robin Grace Thompson   graduated from St. Edward's University in the winter of 2004 with a BA in theatre. During Robin's time at St. Edward's, she explored the wonder and joy that is artistic process! Working with members of the SITI Company and other inspiring faculty and staff, Robin cultivated a passion for Suzuki, Viewpoints, new play development, movement, composition work, and ensemble-building. ...read more

TEACHING

DA-veloping an Ensemble
"We have learned that we cannot live alone… we have to be citizens of the world, members of the human community." (FDR)

FUN FACTS
superpower time travel; omnipresence; the ability to calm all waters house greenhouse
action Princess-Packs -a -Punch animals leopard seal
lips "If you guys wake up, I'll give you chocolate cake." objects an anthology of female poets; a cocktail umbrella
film strip Super Mario; Punky Brewster question mark She can be known to give a rockin' back massage with her toes.
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