Summer Dawn Wallace
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Originally from Tennessee, Summer Dawn Wallace is an actor based in Sarasota, Florida. After spending several years in New York City, she relocated to Florida, where she has built a career both onstage and on screen. Regional theatre credits include work with Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida Rep, Dog Days Theatre, Mad Cow Theatre, Cumberland County Playhouse, Vashon Repertory Theatre, and others. Recent film work includes What We Hide, for which she also served as dialect coach. When not performing, Summer works as a director, educator, and Producing Artistic Director of Urbanite Theatre, one of the nation's leading theatres dedicated to new plays.
Height: 5'7
Hair Color: Blonde
Eyes Color: Blue
Union Affiliations: AEA, Sag-Aftra
HARBOR-DOG DAYS
"Wallace’s Donna steals the show...Wallace vanishes inside this warped individual in a brilliant comic performance. The scene where Donna throws a tantrum at Lottie’s un-birthday party is worth the price of admission." OBSERVER
FREAK-URBANITE THEATRE
"She delivers a superb performance. Ms. Jordan has written a tour de force part and Ms. Wallace delivers in every single way." TALKIN' BROADWAY
OUR TOWN-ASOLO REP
"Doc Gibbs and Mrs. Gibbs (Wallace)... do a magnificent job in supporting and enhancing the storyline." BROADWAY WORLD
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF-MAD COW
"Maggie the Cat, as Margaret calls herself, is at the heart of the story. In the role, Summer Dawn Wallace has the vitality and forthright vivaciousness." ORLANDO SENTINEL
ONCE IN A LIFETIME-ASOLO REP
"Give winningly characterized performances, especially Katie Cunningham and Summer Dawn Wallace, who play to the hilt a pair of brass-voiced bimbos." WALL STREET JOURNAL, TERRY TEACHOUT
JENNIFER WHO IS LEAVING-URBANITE THEATRE
"Wallace's portrayal of Jennifer is a shape-shifting transformation. The actor's melted away into her character — to the point you don't recognize the actor anymore."
YOUR OBSERVER
JENNIFER WHO IS LEAVING-URBANITE THEATRE
"Summer Dawn Wallace gives a jaw-dropping performance as Jennifer." BRADENTON TIMES
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW-DOG DAYS
"As his sexually frustrated wife, the deadpan Wallace gets more than her share of good lines and laughs and dominates every moment she is on stage." YOUR OBSERVER
