Taj Jansz Ruler
Equity Membership Candidate 
 5’2”
Alto/Mezzo
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STAGE EXPERIENCE

Production
Much Ado About Nothing
Guardians of the Fallacy: Executive Disorder  
Booty and the Beast: A Tinderella Story
What The Elf
Lady and the Trump
The Working Dead
The Trump Who Stole Christmas 
Throwback BNW: Junk In Our Trunk
Mad Vax: Beyond Measledome 
Fifty Shades of Gravy
The Wolf Of Walmart
A PedalPub Named Desire
A Snowplow Named Desire
I Saw Daddy Marry Santa Claus 
Attack of the Best of the Brave New Workshop
Lance Armstrong's Steroid Pumped Comedy Revue 
Fifty Shades of White: A Minnesota XXXMas
The Rainbow Election
Occupy Arden Hills; Brother Can You Spare A Dome?
My Secret Language Of Wishes
Dudley: Rigged For Laughter  
Once Upon A Time In The Suburbs
Skits!
The Love Knot
SPEECH! 
Somebody/Nobody
Theory of Mind
King Of Shadows
Twelfth Night
The Liar
The Pillowman
Mother Earth
The Miser
As It Is In Heaven
Stop/Kiss
Big Love
Into The Woods
Sex Sting
Queen Of The Remote Control
Bill Of (W)Rights
Anything Goes
Oliver!
Sunday In The Park With George 
Ain't Misbehavin'
A Shayna Maidel 
The Little Red Hen
Best Christmas Pageant Ever       
                                   

Role
Dogberry, Claudio, Don Jon
Multiple Roles
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Dakota 
Multiple Roles
Faith
Multiple Roles
Petra
Mary Tuttle
Loli
Hilo 
Sarah Denomy
Malvolio
Lucrece
Ariel
Baby
Frosine
Hannah
Sara
Eleanor 
Little Red Riding Hood
Kimmy
Shilpa Shah 
Tina
Moonface Martin 
Mrs. Bumble 
Nurse 
Ensemble/Soloist
Hanna
Paula The Puppy
Gladys Herdman

Theatre
Rough Magic Performance Company
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
​Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
​Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop
Brave New Workshop 
Mixed Blood Theatre
Brave New Workshop
Ferrarri McSpeedy Productions
Brave New Workshop
The Directors Studio
Ferrarri McSpeedy Productions
Mixed Blood Theatre
Mixed Blood Theatre
Pillsbury House Theatre
Spontaneous Shakespeare
Pomona College Theatre
Pomona College Theatre
Playwrights Center
Pomona College Theatre
Pomona College Theatre
Pomona College Theatre
Pomona College Theatre
Pomona College Theatre
Guthrie/Playwrites Center
Mixed Blood Theatre
Mixed Blood Theatre
South High Theater
South High Theater 
South High Theater
South High Theater
South High Theater
Stepping Stone Theatre
Stepping Stone Theatre

Awards
• Irene Ryan Award (2007)
• Virginia Princehouse Allen Departmental Award (2007, 2009)
• Virginia Princehouse Allen Newcomer Award (2006) 
• Girl Scout Gold Award (2004)
• Youth Civil Rights Leadership Award (2003)
• Anna Bancroft Humanitarian Award (2001)

Training
• London Dramatic Academy (2008)
• Brave New Workshop Student Union (2002-2005, 2010-2011) 

Commercial
• Dunwoody College
• Cenex 
• Metro Transit 
• Target Industrial 
• Best Buy 
• MN State Lottery 
• PSA for Hennepin County Attorney’s Office
• PSA Series for U of M School of Public Health

Special Skills
Improv, Taiko drumming, stage combat, ukulele playing, and one hand clapping. 
Dialects: British (RP), Cockney, Scottish, Irish, Italian, New York, Southern, Russian, Sri Lankan/Indian, Australian, Minnesotan