MARY GAY ROGERS
Height: 5’7 Weight: 155 Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue
ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION CANDIDATE
Theater:
Kansas City, Missouri (1997-2011)
The Salt Beat Kay-Corporate Bit** Premiere-Director:Tom Cherones-Seinfeld,
Writers:Roy Teicher-Mad About You and
Alan Mattingly-New York Times
Hanky Panky Hospice Social Worker Lot in Life Productions w/KC Fringe Festival
Troop Train Treachery(reprisal) Spy/Ditzy Housewife Mystery Train(Interactive Dinner)
Murder at the North Pole Ms Frost – Henchperson Murder Mystery Players(InteractiveDinner)
Harvesting the Marigolds- Fun Gallery Owner Potluck Productions(WomenPlaywrightContest)
Christmas Stalking – Sarcastic Spinster Suffragette Mystery Train(InteractiveDinner)Hereford House
Extra, Extra – Tipsy Temperance Woman Mystery Train(InteractiveDinner) HerefordHouse
Troop Train Treachery – Spy/Ditzy Housewife Mystery Train(InteractiveDinner)Union Station
Grease – Ms. Lynch New Theatre
Marsha Stewart Christmas – Martha Stewart/Mrs. Clause Dead Ringer Playhouse(Interactive/Improv)
The Colony – Musical by Jake Walker – Wise Ant Westport Coffeehouse Theatre
Odd Couple (Female Version) – Vera American Heartland Theatre
Revelations – Wife , Can Can – Lesbian Actors Training Studio Showcase
Vox Factor - Corporate Executive Potluck Productions & PlatteCoWomensExch
The Escort - Farm Woman Potluck Productions & PlatteCoWomensExch
The Adventures of Snackbar - Psychic/Man/Old Lady Dead Ringer Playhouse (Interactive)
The War of the Worlds (staged radio drama) – Various The Barn Players
All in the Momma’s Family - Edith Bunker Mardi Gras Mystery Dinner Theater (Interactive)
The Memorandum - Helena Entelechy Theater/Westport Coffee House
An Interview with my Husband - Narrator The Theater Project/The Writers Place
Columbia, Missouri (1989-1997)
Arsenic and Old Lace - Martha Brewster Maplewood Barn Community Theater
Ten Little Indians - Emily Brent Columbia Entertainment Company
Charley’s Aunt - Donna Lucia D’Alvadorez Columbia Entertainment Company
Night of the Iguana - Frau Fahrenkopf Maplewood Barn Community Theater
My Fair Lady - Mrs. Higgins Columbia Entertainment Company
Inherit the Wind - Sarah Brady Maplewood Barn Community Theater
Lend Me a Tenor - Maria Maplewood Barn Community Theater
All My Sons - Kate (Mother) Columbia Entertainment Company
Odd Couple - Vera Stephens College Macklanberg Playhouse
(Female version with Marcia Wallace and Dawn Wells)
To Kill a Mockingbird - Maude Atkinson Maplewood Barn Community Theater
Cemetery Club - Lucille Columbia Entertainment Company
Steel Magnolias - Clairee Maplewood Barn Community Theater
Catch Me if You Can - Sydney Columbia Entertainment Company
The Shadow Box - Felicity Columbia Entertainment Company
Print Ad:
Elmhurst Hospital(Chicago)-Ditzy Church Lady
American Century-Direct Mail-Sophisticated, Wealthy Woman
Kansas City Star – Magazine Cover – Good Shopper/Bad Shopper (Sweet Lady/Trailer Trash Woman)
Hallmark - Wedding Card - Mother-of-the-Bride
Eaton Automotive - National Trade Magazine - Quirky Woman in Curlers
Television Commercials: (Video available on request)
Downstream Casino and Resort – Regional – Principal w/John Daly and Barry Switzer – Blue-Haired Ditzy Gambler
Central Dairy-Cow-Voice Over
Elmhurst Hospital(Chicago)-Principal-Ditzy Church Lady
Cargo Largo-Voice Over-Mother’s Day Narrator
Capitol Federal Savings – National Ad – Principal – Ditzy Housewife
Missouri Lottery (Xmas) – Extra
Sonic - National Ad (Breakfast) - Principal
Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, Missouri - Junior-League Grandmother-Principal
Itchy’s Flea Market, Columbia, Missouri - Rich, British flaky lady – (Principal)
Web:
Elmhurst Hospital(Chicago)-Ditzy Church Lady
Radio Commercials:
Central Dairy-Cow
University Health Systems-Drama Queen Wife
Country Mart – Neighbor –Principal
Film – Commercial: “Opening” (Direct Action Cinema directed by Rob Nillson- winning director at Sundance &
Cannes) – Society Editor
Film - Industrials:
Yellow Freight – Annual Board of Directors Meeting Film (Principal – Norm’s Mom)
Hallmark Cards - Christmas Point-of-Purchase Video (voice - Mrs. Santa Claus)
Sprint - Safety Video - Customer in Diner
Hallmark Cards - Wedding Point-of-Purchase Video (narration)
Hallmark Cards - Thank yous Point-of-Purchase Video (narration)
Hallmark Cards - Pooh Collection Point-of-Purchase Video (narration)
Hallmark Cards - Valentine’s Day Point-of-Purchase Video (video principal and narration)
Hallmark Cards - Cards for a Cure Marketing Seminar Video (video and audio principal)
Radio Theater:
Midwest Radio Theater Conf.-Script performed before live audience/broadcast nationally via Public Radio
Training: Audition Workshop – Alan Filderman (Casting Director, New York); Improv Workshop-Johnathon Pitt-Second City
Richard Klein - Comedy Workshop, New Theatre Wright-Laird On-Camera Audition
Andy Garrison - Process Workshop Richard Alan Nichols - Scene Study Paul Meier - Voice-over
Special Skills: Dialects: British, Italian, Yiddush (Jewish), Southern; Former teacher, Medical terminology