bio
SYDNEY PARKS has been on stage since the age of six. She studied acting at HB Studio in New York City for three-and-a-half years and toured as Mary in The Secret Garden with Chicago's Windy City Players. Sydney has performed extensively with OpenStage Theatre, appearing most recently as Belinda in Noises Off, Janice in Italian American Reconciliation, Agnes Eggling in A Bright Room Called Day, Sylvia Fowler in The Women, Claire in Proof (2004 OPUS Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role), Gina in Who Will Carry the Word? and Susie Monahan in Wit. She has appeared with openstage etc as Catherine in Boston Marriage, Maddie in Desperate Affection, Valerie in The Weir and Bernadette in Raised in Captivity, among others; and with Bas Bleu Theatre as Inez in No Exit and Elsie in What I Did Last Summer. She was the Director for last season's Dirty Blonde and served as Assistant Director for Romeo and Juliet and Rumors. Sydney has designed hair for numerous OpenStage productions, including Picnic, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, A Perfect Ganesh, Macbeth (OPUS Award for Best Hair Design), Laughter on the 23rd Floor, The Mousetrap and The Tempest (OPUS for Best Hair Design). She is a Producing Artistic Director for openstage etc and directed its productions of Cakewalk and True West. Sydney also teaches theatre at Debut Theatre and Spring Creek Country Day School. Sydney was named 2006 Best Supporting Actress in a Comedic Role by Denver Westword for her performance in Italian American Reconciliation. Sydney would like to thank Harry for keeping her on the bus when she tries to get off at Crazy Town.