Tramaine Montell Ford
American actor
| 2023 | IN-DEVELOPMENT…
— BRAND NEW: Amazon MERCH SHOP & Official Artist STORE. Available on Amazon, Facebook Shop, Instagram Shop, TikTok Shop, Shop App, Spotify Merch Shop, and www.tramaine.store
— Tramaine-TV Coming soon to YouTube & Vimeo, 2024
https://www.backstage.com/casting/tramainetv-2486884/
— The Tramaine Experience: An Urban Dramedy™ (2024) - (TV Special) - Pre-production & Release Info on IMDb Pro.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/offbroadwaystteforstreaming
— Upcoming Release: Cambridge to Cambridge: An Unusual Journey from Housing Projects to Harvard. New York, NY: (Amazon Kindle), 2024
— The Family Reunion (2024) - (Feature Film) In-development
— Comedy Special “Can I be Myself for a Minute?” - (Pre-development), 2024
*Due to Writer’s Guild & SAG actor’s strike, this project is postponed to 2024
| 2022 |
— FORD Coaching™ - New Artist Development coaching service through high-quality industry coaching and consulting (Now available)
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| 2021 |
-Ford became acting Artist Manager to new artist Prince Louis. Get Can’t Lose & Glo Up on all major platforms now! Jan 30th, 2021.
-Ford Guest Alumni Panel Speaker for The Tepper Semester Professional Practices class Wednesday Feb 17th, 2021.
“I feel ready, I feel inspired, I feel prepared, I feel ahead of the game. Working professionals that I meet and tell about my experience in the Tepper Program are all saying 'that's not fair.” -Tramaine Montell Ford, 2006
-Ford will be teaching B.F.A. undergraduate Musical Theatre students at The Tepper Semester in NYC starting March 20th, 2021. Tepper Semester NYC is a unique undergraduate training program for acting, directing, musical theater, design, casting and stage mgmt. in which Ford is an inaugural alum.
-Tramaine is participating as an official undergraduate mentor for Syracuse University’s Visual & Performing Arts new Alumni Mentor Program and will be the first alumni to participate in their Alumni Chat Series in support and hopes of both growing and continuing into the future classes March 1st, 2021.
Tramaine Montell Ford is an American actor, comedian, writer, dancer, singer, recording & animation voice-over artist, teaching artist and award-winning solo performer. He holds a B.F.A. from Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Department of Drama, and an M.F.A. from the American Repertory Theatre/Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University. Ford will talk about his journey for Chicago to Syracuse and beyond and his experience as an actor in New York City.
The conversation will be facilitated by drama senior, Isaiah Brooks.
Students may register via Handshake. Other members of the University community may register by contacting Patti Bevans, VPA’s assistant director of career services, at pabevans@syr.edu.
Presented by the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Office of Academic and Career Advising.
| 2020 |
-Ford is in negotiations to bring The Tramaine Experience: An Urban Dramedy back Off-Broadway when the theatre returns in 2021.
-Dance Workout Class with Tramaine via Zoom if you sign-up on Facebook or Eventbrite Oct 27th 6:30-8pm.
-Ford Industry Guest Teaching Coach for Lau Lapides Company Virtual Animation Voice-Over actor’s class October 22, 2020 7pm.
-Ford featured in Shakespeare in Paradise’s Virtual Festival Bahamas with Sammie Swain October 16th 8pm, Oct 17th 12am, Oct. 17th 8pm, Oct 18th 12am on Rev TV.
-Ford happy to join Syracuse University VPA Alumni Mentorship Program Oct 2020.
-In-Development, 'Untitled 2021 Ford Project'
-Ford is co-teaching daily Acting class, virtual Private Lessons, and Fantasy Characters Masterclass during “Summer Savage: A Virtual Arts Camp 2020” by Broadway's Babies!
-Tramaine Montell’s music is now available on Amazon Music | Apple Music | Deezer | Google Play | iHeart Radio | iTunes | Pandora | Spotify | Shazam | Tidal | YouTube Music
-New music coming soon!
-The Tramaine Experience: An Urban Dramedy Virtual Watch Party July 10th on Facebook and YouTube.
-The Tramaine Experience negotiates and preps for a live show return at Theatre Row in 2021!
-Ford moderating an exclusive interview with Misty Copeland on June 16, 2020.
-With Caceres Collective, Ford is teaching Musical Theatre Class at Bronx Dance Academy
-Ford working with Broadway’s Babies and New York City Department of Education to bring professional Teaching Artists and Entertainment Professionals to communities around the world through Arts Education for all.
-Ford Coaching (1-on-1 Acting coaching in Physical Acting, Drama, Comedy, Audition Coaching & Prep, Movement & Choreography, Voice-Over, Professional Practicum, Artist Development) New York/Los Angeles/ Boston/Chicago. Serious inquires contact here.
| 2019 |
-Guest Teaching at Actor’s Technique NY Sunday, May 5th, Sunday Nov 10th, 2019.
-Industry Panel Guest at New York Actor Showcase - Ripley Grier Studios - New York, NY Aug 5th, 2019 8am
-Lau Lapides Company Podcast Industry Guest Interview Thursday, May 23rd, 2019. Find it on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio
-Catch Ford performing in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show Saturday, April 13th, 2019 7:30pm & 10:30pm! Get tickets here!
-Special Industry Guest at New England Actor Showcase - Boston Studio - Wellsely, MA April 13th, 2019 8am
-Performance Coach and Choreographer for Girl Jam upcoming video shoot
-Ford performing in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show Saturday, March 2nd, 2019 7:30pm & 10:30pm! Get tickets here!
-Ford teaching residency at Bronx School of the Performing Arts, Winter - Spring 201919.
-Catch Ford performing in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show Saturday, January 26th 2019 10:30pm! Get tickets here!
-Ford performing in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show Saturday, January 19th 2019 10:30pm! Get tickets here!
| 2017 - 2018 |
-Ford performing in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show Saturday, December 15th 2018 10:30pm! Get tickets here!
-Ford Improv Masterclass for Mastermind Connect’s YMI’s Workshop Series December 14th, 2018 in NYC (closed event)
-Ford performing in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show Saturday, December 8th, 2018 7:30pm & 10:30pm! Get tickets here!
-Ford named new Artistic Director of Caceres Collective November 2018.
-Ford performing in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show Saturday November 24th, 2018 10:30pm!
-American Repertory Theatre, Harvard Alumni Association, October 12th, 2018 (closed event)
-Ford performing in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 10:30pm!
-Ford performing in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show Saturday, September 15th, 2018 10:30pm!
-Pre-production has begun for remount of The Tramaine Experience! (August 3rd, 2018*). Details here.
-Beast (Can't Do Me) Video Biopic Summer 2018. NOW available on TIDAL!
-Beast (Can't Do Me) ft. Dame Dilla & isitdearnz free download on Reverb Nation through May 1st, 2018. Then find it on Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, and TIDAL!
-Ford named Best of Lessons.com 2018 as a Top 10 Instructor, among 4% of Lesson.com's professionals! Offering online Acting Classes and one-on-one Dance Lessons with Ford.
-Ford joins the team as Creative Services Director for Blakeman Entertainment Jan 2018.
-Ford Masterclass at MYB Madison October 15th, 2017.
-Ford in Lin Manuel Miranda's In The Heights Geva Cast this Fall 2017! Here for tickets*! *Remainder of run SOLD OUT.
-Ford performing in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show Saturday August 5th, 10:30pm!
-Kings NYC Reading (Closed) August 3rd, 2017.
-Ford directing web series Episode 101, Dance.Dance.Dance. from The Sharlee Shawnee Show July 2017.
-Ford collaborates as teaching artist with The Town Hall NYC Arts in Education, and youth at New York Public Schools & Excel Charter Schools.
-Ford performing in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show Saturday June 10th, 2017 10:30pm!
-Catch Tramaine in new commercial for The Brooklyn Brewery. Summer 2017.
New music coming in 2024
| Beast (Can't Do Me) by Tramaine Montell ft. Dame Dilla & isitdearnz now available on TIDAL & Amazon Music |
“The inspiration behind Beast (Can’t Do Me) stems from Tramaine Montell’s personal experiences and struggles. The song aims to convey a powerful message of resilience and determination, drawing from the artist’s own journey of overcoming obstacles and embracing his true potential. Through the lyrics, Montell encourages listeners to tap into their inner strength and unleash their own beast-like potential.”
| Ford joins panel as Industry Guest at Lau Lapides Company New England Actor Showcase Apr 13th, 2019 and New York Actor Showcase Aug 5th, 2019 at Ripley Grier Studios |
| Tramaine Ford performing as Moth in *American Repertory Theatre’s “The Donkey Show” at OBERON (*limited dates- Find out here) |
| Ford named new Artistic Director of Caceres Collective |
| Apple Podcasts Interview May 23rd, 2019 Enjoying What You Do With Tramaine Montell Ford |
In The Heights: In the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, a young storeowner watches the joys and heartbreaks of his tight-knit community as they pass through his bodega. Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda. Book: Quiara Alegria Hues. September 2017
| Tramaine in Lin Manuel Miranda's In The Heights Geva Cast! SOLD OUT! |
Fall 2017 showings of The Tramaine Experience: An Urban Dramedy will run in at Greenhouse Theatre Center Chicago. Contact the Greenhouse Theatre Box Office at 443.404.7336. 2019.
| 2015 - 2016 |
-Ford working with students of Franklin D. Roosevelt School as Choreographer of the youth production of Once on This Island in Hyde Park Massachusetts. Riverside Theatre Works, November 17th - 19th 2016
-Ford helps kick-off Boston Live Theatre Project at Improv Boston as a Mentor and Discussion Group Leader. September 28th 2016
-Tramaine continues My Plate tour for disadvantaged kids in Los Angeles. September 18th, 19th, & 20th 2016
-Ford joins the staff as Adjunct Faculty at Boston Arts Academy, Department of Theatre. September 9th 2016
-Tramaine teaches Character Acting/Physical Comedy Masterclass at the Boston Theatre Celebration by Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild (METG) at Boston College High. June 5th 2016
-Tramaine appears as 'The Artist Formerly Known As Telegram Tim' in A Big Mess - Remount, *courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, at American Repertory Theatre Institute's Ex (Loeb Drama Center Experimental Theatre). May 18th - 28th 2016
-Tramaine appears on CBS-Boston News. Interview: Harvard Grad Teaches Art of Expression at Roxbury School. May 17th 2016
-Tramaine appears as 'Peasblossom' in the Season's Permanent Cast of Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show, courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, at American Repertory Theatre Club OBERON. Every Saturday, May 2016 - December 2016. Select Dates, visit Calendar for details.
-Ford set to perform and appear as panelist at The Harvard Law School's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy A.R.T. of Human Rights Series, Plays That Don't Play: The Drama of Lynching. Harvard Professor and author Tim McCarthy moderates Panel Discussion with Historian Amanda Claybough, playwright Lydia Diamond, actor Tramaine Montell Ford, and activist Derecka Purnell. April 7th 2016
-Ford holds Guest Theatre Arts Teaching Artist Residency at City on a Hill Charter School. February - May 2016
-Tramaine appears as 'The Artist Formerly Known As Telegram Tim' in A Big Mess, *courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, at American Repertory Theatre Institute's The Ex (Loeb Drama Center Experimental Theatre). Jan 21st - 23rd, 2016
-Ford appears on Panel Discussion Talk-Back with the cast of The Shipment at American Repertory Theatre. Nov 1 st 2015
-Tramaine appears as 'Omar' in The Shipment by Young Jean Lee, *courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, at American Repertory Theatre Institute's OBERON Annex. October 23rd - 25th, 2015
-Tramaine appears in commercials for creator of Insanity Shaun T's newest workout, CIZE by Beachbody. April 2015
-Tramaine appears as 'Moth' in Diane Paulus' The Donkey Show, courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, at American Repertory Theatre Club OBERON. 2014 Select Dates, visit Calendar for details.
The Tramaine Experience: An Urban Dramedy at American Repertory Theatre’s Club Oberon
Monday Feb 23, 2015 7pm
17+ for strong adult language, 21 to drink.
“An edgy interactive dramatic comedy solo performance experience set in a notorious inner-city housing project.”
Moscow Art Theatre Moscow, Russia
March 15 through May 31, 2015.
Тремэйн будет играть в спектаклях , " прибыльную позицию " Александра Островского , "Одинокий голос ",адаптация " Тёмные аллеи " Ивана Бунина и Чехова "Три сестры"
Московском художественном театре Москвы, Россия
15 марта по 31 мая 2015.
http://www.kinomania.ru/people/1838717/
Source: http://mxatschool.theatre.ru/theatre/performance/golos/
Monday July 27, 2015 6:30pm. Tickets available now!
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