Alyssa H. Chase (@ce)
Real talk? I'm here to facilitate connection: to ourselves, with each other, and across communities. My intention in all of my work is to affirm, to educate, to inspire, or to uplift. And sometimes, all of the above!
I'm grateful for my education and training at places like Smith College, Royal Holloway-U of London, Powerhouse Theater, and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). In my parallel career, I enjoy being an educator for workplace communications, leadership, and mindfulness. Learn more HERE!
Originally from Southeastern Massachusetts, I harbor an intense love of the ocean, coffee syrup, travel, astrology, and Harley-Davidsons.
PRESS
For Charles Ludlam's The Artificial Jungle:
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...enjoy a gourmand’s taste for riotous, yet disciplined, scenery-chewing. Ms. Chase comes closest with a ripe Noo Yawk accent that drips over her lines like hot fudge on a sundae.
– Elizabeth Vincentelli, NY Times Alyssa H. Chase plays a trashy venus flytrap of an unfaithful wife—as though Little Shop of Horrors's Audrey had the soul of Audrey II. – Adam Feldman, TimeOutNY Chase flicks her eyes like Barbara Stanwyck at some unseen camera, her heavily accented diction a malevolent shade of Ellen Greene...We howl with laughter when Zach and Roxanne cruise each other like they're in a pet shop-themed bathhouse, but the scene only works because both actors play it completely seriously. – Zachary Stewart, TheaterMania |
"As the desperate housewife with a lust for an escape from the mundane, Alyssa H. Chase was comedy noir gold." – Michael Block, Theater in the Now |
For David Mamet's Boston Marriage:
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Anna, written to be over-the-top, is played with gusto by Alyssa H. Chase... She can snap words into existence and drop them to the floor without batting an eyelash. She gives Anna a hauteur that chills the blood of a listener. Chase creates a creature in the body of a girl and animates that creature with gestures that would stop a train on its tracks. It is quite a performance.
– J. Peter Bergman, The Berkshire Edge |
"Chase's delivery, her voice and cadence, are eerily reminiscent of Christine Baranski. Her droll snarkiness suited the role, and she has a dignified presence."- Roseann Cane, Berkshire on Stage |
For Tennessee Williams' Period of Adjustment:
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...a voice of reason appears when Ralph's wife, Dorothea, sensitively portrayed by Alyssa Chase, arrives contrite and forgiving.
– Debbie Forman, Cape Cod Times |
"...Alyssa Chase masterfully translates Williams’ realistically rendered character."– Bethany Gibbons, The Barnstable Patriot |
FOR Mark Camoletti's DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER:
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The laughs are so loud and long here..[Chase and Silver] manipulate the minutes and the audience and keep the flow and the build going.
– J. Peter Bergman, Berkshire Bright Focus |
"[Chase] can time laughs, kill with comic reactions, and at the same time be the most mundane suburbanite imaginable."– J. Peter Bergman, Berkshire Bright Focus |
for Ken Ludwig's MOON OVER BUFFALO:
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...the excellent Alyssa H. Chase...totally gets the farce thing in addition to looking lovely.
– Marion Hunter, Columbia Paper |
"...the excellent Alyssa H. Chase...totally gets the farce thing in addition to looking lovely."– Marion Hunter, Columbia Paper |
