Sam Ragusa

UK / British, American Southerner, New York / Bronx, New Jersey, Italian, French-Canadian, Parisian Frenchman, Mexican, Brazilian, Russian, Jewish American, Indian, singer impersonations, muppets, animated characters

------------------EXPERIENCE------------------ ~~EDUCATIONAL~~ -> “CANADIAN HISTORY HALL – Documentary Interview” Role: First-Nations man (French and English) Company: Northern Light Productions (producer: Daniela Moya) Client : Canadian Museum of History. Gatineau, Ontario. -> “OCHRE HILL – Documentary Interview” Role: Tower Keeper (French version) Company: BaAM Productions (producer: Gary Myers) Client: Parks Canada. Charlottetown, Newfoundland. ~~SHORT FILM~~ -> “LORDS OF MAYHEM” Role: Sonny Psycho Company: Yeungblood Productions (producer: King Yeung). Toronto ON. -> “CANADA: WORLD OF WONDERS” Ep 4: "Quebec's Dark Secret" Role: Narrator Company: You And Media Productions (producer: Brian G. Smith). Toronto ON. ~~LIVE EVENTS~~ Master of Ceremonies & Host, “Comedy for a Cause” (Fundraiser and Show for the Montréal Children`s Hospital Foundation). Montréal QC. Master of Ceremonies & Host, “No One Fights Alone” (Fundraiser and Show for the Cedar`s Cancer Foundation). Montréal QC. ~~PC video games~~ Roles: various Company: LV Studios, (producer: Paul Thibault). Montréal QC. ~~THEATRE~~ -> “STUDENT IMPROV PRODUCTIONS” Roles: various roles Theatre: The Second City (producer: Kevin Frank) Toronto ON. -> “THE YOUNG AND THE GUEST LIST” (Improvised puppetry episodic series) Role: Jacques the Concierge Theatre: The Second City (producer: Nick Lemon) Toronto ON. ------------------TRAINING------------------ -> VOICEWORX STUDIOS: Introduction to Voiceover Acting (Instructor: Mike Kirby) * Studies included: Intro to the studio, Radio and Television Commercials, Documentary Narration, Corporate Videos, Staying in character, Comedy vs Drama, Dialects, Interpreting and “carving up” the script, Talking Book session, Mic skills, Taking direction, The Audition. -> VOICEWORX STUDIOS: Cartoon All-stars (Instructor: Susan Hart) * Studies included: Studio Protocol, Developing unique characters, Comedic timing, Accents, Singing, Video games and Combat simulation, Solo vs Ensemble scenes, Interpreting the script, Breathing techniques, The Audition. -> THE SECOND CITY TRAINING CENTRE: Improvisational Acting, Level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Various instructors) * Studies included: Improv fundamentals, Introduction to scene basics, Location work, Emotions, Environment, Object work, Physical comedy, Character development, Status, Scene development, Graduation performance. -> THE SECOND CITY TRAINING CENTRE: Puppetry Techniques and Scene work, Level 1 & 2 (Instructor: Nicholas Lemon) -> THE SECOND CITY TRAINING CENTRE: Writing for sketch comedy (Instructor: Natasha Boomer) -> MARIANOPOLIS COLLEGE: Advanced Drama Techniques (Instructor: Monique Polack) ------------------EQUIPMENT------------------ * MIC: Steinberg ST-M01 studio condenser microphone, with low-noise cable * SOUND CARD: Steinberg UR22mkII with 24-bit/192kHz USB 2.0 audio interface; MIDI input/output; 2 Class-A D-PRE mic preamps supporting +48V phantom power. * HEADPHONES: Steinberg ST-H01 studio monitors, close-backed with low bleed levels * SPEAKERS: Resident Audio NF80 Reference Monitors with 8" Polypropylene Composite Woofer, 1" Silk Dome Tweeter, Rear Round Bass Port, 160W Total / 80W HF / 80W LF, Class A-B Amplifier, 35 to 30 000 Hz, 104 dB Max SPL, Balanced 1/4" TRS Input * SOFTWARE: Cubase AI & WaveLab LE: editing, mixing and mastering production tools * POP FILTER: dual layer fabric professional grade * STANDS: professional grade tripod mic stand and music stand