Roberta Gibbons
Last updated
March 7, 2019Biography
Roberta's recent stage credits include the villainous Mrs. Chevely in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband with Lost and Found Theater, Beatrice Carbone in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge at Theater in the Round, Mrs. Dudley in The Haunting of Hill House with TheatreX, Tina in the Fringe production of Sareeously Speaking, and Thana in Persephone's Spring for the TEASE showcase at Crane Theater. Roberta was also recently featured in the national award winning PSA "One Decision" directed by Gabe Hostetler/Young Vision Films as well as a commercial for First State Bank and Trust (see video links below).
"Gibbons is pitch-perfect as the loving yet knowing wife who does what she can to forestall Eddie’s self-destruction." - Jay Gabler, City Pages
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Résumé
Theater
A View from the Bridge Beatrice
Theater in the Round (Allen Hamilton)
The Haunting of Hill House Mrs. Dudley
TheatreX (Joe Hendren)
An Ideal Husband Mrs. Chevely
Classics Lost & Found Thtr. (Noreen Brandt)
Persephone's Rising Thana
Crane Theater/TEASE (Sophie Peyton)
Sareeously Speaking Tina
Fringe (Robert Parmenter)
The Hired Man Matty
Crane Theater/ TEASE (Callie Meiners)
Changing Rooms Rosa
Eagan Theater Company (Christa Young)
Vagina Monologues Crooked Braid
University of Minnesota
Inherit the Wind Kate Davenport
Madison Theatre Guild
Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Edna Louise now
University of Wisconsin
Lou Gehrig Did Not Die of Cancer Barbara Spinelli
University of Wisconsin
Wiley and the Hairy Man Swamp Thing
University of Wisconsin
The Killing of Sister George Mercy Croft
University of Wisconsin
Antigone Antigone
University of Wisconsin
Medea Nurse
University of Wisconsin
Extremities Patricia
University of Wisconsin
Film
One Decision (PSA) Mother
Young Vision Films/ Gabe Hostleter
First State Bank & Trust (commercial) Sister
Field Technique/Patrick Shelton
Confessions of a Commie Mrs. Cunningham
Renee Paiement
Discernment Mrs. Williams
Seamus Burke
Shadow Figures Nancy George
Jane Lofquist
Buck It List Jazelyn’s Mom
John Mark Creative/Young Vision Films
Realtor Shelli
Elyse Moretti Forbes
Madison's Nice Bathing Beauty
HRR Productions/ Hugh Ross
ThermoKing
Training
Acting Level 2 Guthrie Theatre
Acting Level 1 Guthrie Theatre
Voice and movement, advanced acting, acting, scene study, costuming, plays and playwrites
University of Wisconsin
Skills
Kickboxing, tennis, soccer, yoga, swimming, numerous dialects, intermediate Spanish (not fluent), light guitar, light tap/dance, great with kids & animals, teacher/trainer, headstands (two kinds!)
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