Iris Schmid

Accents: Austrian, German, English (standard)

Languages: German (native), English (fluent), Italian (intermediate)

Singing: mezzo-soprano

Dance: contemporary (professional), jazz (professional), ballet (intermediate), street (intermediate) tap (intermediate)

Music: saxophone (intermediate)

Sports: climbing, cycling, skiing, snowboarding, yoga

Other: puppeteer, theatre maker, vocal sounds (loop station), unarmed stage combat, paramedic, skiing instructor

European driving licence

Projects at RADA
Masha, Three Sisters, dir. Linda Miller and Robert Fried

Prometheus, Prometheus Bound, dirs. Ian Morgan and Christopher Siversten

Hippolita, ‘Tis Pity, dir. Peta Lily

Mother Courage, Mother Courage and her Children, dir. Lesley Ewen

Tina, What if Birds, devised by the MA Theatre Lab in collaboration with Euripides Laskaridis

Her, her, him, someone & someone else, devised by Saddam Hussain, Ahmed Malek, Iris Schmid

Linda, Doddery but Dear, devised by Craig Edgley, Genevieve Labuschagne, Iris Schmid

Theatre
Lu, Das Alphabet der Träume, dir. Richard Schmetterer (Dschungel Wien)

Malvina, Rotkäppchen muss weinen, dir. Stephan Witzlinger (NarrativKollektiv - KUlturFAbrik Koblenz)

Alice Schalek, The Last Days of Mankind, dir. Paulus Manker (Berlin, Wien, Wr. Neustadt)

Khush (Puppeteer), The Great Elephant Chase, dirs. Mervyn Millar & Ingo Berk (Burgtheater Vienna)

Effie, Iphigenia in Wean, dir. Corinna Harrer, (Tour Production, Solo Performance)

Alma, Alma - A Show Biz ans Ende, dir. Paulus Manker (Roigk-Hallen, Wr. Neustadt)

Alice, Alice in Wonderland, dir. Stephan Witzlinger (Dschungel Wien)

Macbeth, Macbeth, dir. Javad Namaki (Odeon Theater Vienna)

Donna Elvira, Don Juan, dir. Maria Kutscher (Tour Production, Theater zum Mitnehmen)

Staubaufwirbler, Dumpfbacke, dir. Stephan Witzlinger (Dschungel Wien)

Pinocchio, Pinocchio, dir. Richard Schmetterer (Dschungel Wien)

Film
Hannah (lead), Iced Latte, dir. Marco de Rosso (short film)

Marta (lead), Expats, dir. Marco de Rosso (short film)

Erika (lead), Erika, dir. René Rebeiz (Inkon Media Tirol, short film)

Alice Schalek (lead), The Last Days of Mankind, dir. Paulus Manker (RitzlFilm, Documentary Film)

Lara (supporting), Scheinwelten#nofilter, dir. Christina Selwicka (FH St. Pölten, short film)

Chantal (supporting), It Girl, dir. Johanna Rieger (riegerfilm, feature film)

Paula (lead), Gruppentherapie, dir. Frederik Füssel (FM Productions, feature film)

Audio
Narrator, Das Alphabet der Träume (Alphabet of Dreams), audiobook

various commercials, voice over and performance readings (German)

Co-directing in Theatre

Morgen könnte unsere Welt Atlantis sein, dir. Stephan Witzlinger (Dschungel Wien)

Glaube, Liebe, Glück, dir. Richard Schmetterer (Dschungel Wien)

Baliami, dir. Richard Schmetterer (Dschungel Wien)

NARration, dir. Ivanna Rauchmann (Brick5)

Oben, dir. Ivana Rauchmann (Theater Freiraum St. Pölten)

Other
Theatre in Education, Austrian Centre for prevention of sexual assault (various programs)

Education / Training
2015 - 2018 Actorsstudio Pallas, Mag. Dunja Tot, Acting and Coaching
2015 - 2018 Gabriele Buch, Vocal Coaching, Speech Training
2010 - 2018 Dance Training (Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary) - various schools and Masterclasses
2010 - 2013 Conservatory of Musical Arts - Sunrise Studios Vienna
2009 - 2019 University of Vienna, BA in Journalism and Communication Studies