MAELEA TAN
They/them | Asian American | Soprano | A3-B5 | 5’3”

THEATRE

The Prom - Ensemble u/s (Tor Campbell, Northwestern Uni. / Wirtz Center)

Recursion - Alice (Juan Barrera, Northwestern Uni. / McCormick Place)

The Transfer Student - Grayson (Lexi Kim, Northwestern Uni. / SPP)

Matilda - Alice (Lucy Harrington, Northwestern Uni. / The Dolphin Show)

The Ballad of Mu Lan - Xi Xia Solider, Villager (Alvin Chan, Northwestern Uni. / Imagine U)

The Battlefields of Clara Barton - Foley Assistant (Rives Collins, Northwestern Uni. / AMTP)

Seussical - Gertrude McFuzz (Kevin Dutcher, Spring Lake Park High School)

You Can’t Take It With You - Alice (Kevin Dutcher, Spring Lake Park High School)

Anything Goes - Virtue (Kevin Dutcher, Spring Lake Park High School)

Almost, Maine - Rhonda (Kevin Dutcher, Spring Lake Park High School)

Pippin - Leading Player (Kevin Dutcher, Spring Lake Park High School)

To Kill a Mockingbird - Scout Finch (Kevin Dutcher, Spring Lake Park High School) (Kevin Dutcher, Spring Lake Park High School)

TRAINING

Violin - 14 years (St. Paul Conservatory of Music, Wendy Tangen-Foster)

Piano - 6 years (Music, Etc.)

Band percussion - 2 years (Spring Lake Park Schools)

All Conference Choir member (Spring Lake Park Schools)

Summer Acting Workshops - 3 years (Spring Lake Park Schools)

Teen Intensive Camp - 2 years (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre)

Pole Dancing - 2 years (Northwestern Uni. / Polerize)

Aerial Silks - 1 year (Northwestern Uni. / TDS, The Actors Gymnasium)

Aerial Arts: Silk knot, trapeze, lyra, Chinese pole (The Actors Gymnasium)

Northwestern University theatre major (Tommy Rapley, Alexander Gemignani, Brianna Borger, KO)

RELATED EXPERIENCE

COMMERCIAL

Experience a Day - Patient (Crescent Cove)

HERO Dog - Pet Owner (Indiegogo Campaign)

Pizza Hut: Deliver the Flavor - Emma (National Student Ad Campaign)

SHORT FILMS

The Joy Scout - Joy (Northwestern Uni. / Sitcom Grant)

Idol - Passionate Fan (Northwestern Uni. / Senior Directing Film)

Annie’s May Caper - Student (Northwestern Uni. / MAG)

Kori + Carter Versus the School - Zombie (Northwestern Uni. / Studio 22)

VOICEOVER

The Jungle Book - Shere Kahn/Kaa/Wolf (Northwestern Uni. / Imagine U)

MODELING

STITCH Fashion: Monsters - Monster (Northwestern Uni. / STITCH)

Portrait - Self (Northwestern Uni. / H. Roach)

Puppy Training for Kids - Model (Barron’s Publishing)

DESIGN

The Clean House - Props (Northwestern Uni. / MFA Collab.)

Kinky Boots - Props (Northwestern Uni. / TDS)

Sweeney Todd - Props (Northwestern Uni. / AA)

Project NU 2023 - Graphic Design (Northwestern Uni. / PNU 2023)

Fairview - Graphic Design (Northwestern Uni. / SPP)

Fanservice - Props (Northwestern Uni. / S&S)

The Frogs - Props (Northwestern Uni. / L&M)

Matilda - Graphic Design (Northwestern Uni. / TDS)

I and You - Graphic Design (Northwestern Uni. / JTE)

Things I Wish I Said Out Loud - Props/Graphic Design (Northwestern Uni. / Vertigo)

Much Ado About Nothing - Graphic Design/Marketing (Northwestern Uni. / L&M)

RE: Click - Marketing (Northwestern Uni. / AMTP)