Suza Lambert Bowser- Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Musician
A published writer of scholarly and academic articles as well as the author of short fiction, poetry, and screenplays, Bowser is also a director, an experienced Shakespearean actor, a model, and a composer. With two Masters Degrees (Theater, Literature), Bowser’s most recent accomplishment is a feature film called, A River of Skulls. Her upcoming film project, Flea, is based on her award-winning short story, which Bowser has adapted into a screenplay for the production in Spring 2010.
- December 2009 -Model – Morgan Stanley commercial – Christopher Wilson Photography
- November 2009 – Writer: “Aeneas Manston: Deadly Emasculation of a Fascinating Voluptuary” view pdf: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney
- The Hardy Review, Yale University, Rosemarie Morgan, Professor Emeritus, Editor
- Winner “Honorable Mention” Writer’s Digest 78th Annual Writing Competition – Short Fiction: “Clean Sheets”
- September 2009 – Writer-Director-Producer, Full length Feature Production: A River of Skulls – completed September 29, 2009.
- September 2008 – Actor: “Beverly/Feminista” – The Making Of – Matt St. Charles GreatMindsPro.com
- November 2008 – Writer: “Flea” – Short Fiction – Winner:The Sherry Dubrowski Award Toyon Literary Magazine, Humboldt State University Basis for NEW Screenplay: Flea
- January 2007 – Actor: “Edith” – Jake’s Women by Neil Simon North Coast Rep
- May 2005 – Actor: “Mother” of autistic child – Humboldt State University Film Department
- September 2004 – Actor: “Nurse” – Romeo and Juliet by William Shakepseare
- April 2004 – Actor: “Gertrude” – Hamlet, William Shakespeare – Northcoast Repertory Theatre
- 2001-2004 – Lecturer: English Department, Humboldt State University
- 1995-2001 – Founder/Director: Shakespeare for Kids, Mattole School , Founder/Director: Campe Renaissance, Classical Theatre Intensive
- Past Roles/Other:Musical Theatre – Marin Theatre Company, “Nancy” – Oliver!Lionel Hart
- Film Roles: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – Television Series
- Musical Director and “Lucy Brown” – Three Penny Opera by Bertold Brecht
EDUCATION:
M.A. Theatre – Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
M.A. Literature – Humboldt State University, Humboldt County, CA
B.A. English Literature – University of Delaware
Suza Lambert Bowser—writer, director, producer, and performer—has pursued the dream of creating dramatic worlds since she was a young girl. Her theatrical tradition followed her through high school into the University of Delaware, where she graduated with a degree in English Literature, specializing in classical works and performing in pieces like the masque, Comus, by John Milton. Although she earned an Education degree, Bowser did not teach after graduation, performing, instead, throughout the country as a songwriter and a jazz singer.
After a brief stint working on her family’s tugboat, Bowser attended graduate school at Tufts University, Boston, earning a Master’s degree in Theatre Arts. As “Becky” in Sam Shepard’s A Tooth of Crime and the “Mummy” in Strindberg’s Ghost Sonata, Bowser benefited from the academic and practical tutelage of her professors. This strong background in theatre history initiated a lifelong interest in the plays of Shakespeare, through which Bowser later designed educational, theatrical opportunities for children, such as: Shakespeare for Kids and Campe Renaissance.
Bowser worked in television commercials and community theatre on the West Coast, where she performed leading roles like: “Nancy” in Oliver!, by Lionel Bart and “Lucy Brown” in Three Penny Opera by Bertold Brecht (for which she was also music director).
Before launching into her first film, A River of Skulls (2009), Bowser taught at Humboldt State University, where she earned a second Master’s degree in Literature. She recently published a scholarly article in The Hardy Review (Yale University) as well as several award winning short fiction pieces. Most recently, Bowser performed a leading role as “Feminista” in The Making Of, (feature-length film, Great Minds Pro), as well as theatrical roles: “Gertrude” in Hamlet, the “Nurse” in Romeo and Juliet, and “Edith” in Jake’s Women.