Nancy Dobbs Owen

I will be doing the musical staging for David M. Hwang's masterpiece, M. Butterfly at the Chandler Studio Theater in North Hollywood.

Matthew Dickens directed and choreographed a beautiful dance film to honor our friend and mentor, Claude Thompson. Shot at the beautiful Performing Arts Center in Van Nuys (thank you so much Nanci, Joe and Michael!!) and the Sherry Theater in North Hollywood.

Kyle Leland, Luke Willis, Natasha Hugger Jillian Schmitz, Raymond Joel Matsamura, Danielle Hobbs, Jason Holley and me.

Friday and Saturday June 20 and 21 at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood

I am dancing in a piece conceived and choreographed by Matthew Dickens in this tribute show to dance legend Claude Thompson. It's produced by JazzDanceLA. Friday and Saturday at 8, Saturday at 2. Tickets are $20-$25.00

ACME has a new print department and has decided to represent me for print work here in LA! I'm excited to join their team!

I'd Rather Be Right is a hit!!
The reviews are rolling in and the show is a hit:

Stephen Vendette and Christian Valo, as Phil and Peggy, both have charm and lovely voices to match. Thomas Dolan, Matt Kubicek, Nancy Dobbs Owen, and Tom Walz are the tuneful Cabinet members. Dolan doubles as a very funny "Mamma Mia!" Tony, Kubicek shows off a gorgeous tenor in his solo, "A Baby Bond For Baby" and flames with the best of them as the Federal Theatre director, Owen dances a lovely solo ballet over the post-intermission Entr'acte, and though twinkly-eyed Walz gets only one role, he is a welcome addition to any show. Taken from the review by Steven Stanley

NEW REPRESENTATION: I have secured dance representation with Amanda Rice at ACME Literary and Talent!! I am very excited and impressed with Mandy as an agent and look forward to a long and successful partnership.

Shooting on the Heineken commercial went really well on Monday and I loved working in the beautiful Los Angeles Theater dancing with some wonderful friends!

I just booked a National Commercial for Heineken Beer. I'm part of a corps of ballet dancers (a very small corps--we are booked as principals!!) dancing Swan Lake. Seriously. I'm very excited! My first National here in LA. Finally!! It's being directed by hot director Todd Haynes (I'm Not There Yet) and shoots sometime between the 17th and 25th of March.

I have been cast in "I'd Rather Be Right", a zany 1939 Musical about a pair of lovers who dream FDR into existence to help them deal with their money woes and get married. I play Frances Perkins, the first female cabinet member. The show is dated, but we try to make it fun. Opening April 24 and running for 6 weeks at the Hudson Theater in Hollywood. Directed and choreographed by Will Mead with Musical Direction by Brian O'Halloran.

I just shot the new video for the hot SF band The Morning Benders:
http://www.themorningbenders.com/
I played (I kid you not!) a "smoking hot woman". I think that my legs got more screen time than anything else, but it's all good.
I can now die happy.

I will be performing with Theater Bethune in the multi-media theater piece "Frost and Fire".
The show is based upon a short story by science fiction icon Ray Bradbury
(who will be there opening night!!). The dancing is kick-a**, with world champion
martial artists and a core of fierce ensemble dancers. And hello: RAY BRADBURY!!

The Alex Theatre in Glendale
Nov. 9-11, (Fri. and Sat. at 8:30, Sat. and Sun. at 2:30 and Sun. at 7:30)
Purchase Tickets online - Click Here or call the Alex Theatre box office at 818-243-ALEX (2539).

I shot an instore series for TMobile depicting emotions.
Look for it in TMobile Stores soon!

I shot a brochure for a local staffing company.
Playing various front of the house theater roles.

I choreographed a production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins
Directed by Cindy Jenkins, with Muscial Direction by Andy Mitton.
The show opened in April. Web site here.

I joined Alliance Repertory Theatre. My first work with
them was directing a workshop production of Jamie Virostko's new
play The Outskirts of Paradise. A lovely meditation on what
makes a family (not quite) work.

I booked a catalogue shoot for MyShape.com which shot on February 5th.
My first LA print job! See the images here.

I made my LA theater debut in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,
directed by Dara Weinberg at Theatre Met, in collaboration
with Theater of Note. The show opened on Valentine's Day. Site here.

Homeland, a new musical, premiered as part of the new works program
at the Magic Theater Dec. 14-19. I played both a Berkeley college
student/dancer and a Born Again Texas Christian. I kid you not.
Written by Jay Kuo and directed by George Quick. Site here. Piece on KQED here.

Coffee, Cosmos and Come-Ons (or Where is the sex in THIS city???), an
original show conceived, written, directed by and starring Nancy
Dobbs Owen, Jamie Glowacki and Lisa-Marie Newton, with Musical
direction by Dwight Okamura, will premiere at the Next Stage Theater,
Nov. 16-18. A musical sit-com, it is sure to resonate with everyone!

The Flamenco Singer, a hilarious short about a really horrible date, is making the festival tours and being shown a lot. I'm a crazy flamenco dancer who interrupts this poor girl's date.
I get to say all of my lines in Spanish and wear cool costumes! Life is good.
Directed by Michael Hudin.

I sang in the ensemble of the world premiere of Chrysalis with Berkeley Opera.
Click here for more details and to se the flyer.

I shot an industrial for Hampton Hotels, produced by Stiel Media and
Arnowitz/Hurn Productions. I played five different roles, from a harried
executive to a grandmother!

I was cast as the Woman in the Wood, a mystical healer in The Guardian's Gateway.
A narrative Children's Fantasy Adventure short film, The Guardian's Gateway, is a story of a Boy who is sent on a quest to a fantastical world to save his Sister from the clutches of an Evil Sorcerer and restore freedom and hope to the land. Principal Photography is slated for July 23-August 1st in the San Francisco Bay area.
Writer/Director: Amit Gupta
Producers: Magician's Apprentice Productions in association with Pearl Pictures,
R. Renato Hoyle & Terri Amos, Director of Photography: Yoon Choi

I was cast as Joan of Ark (AKA Joanie) in CommandZ Productions short film Christ Throws A Party. Shooting July 15-20 in Sonoma. Check out the web site for updates.

I was cast as a lead in the independent feature Elk Hotel, a soap opera like drama set in
San Francisco's Tenderloin. I play a lesbian prostitute who desperately dreams of being a
Las Vegas showgirl. I'm so excited!! Produced by Styptic Pictures and directed by Daniel Bates and Skye Thorstenson, it begins shooting in July. Check it out here.

Cake, a short film by Vivian Giourousis was shot in April
and is now being submitted to festivals. Check it out here.

Look for me on the DIY cable channel: The segment is called "Twisting the
Night Away" Check local listings.

"Pirouette": A short film shooting in December. I play a ballerina looking
for a place to belong in the world after leaving a ballet company. Written
and directed by Michelle Lee. "Pirouette" is being choreographed by Brian Chung.

Pirouette had it's premiere screening at the Delancy Street Screening
Room on August 15 at 7:30PM.