J. Adami

SAG/AFTRA

Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 125

FILM & TELEVISION:

THE GOOD LORD BIRD
The Gardener (Day-Player)
Ethan Hawke, Director

THE GIFTED                             
Harley (Co-Star)                           
Reginald Hyman, Director

YOU COME FIRST                             
Counselor (Co-Star)                       
Matt McDonald, Director

THEATRE:

KENNEDY CENTER HONORS 2016/2017
Dinner Patron/Dancer
The Kennedy Center

VIRGIL’S LAW
Elizabeth (Lead)
DC Black Theatre Festival

STRANGE WEATHER (Reading)
Dee – Dee (Lead)
University of Baltimore

FOR COLORED GIRLS…
Purple (Co-Star)
University of Baltimore

DECODING SILENCE
Mother (Lead)
Run of the Mill Theater

CLIPPING TOENAILS (Reading)
Narrator
Director Paul Berman

TRAINING:

Gately & Poole 2yr Graduate Study Conservatory:  Meisner Technique, Advanced Character and Scene Work, Poetic Style, Voice, Speech, Movement, Sensory Work, Text Analysis, Monologue Preparation, Cold Reading. Chicago, IL

Instructors: Kathryn Gately and Richard Poole

Yale University Summer Conservatory:  Acting in Film:  New Haven, CT

Instructors: Peggy Flood and Sandra Luckow

Michael Howard Studio Conservatory: Scene Study, Text Analysis, Improvisation, Voice, Lucid Body, Alexander Technique, Clown, Kinetics, Film and TV, Shakespeare, Comedy, Acting as a Business, Sensory Work, and Fundamentals: New York, NY

Instructors: Michael Howard, Deborah Kampmeier, Angela Pietropinto, David Wells, Fay Simpson, Daniel Singer, Richard Crawford, Polina Klimovitskaya, Gabrielle Berberich, Will O’Hare, Andrew Shaifer, Brian O’Neil, Judy Kuhn,  - Shakespeare with Patsy Rodenburg

EDUCATION:

M.S. Organization Development, Johns Hopkins University (Magna Cum Laude)

B.S. Social Science/Liberal Arts, Johns Hopkins University

A.A. Interpreting for the Deaf, Catonsville Community College

A.A. Culinary Arts, Hospitality Culinary Arts and Tourism

SKILLS:

Deaf and Deaf/Blind Sign Language Interpreter – Advanced; Martial Artist (Kickboxer, Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do); Runner; Weight Lifter, Pick up movement and dance quickly; Elementary Italian, Professional Executive & Street Savvy, Certified Culinarian, Passport (Global Entry)