Tiffany
Gilly-Forrer
Masters of Fine Arts, Acting
Film, Stage, Voiceover, and Commercial Actress
Published writer and certified Seven Pillars Acting instructor
Represented by Heyman Talent | 502-589-2540
KY: chad@heymantalent.com | OH: devin@heymantalent.com
About Me...
I’m Tiffany Gilly-Forrer, my pronouns are she/her, and I am from in the Pacific Northwest, the homelands of the Clackamas Cowlitz, Multnomah, Siletz, Grand Ronde, Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla native peoples. I’m a queer, nerdy goofball and existential optimist, which essentially means I think our existence is inherently untethered to one specific meaning, giving us the power to create our own. Sometimes it’s hard and sometimes it’s incredibly freeing.
I’ve been a professional actor for over a decade, collaborating on over 100 theatrical productions, film projects, TV commercials, readings, and live comedy shows from Portland to NYC to Louisiana to North Carolina to Alaska and now, Kentucky. I am currently non-union, a singer-songwriter, and have taught theatre & film to students 7-70 years old in studios, theatre companies, and universities across the country. I earned my MFA in Acting from Louisiana State University and currently am based out of Bowling Green, KY, the homeland of the Wyandot, Kickapoo, Miami, Potawatomi, Odawa and several other Indigenous tribal nations.
My husband Chris and I are travel and sports enthusiasts who share a passion for our craft, analyzing great films, and our three cats, Ridley, Houdini, and Jiji. I’ve been to 47 states, 5 different countries, and am an avid runner, indoor and outdoor rock climber, and weightlifter.
Currently...
I am currently working on:
- Training in a Four Week Intensive class with Los Angeles Casting Director, Dean Fronk
- Writing and producing my first screenplay, Focus
Proud Member of...
Actor’s Equity, EMC Candidate
Dramatists Guild, Associate
New Play Exchange
Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC)
Theatre Puget Sound (TPS)
Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA)
FILM Reel
VoiceOver Reels
Commercial
Animation
PORTRAITS
FILM & SHOW STILLS
Site last updated: 9/03/24
tgilly08@gmail.com
Teacher
I am a certified instructor of Seven Pillars Acting, by Sonya Cooke. For two years, I was mentored by Sonya during my MFA training and am actively teaching the technique in studios and universities across the country.
Currently, I am an adjunct professor at Western Kentucky University.
From private coaching to studio training to college courses, I see teaching as a whole craft of its own. My students have been accepted to competitive training programs, cast in feature films, and signed with agents, but most important, have felt seen, heard, valued, respected, and empowered after training with me.
Voice Coach
I have training in Knight-Thompson Speech Work, Linklater, and Fitzmaurice with certified teachers of each technique. I use IPA and simple breakdowns of accent analysis to teach actors of all ages various accents ranging from French to Arabic to Brooklyn.
I have personally learned over 13 different accents and coached over a dozen more accents for productions and private lessons, as well as taught Voice & Diction with Matthew Koenig at Utah Tech University.
Writer
Since I was ten years old, writing has always been a driving creative force for me. I sharpened my skills as a playwright in undergrad and during my MFA program, now having written several ten-minute plays, two one acts, co-published an academic article in The Voice And Speech Review, later published in the Anthology Vocal Traditions: Training in the Performing Arts, written several articles for the SETC quarterly newsletter with a focus on DEI, and I’ve written and produced three Staged Readings of my full-length play, Interlocus. Most recently, Interlocus was presented by Red Magnolia Theatre Company in Baton Rouge, LA for their 2021/22 Readers Series.
I also write and design educational study guides and teaching tools for shows, classes, Theatre History, and film history. Some of my materials have been published on the Louisiana State University website.
Below is a link to my New Play Exchange profile, as well as samples of my work.
Writing Samples
ACADEMIC ARTICLE (published in anthology)
Sonya Cooke, Tiffany Gilly-Forrer, Cynthia Bassham, Victoria Myssik, Adam Thatcher & Thomas Varga. "Seven Pillars Acting Technique." Vocal Traditions: Training in the Performing Arts, edited by Rockford Sansom, Routledge; 1st edition, 2023, pp. 138-148.
Gilly, Tiffany, "Love, Yourself: A Solo Play" (2021). LSU Master's Theses. 5390.
Gilly-Forrer, Tiffany (2021). "The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better." Voice and Speech Review, 16(3), pp. 381–382.
What People are Saying
"[Tiffany and Sarah's] presentations vocally as well as playing the moments given them by each number are spot-on wonderful. The fact is both ladies have fine, professional singing voices possessing pretty impressive ranges each, with [Sarah] able to reach wonderful stratospheric soprano octaves, and [Tiffany's] notes in her upper voice ringing out like a beautiful bell.
Bobby Patrick, Broadway World Review
"I truly feel that this young lady has only scratched the surface of her potential and how far she'll go in this industry."
“Tiffany Gilly-Forrer, who plays the title role, also served as a vocal coach for the show to help get the rest of the 12-person cast prepared.”
"Thank you for being my teacher this semester! I greatly appreciated your understanding and enthusiasm for film but more importantly your dedication to giving your students an educational experience. I love film because it teaches you so many great lessons without explicitly lecturing it into you. So thank you."
Undergraduate Student, UT
"[Tiffany] is so sweet and kind and made it an amazing experience. She really cares about all of us."
Undergraduate Student, UT
"When I think about how a college class should be taught, you nailed it on the mark. Your passion for your studies shine through your course!"
Undergraduate Student, LSU
"Because of Tiffany I was able to audition and successfully be accepted into an Improv team. I love how Tiffany took the time to bring our class together as a team every week before we started practice. She taught us the value of working together in Improv which improved our skills greatly."
Adult Student, Acting Out Studio
Thank you for making the class as interesting and fun as possible. Loved the effort, enthusiasm, and energy throughout the whole semester. Making the class less stressful is a great way to make students learn the content and enjoy the experience rather than confusing too much on taking notes and memorizing stuff. Being flexible and willing to work with the students are qualities of a great professor.
Undergraduate Student, WKU
Tiffany led an outstanding webinar...her dynamic delivery, and relatable examples made the session engaging and informative. Tiffany's expertise and passion were evident, leaving me empowered and confident.
Customer, ZoomInfo
Site last updated: 9/03/24
tgilly08@gmail.com