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 SXSW 2025 | "The Surrender" | Feature Film Cast: Mia Ellis, Neil Sandilands, Julia Max (Director/Writer), Colby Minifie, Kate Burton, Vaughn Armstrong Photo Credit: Samantha Burkardt |
 SXSW 2025 | "The Surrender" | Director/Writer: Julia Max Pictured: (Back: L to R) Adam Maffei, Robert J. Ulrich, Mia Ellis, Neil Sandilands, Colby Minifie, Kate Burton, Brenden Rodriguez.(Front: L to R) Daniel Schwab, Lola Prince Kelly, Lovell Holder, Julia Max, Mia Chang, Ian McDonald |
 Feb 27 - March 2, 2025 Screening | Feature Film | "Lavender Men" Role: Producer, Actor Winner: Hoka Award Pictured: Mia Ellis, Lovell Holder (director, writer, producer) |
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 JaJa's African Hair Braiding National Tour 2024-2025 Mia Ellis (right) as Jennifer Playwright: Jocelyn Bioh Director: Whitney White Arena Stage Berkeley Rep Chicago Shakespeare Theater (4th theater just added! Spring 2025) |
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 SEED & SPARK CAMPAIGN SEPTEMBER 2024 SHORT FILM: "Woke" ROLE: Sabina (lead) WRITER/DIRECTOR: Christian Elder PRODUCER: Jessica Mathews |
 SHORT FILM: "Woke" ROLE: Sabina (lead) WRITER/DIRECTOR: Christian Elder PRODUCER: Jessica Mathews DP: Matthew Skala November 14 - 16, 2023 MORE SOON!!! |
 Southern Writer's Festival of New Plays @ Alabama Shakespeare Festival PLAY: Wicked Bitter Beasts ROLE: Jubilee & others PLAYWRIGHT: Kira Rockwell DIRECTOR: Amber McGinnis June 2024 (Pictured: Sarah Kay, Bethany Ann Lind, Jim Poulous, Kira Rockwell, Shannon Murphy, Stephen Ruffin, Mia Ellis, K.D. O'Hair, Amber McGinnis) |
 ROLE: Titania DIRECTOR: Rick Dildine-Artistic Director WHERE: Alabama Shakespeare Festival September 14 - October 1, 2023 |
 NARRATOR: Mia Ellis AUTHOR: Denise Crittendon PUBLISHER: Tantor RELEASED: March 28, 2023 |
 NARRATOR: Mia Ellis AUTHOR: DeMisty D. Bellinger PUBLISHER: Highbridge RELEASED: December 27, 2022 |
 GOODR Snow-G Snow Goggles DIRECTOR: Bowman PRODUCERS: Elena Weinberg, Brittany MeyerHardt ROLE: Skier/Friend November 2022 |
 PLAY: "Drive" PLAYWRIGHT: Deborah Yarchun DIRECTOR: Kate Bergstrom ROLE: Gloria WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE: October 10-11, 2022 WHERE: Playwrights' Center, Minneapolis, MN LIVE STREAMING: October 20-26, 2022 |
 FEATURE FILM: Lavender Men ROLE: Best Supporting Actress, Producer SEPTEMBER 2022 MORE SOON!!!! |
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 THEATER: Trinity Repertory Company ROLE: Beverly WHERE: Providence, RI PHOTOGRAPHY: Cat Laine |
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 NARRATOR: Mia Ellis EDITORS: Bianca C. Williams, Dian D. Squire, Frank A. Tuitt PUBLISHER: Tantor RELEASED: March 15, 2022 |
 NARRATOR: Mia Ellis AUTHORS: Nadia E. Brown, Danielle Casarez Lemi PUBLISHER: Tantor RELEASED: December 21, 2021 |
 NARRATOR: Mia Ellis AUTHOR: Audre Lorde PUBLISHER: Tantor RELEASED: December 14, 2021 |
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 September 14 - 26, 2021 Shakespeare Theatre Company "The Amen Corner" by James Baldwin *LIMITED 2 WEEK RUN* “Brilliantly directed by Whitney White” (Brightest Young Things), James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner returns to Sidney Harman Hall to complete its original run...See why The Amen Corner was praised as one of the best productions in 2020 by The Washington Post in this limited, two-week engagement." |
 NARRATORS: Mia Ellis, Devon Sorvari AUTHOR: Karen Cleveland PUBLISHER: Penguin Random House RELEASED: August 2021 |
 July 13, 2021 EMMY NOMINATION "Welcome to the Blumhouse Live" OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE PROGRAM 2021 Producers: Little Cinema, Blumhouse, Amazon Prime Video Directors: Lisa Danaye Dring & Matthew Hill Role: Gwen Latorre Photographer/Still Photo Credit: Yannick Delva "Welcome to the Blumhouse Live" |
 NARRATOR: Mia Ellis EDITOR: Audrea Lim PUBLISHER: Tantor RELEASED: June 29, 2021 |
 June 18, 2021 "Bad Breath" by Gerald Vizenor From the anthology, An Illuminated History of the Future Edited by Curtis White Published by FC2 in 1989 Read by Mia Ellis In the second part of the program, Gerald is joined by poet and activist Kimberly Blaeser. Fiction Collective 2 is a non-profit author-run publisher of innovative fiction, a literary alternative since 1974. Each week we bring you a short story from the FC2 archive and a conversation between the author and a guest. |
 June 11, 2021 "Doing the Nasty" by Ricardo Cortez Cruz From Straight Outta Compton Published by FC2 in 1991 Read by Mia Ellis In the second part of the program, Ricardo is joined by poet Douglas Manuel. *CLICK ON FC2 PIC FOR PODCAST LINK* Fiction Collective 2 is a non-profit author-run publisher of innovative fiction, a literary alternative since 1974. Each week we bring you a short story from the FC2 archive and a conversation between the author and a guest. |
 June 4, 2021 "Story" by Mary Hope Whitehead Lee From the anthology Chick Lit: Postfeminist Fiction Published by FC2 in 1995 Read by Mia Ellis In the second part of the program, Mary Hope is joined by Marream Krollos. *CLICK ON FC2 PIC FOR PODCAST LINK* Fiction Collective 2 is a non-profit author-run publisher of innovative fiction, a literary alternative since 1974. Each week we bring you a short story from the FC2 archive and a conversation between the author and a guest. |
 MAY 27, 2021 Support The Actors Fund by purchasing tickets to see Together Apart Musicals on May 27th! A collection of 10 new mini musicals written, composed, directed by, and featuring Brown University alumni. "Care & Feeding" Vivienne Benesch (director), Carl Belfatti (composer) Meg MacCrary (writer, actor), Mia Ellis (actor) Kitty Balay (actor), Ann Harada (actor) Tye Hunt Fitzgerald (recording engineer) Produced by Lisa Loeb & Beth Wishnie |
 May 21, 2021 "Lifers" by Grant Maierhofer From his collection Drain Songs Published by FC2 in 2019 Read by Mia Ellis In the second part of the program, Grant is joined by Lucy Corin. *CLICK ON FC2 PIC FOR PODCAST LINK* Fiction Collective 2 is a non-profit author-run publisher of innovative fiction, a literary alternative since 1974. Each week we bring you a short story from the FC2 archive and a conversation between the author and a guest. |
 COMING SOON!!!!! MAY 2021 "TOGETHER APART" A collection of new short musicals written, composed, directed by and featuring Brown University alumni. Candid Zoom Rehearsal/Recording Pic: Mia Ellis, Vivienne Benesch (Director), Carl Belfatti (Composer), Tye Hunt Fitzgerald (Recording Engineer) |
 TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY - The Writer's Room WHEN: April 13, 2021 at 7:30pm ET PLAY: Wrap Our Injured Flesh Around You PLAYWRIGHT: James Ijames ROLE: Will DIRECTOR: Whitney White CAST: Mia Ellis, Taavon Gamble, Jude Sandy, Rachel Christopher |
 NARRATOR: Mia Ellis AUTHOR: Andrew Kelly Stewart PUBLISHER: Tantor Media RELEASED: March 9, 2021 |
 NARRATOR: Mia Ellis AUTHOR: Bunmi Laditan PUBLISHER: Harper Collins Christian RELEASED: January 26, 2021 |
 NARRATOR: Mia Ellis AUTHOR: Tanya Acker PUBLISHER: Tantor Media RELEASED: December 17, 2020 |
 NARRATOR: Mia Ellis AUTHOR: Jessye Norman PUBLISHER: Highbridge Audio RELEASED: November 24, 2020 |
 WHO: Blumhouse & Little Cinema WHEN: October 5 + 10 (VIP Events) October 16 + 17 (Public Events) WHAT: Solve the mystery of a missing student across a labyrinth of virtual sanctuaries, live performances, interactive tarot readings, an escape room that unlocks hidden levels, and more unsettling twists. Experience the worlds behind each film (The Lie, Black Box, Nocturne, & Evil Eye) all under one virtual roof. ROLE: Gwen Latorre DIRECTOR: Matthew Hill, Lisa Sanaye Dring |
 WHEN: July 19, 2020 @ 4:30PM PST ROLE: Charlotte Kelly DIRECTOR/WRITER: Matt Hill & Sara Ravid PRODUCERS: TNT & Little Cinema |
 PLAY: Delivery ROLE: Reyna BY: Paula Cizmar JUNE 30, 2020 @ 5PM on Facebook Live |
 WHEN: Monday, June 22, 2020 @ 6PM EST WHERE: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter |
 WHO: Curt Columbus, Mia Ellis, Phyllis Kay, & Rachael Warren of Trinity Repertory Company WHEN: MAY 28, 2020 @ 7:30PM EST WHERE: Facebook Live |
 FEBRUARY 11 - MARCH 15, 2020 (*Closed March 12, 2020 because of the Coronavirus Pandemic) PLAY: THE AMEN CORNER ROLE: MARGARET ALEXANDER (pictured above) BY: JAMES BALDWIN DIRECTOR: WHITNEY WHITE |
 WHERE: SON OF SEMELE THEATRE WHEN: DECEMBER 13-15, 2019 ACTORS: MIA ELLIS & ANNIE WORDEN DIRECTOR: ADDIE JOHNSON TALBOTT |
 PLAY READING: "SAVE BEAUTY/SAFE BEAUTY" (excerpt) WRITER/DIRECTOR: MIA ELLIS LA - SON OF SEMELE |
 SHORT FILM: "NARROW" ROLE: UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER DIRECTOR: ANNA CHAZELLE WRITER: ANNA CHAZELLE LA - LA TUNA CANYON |
 SHORT FILM: "SHE HAD IT COMING" ROLE: RACHEL MASON (pictured at far right) DIRECTOR: GEDDE WATANABE WRITER: ANNA KEIZER LA |
 PLAY: "MARISOL" ROLE: THE ANGEL DIRECTOR: BRIAN MERTES PLAYWRIGHT: JOSE RIVERA PROVIDENCE, RI - TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY |
 WEBSERIES: "NEW YORKERS IN LA"(EPISODE 2: ARMY OF INFLUENCERS) ROLE: HALEY GRACE DIRECTORS: KAYLA BAKEN & TYLER ZAK PRODUCERS: KAYLA BAKEN & KASSY RUIMY LA |
 COMMERCIAL: "KIDDING" PRODUCT: GENERAL MILLS AVENGERS ENDGAME ROLE: IRON MAN MOM DIRECTOR: ANDREW LAURICH PRODUCTION COMPANY: CONTAGIOUS LA CASTING DIRECTOR: POPCASTING LA |
 "AT THE AIRPORT" DIRECTOR: JAMISON JONES WRITER: AMELIA BRANTLEY LA - LOFT ENSEMBLE |
 PLAY: "BLOOD WEDDING" ROLE: GIRL DIRECTOR: RYAN PURCELL PLAYWRIGHT: FREDERICO GARCIA LORCA TRANSLATION: LANGSTON HUGHES SEATTLE, WA - THE WILLIAMS PROJECT |
 SHORT FILM: "SOFTER" ROLE: PRODUCER WRITER: ROGER Q. MASON DIRECTOR: LOVELL HOLDER PRODUCTION COMPANY: STAY RELEVANT PRODUCTIONS LA - DESCANSO GARDENS |
 MUSICAL: RAGTIME ROLE: SARAH DIRECTOR: CURT COLUMBUS BOOK: TERRENCE MCNALLY LYRICS: LYNN AHRENS MUSIC: STEPHEN FLAHERTY PROVIDENCE, RI - TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY |
 Two Grey Hairs Solo Show Written and Performed by Mia Ellis June 2014 Under St. Marks Theater New York, NY |
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