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"Astro Boy, expressively played by Heather Schmidt with the perfect balance of simple robotic gestures and physicality paired with wide-eyed and adorable appeal." -Pauline Adamek (Arts Beat LA)

"Schmidt gives a wonderfully stylized performance, playing all of the "Oh, boy! Gee whiz!" dialogue perfectly straight, the lack of modern irony ultimately lending a melancholy resonance to the tragic hero." -Terry Morgan (Stage Raw)

Film

Resurgence of Nina Lead Nick Funk - Brooks Institute

This Is Goodbye Supporting Marjorie Cohen
The Light Lead Jake Miller - Brooks Institute
Qwerty Lead Courtney Wold - Sidewalk Eggs
Film Sancuary Supporting Nick Funk - Brooks Institute
Witch of Alder Gultch Supporting Glenn Simon - Manka Bros

Reel Truth Supporting Glenn Simon - Manka Bros

"...his most recognizable creation, the dough-faced, half-pint robot superhero Astro Boy (perkily brought to wide-eyed life by Heather Schmidt)..." -Bill Raden (LA Weekly)

Theater

Super Powers

Musical Instruments (Ukulele, Piano, Guitar), Standup Comedy (with original ukulele songs), Stage Combat Choreographer, Singer (Mezzo Soprano), Fast Pitch Softball (Pitcher… League of Their Own II, anyone?)

Crimes of the Heart Babe Kat Singleton - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre

The Death of Sam Mobean Molly Michael Shaw Fisher - Orgasmico Theatre Company

Tangerine Sunset Moira Lenz JJ Mayes - Sacred Fools Theater

I'm Gonna K*ll the Pres*dent Fifi Hieronymous Bang

The Faggot King or Edward II Edward II Christopher Johnson - School of Night

Night Witches Nina Will McMichael - Thrillpeddlers

Astro Boy and the God of Comics Astro Boy Jaime Robledo - Sacred Fools Theater

Beirut Blue Mark Freeman - Little Theatre of Santa Monica

Star Crossed Amber Joe Jordan - Magnum Opus Theatre

The Poe Show Huck Finn Ed Goodman - Sacred Fools Theater

Live! From the Last Night of My Life Sharon Louise JJ Mayes - Sacred Fools Theater

This Is Our Youth Jessica Alisha Soper - Los Angeles New Court Theater

Steel Magnolias Annelle Kat Singleton - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre

The Diary of Anne Frank Anne Frank Steve Woolf - Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre

Romeo and Juliet Juliet Bo Hallowes - Big Sky Repertory Theatre

To Kill a Mockingbird Dill Greg Johnson - Montana Repertory Theatre

As You Like It Celia Stuart McDowell - Dayton Festival Theatre

Violet Young Vi Joseph Bates - Dayton Festival Theatre

Grease Frenchy Greg Helms - Dayton Festival Theatre

Veronica's Room Susan Larry Schmidt - West End Theatre of St. Louis

Crimes of the Heart Babe Kat Singleton - West End Theatre of St. Louis

Closer Alice Matt Neal - West End Theatre of St. Louis

Bus Stop Cherie Kat Singleton - West End Theatre of St. Louis

Training

BFA Professional Acting Program, Wright State University

Acting: Stanislavski, Meisner, Shakespeare, Comedy of Manners, Contemporary, Improv, Greek, Absurdism, Musical Theatre Styles

Movement: LaBan, Alexander, Yoga, Suzuki, View Points, Physical Comedy, Recognized Stage Combatant (unarmed, single sword, rapier and dagger, broadsword).

Speech: Dialects (Standard British, Cockney, Irish, General Southern, Appalachian, General New York)

Groundlings Improv School: Level 1 Basic - Level 3 Writing Lab

"Supporting the hilarious posturing, “gee willikers”–spouting title character brilliantly assayed by Schmidt..." -Travis Michael Holder (Arts In LA)

"Heather Schmidt’s arch portrayal of Astro Boy is, in the best sense, a cartoon come to life. Over the years, this sort of animated performance style has frequently been on display at Sacred Fools, and at other companies like Theatre of Note and Actors Gang, companies all dedicated to putting the “play” back in acting. Schmidt doesn’t play at Astro Boy’s action posturings. She embodies the spirit of a two-dimensional creature whose coded actions take on greater and greater resonance with each step backward toward its origins." -Dan Duling (playwright)

"Heather Schmidt [brings] equal doses of innocence and shaky grit to the teenager-turned-war-hero protagonist." -Amy Lyons (Stage Raw)