Pacific Northwest Grown, Anywhere-bound
Originally from Portland, OR, Tiffany Gilly-Forrer has been professionally acting, both on stage and screen and teaching for 5 years. She is now also an award-winning singer, having trained with several voice coaches and performed at Carnage Hall in New York City with her choir and for the NATS Southern Conference while in grad school. She is presently working on her Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Acting at Louisiana State University, graduating in August 2021. She earned her undergrad degree in Theatre Performance and Design at George Fox University in Oregon. In the spring of 2021, Tiffany will be presenting a one-woman show about her experience as a foster kid for her thesis. Tiffany is passionate about teaching young people how to act using the Seven Pillars Acting technique and has developed skills as a vocal/accent coach and intimacy director. When she's not on the stage or screen, she enjoys hiking, writing songs on her Ukulele, and spending her days with her husband, friends, and family.
CURRENT
Alicia // Small Mouth Sounds by Bess Wohl
Directed by Leigh Fondakowski
Swine Palace
November 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 @ 7:30pm CDT
November 22 @ 2pm CDT
Tickets: $15 // $10 for Students, Seniors, and LSU Faculty
Get more info/tickets here!
Tiffany is is thrilled to return to the virtual stage at the Swine Palace to work this fall with Leigh Fondakowski. In Small Mouth Sounds, Tiffany plays Alicia, a heartbroken, self-sabotaging young woman who desperately wants to feel okay again. Live performances on Zoom will be viewable November 11th through the 22nd with a talkback with the actors on Sunday, November 15th after the show. During these chaotic times in the arts, Tiffany is extremely thankful to have work to pour herself into and to innovate with her cohort and the production team at the Swine Palace to make something artistically creative, new and interesting for audiences everywhere.
In the overwhelming quiet of the woods, six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat. As these strangers confront internal demons both profound and absurd, their vows of silence collide with the achingly human need to connect. Filled with awkward humor, this strange and compassionate new play asks how we address life's biggest questions when words fail us.
Directed by Leigh Fondakowski
Swine Palace
November 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 @ 7:30pm CDT
November 22 @ 2pm CDT
Tickets: $15 // $10 for Students, Seniors, and LSU Faculty
Get more info/tickets here!
Tiffany is is thrilled to return to the virtual stage at the Swine Palace to work this fall with Leigh Fondakowski. In Small Mouth Sounds, Tiffany plays Alicia, a heartbroken, self-sabotaging young woman who desperately wants to feel okay again. Live performances on Zoom will be viewable November 11th through the 22nd with a talkback with the actors on Sunday, November 15th after the show. During these chaotic times in the arts, Tiffany is extremely thankful to have work to pour herself into and to innovate with her cohort and the production team at the Swine Palace to make something artistically creative, new and interesting for audiences everywhere.
In the overwhelming quiet of the woods, six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat. As these strangers confront internal demons both profound and absurd, their vows of silence collide with the achingly human need to connect. Filled with awkward humor, this strange and compassionate new play asks how we address life's biggest questions when words fail us.
Voice Recital - Princesses and Villians
Virtual - Instagram - @tiffanyrjgilly
December 8th @ 7:00pm CDT
Tiffany is thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with and learn from Terry Patrick Harris during her time at LSU. She has prepared over the summer and fall semesters a virtual recital for audiences everywhere! Please tune in to hear her progress as a now award-winning singer through the NATS Southern Region competition of singers. Songs she will be performing include "Beyond My Wildest Dreams" from The Little Mermaid, "Journey to the Past" from Anastasia, "On The Steps of the Palace" from Into the Woods, and the show stopper, "The Wizard and I" from the hit musical Wicked! This show will be appropriate for all ages and last about 30 minutes.
Virtual - Instagram - @tiffanyrjgilly
December 8th @ 7:00pm CDT
Tiffany is thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with and learn from Terry Patrick Harris during her time at LSU. She has prepared over the summer and fall semesters a virtual recital for audiences everywhere! Please tune in to hear her progress as a now award-winning singer through the NATS Southern Region competition of singers. Songs she will be performing include "Beyond My Wildest Dreams" from The Little Mermaid, "Journey to the Past" from Anastasia, "On The Steps of the Palace" from Into the Woods, and the show stopper, "The Wizard and I" from the hit musical Wicked! This show will be appropriate for all ages and last about 30 minutes.
Acting M.F.A. Cohort, class of 2021
Louisiana State University, LA
August 2019-August 2021
Tiffany is currently working on her Masters of Fine Arts in Acting at Louisiana State University with a cohort of 5 other students. She will be mastering skills in voice, movement, acting, singing, dance, among many others. She plans to fully produce her original work, Interlocus, and will devise a solo performance piece as her thesis.
She is also a Development & Marketing Associate for the LSU School of Theatre and Swine Palace.
Louisiana State University, LA
August 2019-August 2021
Tiffany is currently working on her Masters of Fine Arts in Acting at Louisiana State University with a cohort of 5 other students. She will be mastering skills in voice, movement, acting, singing, dance, among many others. She plans to fully produce her original work, Interlocus, and will devise a solo performance piece as her thesis.
She is also a Development & Marketing Associate for the LSU School of Theatre and Swine Palace.
In this two-year intensive program, Tiffany is studying:
- Seven Pillars Acting with Sonya Cooke (including certification)
- Devising and Moment work with Leigh Fondakowski
- Knight-Thompson Speechwork, Estill Voice, IPA and Accents with Rockford Sansom
- Period/Style and Contemporary Acting Technique with George Judy
- Alexander Technique, Lecoq Neutral Mask work, T'ai Chi, and various other movement techniques with Nicholas Erickson and Patricia O'Neill
- Dance (including beginner Ballet and Bartinieff) with Claudio Ribeiro de Silva
- Script Analysis and Performance Theory & Criticism with John Fletcher
- Playwriting and Drama of the African Diaspora with Dr. Femi Euba
- Singing Lessons (Classical and Musical Theatre) with Terry Patrick Harris
- Seven Pillars Acting with Sonya Cooke (including certification)
- Devising and Moment work with Leigh Fondakowski
- Knight-Thompson Speechwork, Estill Voice, IPA and Accents with Rockford Sansom
- Period/Style and Contemporary Acting Technique with George Judy
- Alexander Technique, Lecoq Neutral Mask work, T'ai Chi, and various other movement techniques with Nicholas Erickson and Patricia O'Neill
- Dance (including beginner Ballet and Bartinieff) with Claudio Ribeiro de Silva
- Script Analysis and Performance Theory & Criticism with John Fletcher
- Playwriting and Drama of the African Diaspora with Dr. Femi Euba
- Singing Lessons (Classical and Musical Theatre) with Terry Patrick Harris
In Fall 2020, Tiffany earned her Certification in Seven Pillars Acting with the innovator of the technique, Sonya Cooke. She now teaches this technique to undergraduate students at LSU (2 semesters).
She is/has been a Graduate Teaching Assistant for Dr. Shannon Walsh for:
THTR 1020 - Intro to Theatre
THTR 3122 - Theatre History III
She is/has been a Graduate Teaching Assistant for Dr. Shannon Walsh for:
THTR 1020 - Intro to Theatre
THTR 3122 - Theatre History III
Oscar Wilde's Comic Masterpiece
The Importance of Being Earnest
Cecily
LSU Summer Radio Theatre with KLSU and The School of Theatre
LISTEN TO THE RECORDING HERE
Tiffany had a fabulous time playing the role of Cecily in this classic, Wilde piece over the summer of 2020. This timeless, freshly approached, funny piece is a great way to laugh and be entertained for a few hours from the comfort of your own home. Listen to British Accents and mayhem unfold as three couples fight for what they desire against all odds and discover the importance of being earnest in their pursuit of love.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Cecily
LSU Summer Radio Theatre with KLSU and The School of Theatre
LISTEN TO THE RECORDING HERE
Tiffany had a fabulous time playing the role of Cecily in this classic, Wilde piece over the summer of 2020. This timeless, freshly approached, funny piece is a great way to laugh and be entertained for a few hours from the comfort of your own home. Listen to British Accents and mayhem unfold as three couples fight for what they desire against all odds and discover the importance of being earnest in their pursuit of love.
Videos/Film Work
Resumes
ACTING / Download
CV / Download
VOICE & DIALECT COACHING / Download
Headshots
***Tiffany no longer has magenta hair.
Photo by Gary Norman
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Photo by Gary Norman
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Photo by Gary Norman
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Production Photos
Ani | Gloria | Swine Palace
Callie | Gloria | Swine Palace
Comedian | Sketch Comedy Show | Soul of Wit Productions
Lotte Grimm | Lotte Grimm's Cinderella | Bag&Baggage Productions
Shelby | Steel Magnolias | George Fox University
Feste/Clowne | Twelfthe Night | OPS Fest
Helena | A Midsummer Night's Dream | OPS Fest
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Sasha | Gloria | Swine Palace
Louise | The Fox on the Fairway | Theatre Baton Rouge
Juliet | Romeo & Juliet | Original Practice Shakespeare Festival (OPS Fest)
Katherine | Taming of the shrew | George Fox University
Dromio of Syracuse | Comedy of Errors | OPS Fest
Katherine | Henry V | OPS Fest
Rosaline | Love's Labour's Lost | OPS Fest
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Lifestyle Photos
Photo by Icarus Quijada
Photo by Rachel Downey Photography
Photo by Rachel Downey Photography
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Photo by Rachel Downey Photography
Photo by Rachel Downey Photography
Photo by Rachel Downey Photography
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Scripts
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Tiffany has written a few short plays for children's theater that she has directed and has also produced two Staged Readings of her own full production, Interlocus. She is currently working on workshopping a full production next in her time at LSU.
These are samples of her work. Feel free to reach out to her about any projects you might be interested in. She is currently seeking a publisher for Interlocus. |
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Teaching & Private Coaching
Tiffany offers private acting and voice (non-musical) coaching for young performers. She has coached monologues for auditions and current plays her students are in, and sees positive results in all of the students she works with. Email her for more info.
“Tiffany is always so supportive of my acting and singing and encouraged me every step of the way; whether it was in her classes, or for my school theater class, or auditioning for a play. Tiffany also came to watch me in my first middle school production and it made me feel so special that she took the time to come see me perform!" - Ava, 12 years old, Journey Student
"The way you set up the sample resumes was EXTREMELY helpful and made making my daughter's resume so easy!" - Amy, parent
“Tiffany is always so supportive of my acting and singing and encouraged me every step of the way; whether it was in her classes, or for my school theater class, or auditioning for a play. Tiffany also came to watch me in my first middle school production and it made me feel so special that she took the time to come see me perform!" - Ava, 12 years old, Journey Student
"The way you set up the sample resumes was EXTREMELY helpful and made making my daughter's resume so easy!" - Amy, parent
