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"A terrific actor whose energy and joy are electric." - San Francisco Bay Guardian

"His performance is vivid, charismatic, and beautifully brought to life." - Oakland Tribune

"Mr. Sullivan has deftly mastered the Troupe's Comic strip style of performance." - New York Times.

"Sullivan has set forth an engaging, intelligent, funny, and quite moving piece."

for 'Did Anyone Ever Tell You - You Look Like Huey P. Newton?' - Backstagewest

 

 

 

 

 

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JE Talent

593 Castro Street Suite D, San Francisco, CA 94114
415.395.9475
415.395.9301

Velina Brown

SAG/AEA/AFTRA

Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Hair & Eyes: Black
Vocal range: Mezzo

   

CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER

LEAR

BLACK ODYSSEY

SAN FRANCISCO PLAYHOUSE

THE GREAT KHAN

COMPANY

ABE LINCOLN'S BIG GAY DANCE PARTY

THEATREWORKS

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

 

SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE

TALES OF THE RESISTANCE II: PERSISTENCE (radio)

TALES OF THE RESISTANCE I (radio)

A RED CAROL (radio)

WALLS

SCHOOLED

OIL AND WATER

FOR THE GREATER GOOD

POSIBILIDAD, or DEATH OF THE WORKER

TOO BIG TO FAIL

MAKING A KILLING

GODFELLAS

SHOWDOWN AT CRAWFORD GULCH

MR. SMITH GOES TO OBSCURISTAN

1600 TRANSYLVANIA AVENUE

CITY FOR SALE

EATING IT

SOUL SUCKERS FROM OUTER SPACE

ESCAPE FROM CYBERIA

SOCIAL WORK

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2005)

INSURRCTION: HOLDING HISTORY

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

MACHINAL

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1996, 1997)

A FUNNY THINMG HAPPENED ON THE WAYY TO THE FORUM

 

CENTER REP

CLYBOURNE PARK

 

NEW CONSERVATORY THEARE

MOTHERS AND SONS

 

WORD FOR WORD

ALL AUNT HAGGAR'S CHILDREN

THE BLUES I'M PLAYING

THE ELEPHANT'S CHILD

 

CITIARTS

A...MY NAME IS ALICE

A...MY NAME IS STILL ALICE

CLOSER THAN EVER

 

THICK DESCRIPTION THEATRE

ELECTRA

IPHEGENIA

TINY DIMES

 

SHOTGUN PLAYERS

THE ROAD TO HADES

 

NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE

MOTHERS AND SONS

THEATRE RHINO

THE ANARCHIST

A LADY AND A WOMAN

 

SYMMETRY THEATRE

CARNIVAL 'ROUND THE CENTRAL FIGURE

 

DENVER CENTER THEATRE COMPANY

JOHN BROWN'S BODY

 

MAGIC THEATRE

SWEETEST SXING IN BASEBALL

CENTRALWORKS

RECIPE

 

LORRAINE HANSBERRY THEATER

SARITA

AMEN CORNER

AIR GUITAR

THE HOUSE OF BLUES

THE COLORED MUSEUM

 

BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATER

THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE

 

STAGE

 

 

The Black Queen

Alsendra, Circe, Carib’diss

Crystal

Sarah

Esmerelda Diaz, Regina Lincoln

 

Booker T. Washington

Man in the Yellow Suit

Detective Fix

Le Bret / Narrator

Mollusk King

Dr. Watson

Anton Diabelli

Porter/Beard/Detective/Max Jacobs

Orsino

Flick

Daniel

Valentine

Ralph

Various

Various

Bob

Benny Gunn

Bubba, Henry

Malcolm Heywood

Mailman/Octopus/Marius

Jack Badger/Mr. Puff

Leon, Senator Phaeus

Joe

The Griot

Maj. William Randolph

 

Rev. C.B. DeLove

 

Ray

Frank Canum

Mr. Smith

 

Isaac Albright

 

Franklin

Malcolm

Rufus Napoleon Brown

George

david/Selim

Biff Washington

James Jamal Counts

PJ

 

 

 

Fred

The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Future

The Ghost of Christmas Past

Newsman

Ensemble

Jason

 

Will

 

Joe Trace

Freddie Filmore/Mr Potter/Uncle Billy

 

 

 

Jeb

 

 

 

Prospero

 

 

 

Renny Lyles

 

 

 

William Cokane

Miles

 

 

 

Ferdinand

Amiens

Fenton

Cherubino

 

 

 

Huey P. Newton

Spirit of Music

Wade

Paul

Al

 

 

 

Nephew

 

 

 

 

Written/Performed

  

   

  

  Eric Ting/

Eric Ting

 

Darryl V. Jones

Susi Damilano

Chris Smith

 

 

 

Velina Brown/Michael Gene Sullivan

Velina Brown/Michael Gene Sullivan

Michael Gene Sullivan

Edris Afonweshe

Michael Gene Sullivan

Robert Kelley

Michael Gene Sullivan

Wilma Bonet

Wilma Bonet

Ellen Callas

Ed Holmes

Keiko Shimosato/Michael Gene Sullivan

??????

Michael Gene Sullivan

??????

Dan Chumley

Dan Chumley

Ed Holmes

Dan Chumley

 

Carey Perloff

Charles Randolph-Wright

 

Laird Williamson

Raye Birk, Candace Barrett

Albert Takuzukas

Michael Butler

Arturo Catricala

Stephanie Hunt

 

 

Awoye Timpo

Jon Tracy

 

 

 

Laird Williamson

 

 

Nancy Carlin

 

 

 

Amy Glazer

 

 

 

Joy Carlin

Kent Nicholson

 

 

 

Albert Takazaukas

Richard Syed

Ken Grantham

Andrea Gordon

 

 

 

Stanley Williams

Clinton Turner-Davis

Stanley Williams

Stanley Williams

Stanley Williams

 

 

 

Sharon Ott, Timothy Near

 

 

  

 

Velina Brown


*Dean Goodman Choice Award- Principal Performance, Nominee- Bay Area Drama Critics' Circle Award, Male Principal

**Theatre Bay Area Award - Best Ensemble

***Obie Award - Outstanding Production off-Broadway
***Drama-Logue Award -Best Production, Ensemble
***San Francisco Chronicle Outstanding Achievement Award For Acting

     

 

DUMBARTON BRIDGE

HIRO & COMPANY

CALL HOME, BEAR MOTHER

'68, THE MOVIE

GARDENS OF STONE

 

 

 

Conflicts available upon request

 

 

KQED

NASH BRIDGES / "Special Delivery"

MIDNIGHT CALLER / Tarnished Shield"

OPEN ADMISSIONS

PIRANHA IN THE SAUNA

  

  

CITRIX
ORACLE
MERVYNS
CISCO

ORTHO GARDEN SUPPLY

FILM

 

Principal

Principal

Principal

Principal

Voiceover

 

 

Dumbarton Bridge Productions

Cut Productions

Crown Sphira Productions

'68 Priductions Ltd.

Zoetrope Films

 

COMMERCIALS

TELEVISION

 

On-Camera Spokesman

Principal

Guest Star

Lead

Principal

INDUSTRIALS

 

ORTHO GARDEN SUPPLY

CHEVRON

HEWLETT PACKARD

T.C.I. CABLE

 

 

 

KQED Television

OFF DUTY PRODUCTIONS

MIDNIGHTCALLER PRODUCTIONS

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION

KQED Television

  

  

BANK OF AMERICA

PACIFIC BELL

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS

APPLIED MATERIALS

THE KENWOOD GROUP

Berkeley Repertory Theater Internship, Berkeley Shakespeare Festival Apprentice Program, Richard Seyd, Richard E.T. White, Julian Lopez Morillas, Lura Dolas, Ntozake Shange, Carol Gill

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