Erica Solitaire Chappell

Erica Solitaire Chappell originally from Louisville, Kentucky found her heart and place in the Theatre but now resides in Hollywood, California working in the film and television industry. She studied Theatre Arts at the University of Kentucky. She was quickly determined to find as many outlets as possible to receive training. She found opportunities to study at places like Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre, where she studied subjects like Grand-Guignol, which sparked her curiosity of directing. Before finishing her Bachelor's degree, she received a scholarship to study at La Sorbonne in Paris, France where she quickly became fluent in French. Easily she found she had a deep love for foreign theatre and film which kept her thirst for knowledge at an all-time high. In her last year of university, she did a work-trade program with Accademia Dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy where she studied intensely Commedia Dell'Arte and the works of Dario-Fo. After graduating in 2014, she worked with Director Nancy Jones on an adaptation of Les Bonnes by Jean Genet and toured New York City performing at the famous La Mama theatre where she played the Lead of Madame. At the beginning of 2017 she found herself living in Hollywood, California after receiving a dance internship. With this new residence in Hollywood she wasted no time at all and went right into the entertainment industry head first and even managed to direct a theatre show while being here. She is training at the legendary Second-City and the well-known Margie Haber studio. Working on as many television and film productions as possible. She has two independent films that will soon be released in 2018. She is regularly booked working on sets, and is managed by Sherri Lynn Talent and represented by Lisa Butler of Hollywood Original Talent. She is a very determined artist and actress with multi layers of training ranging from classic Commedia Dell'Arte to modern film technique. What she is most excited about is finding her next film and creating original film works. Show less «