Dakota Phillips Folk Actor
The Earth is my Stage
Biography
Dakota Phillips
Dakota Abraham Phillips started as a self-taught actor in 2010.
By portraying Folk Heroes and Legends at Historical events and festivals a Folk Actor uses a combination of Storytelling and a variety of Theatre Techniques to bring these Characters to life and share their History to anyone who is willing to listen.
He took theatre classes in High School, his community, and Hanover College.
At Hanover he worked as the Theatre Technical Assistant from the fall of 2017 to the spring of 2019. His final term He studied Shakespeare in England.
Acting has remain his main focus. Dakota continues his education by working in many areas of Film and Theatre.
Training
"Each performance is a learning experience.
My education will never be over as I continue to learn all forms of Acting! "
Theatre classes:
Elements of Stagecraft, Acting: Psychology and Technique, Global Theatre, Introduction to the Theatre, Western Drama: Greeks to Realism, Directing for the Stage, Contemporary Theatre, Playwriting, Voice & Movement for the Stage, Theatre History, Monologue and Solo Performance, Directed Study: Harlan Hubbard Screenplay, Senior Thesis: The Glass Menagerie
(Instructed by: Jim Stark, Paul Hildebrand, Mark Fearnow, Dathan Hooper, Ken Prince, Gabe Vanover guest appearances by Dr. Tom Evans)
Shakespeare in England:
(Instructed by: Dee Goertz and Jonathan Smith with classes and lectures from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and members from the RSC)
-Voice Class (Instructed by: Lyn Darnley)
-Stage Combat (Instructed by members of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust)
-What Makes a Great Shakespeare Actor? (Lecture) (Instructed by: Professor Sir Stanley Wells)
Film classes:
Film as Art, Screenwriting, A Crash Course in Moviemaking for Adults (Workshop)
(Instructed by: Mark Fearnow, Lori Hedges, Emelie Flower & Eric Shelley)
Related classes:
Comedy and Tragedy, Shakespeare, Shakespeare and Film, Public Communication, Exploring the Arts, Modern Drama
(Instructed by: Jim Stark, Uschi Appelt, Dee Goertz, Rachel Whitten, Rick Bennett)
Degree: BA in Theatre at Hanover College
Location: Madison, Indiana
Willing to travel
Past Performances
Dakota Phillips - IMDb
Folk Actor
Theatre
Historical Characters -
Whispering Beard Folk Festival - Johnny Appleseed (x2), Charlie Chaplin (x2), Casey Jones (x2) , Emmett Kelly's " Weary Willie" , Charles Lindbergh , Will Rogers, Vincent van Gogh, Gandhi, Harlan Hubbard, Woody Guthrie, Abe Martin, William Shakespeare, Davy Crockett, Billy the Kid, Edgar Allan Poe
Historic Eleutherian College -
Session 3: Rivers to Railroads: Casey Jones,
Ohio Valley Creative Energy- Charlie Chaplin, Johnny Appleseed
RiverRoots - Woody Guthrie , Johnny Appleseed, Will Rogers, Pete Seeger, Vincent Van Gogh, Charlie Chaplin, James Dean, Daniel Boone, Casey Jones , Harlan Hubbard, Emmett Kelly's " Weary Willie" , Nikola Tesla, John Muir , Henry David Thoreau, Davy Crockett
Big Doin's Tent Chautauqua & Art Fair - Charlie Spaulding ( Historical Fictional Emcee ), Charlie Chaplin, Harry Houdini
Creative Slam - Davy Crockett, Gandhi , Johnny Appleseed , Union Soldier Reading Gettysburg Address , Woody Guthrie, Daniel Boone , Edgar Allan Poe , Squanto , Clement C. Moore , John Dillinger , Jim Thorpe , Squire Boone, Vincent Van Gogh, Will Rogers, Billy the Kid, Union Soldier and Confederate Soldier , P.T. Barnum , Harry Houdini , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Pete Seeger , Abraham Lincoln, Lewis Carroll , George M Cohan , Charlie Chaplin , Dr. Seuss
Birdhouse Concerts - Woody Guthrie ( opening for the Tillers ) , John Dillinger and Reporter ( Tim Grimm as the Reporter ) , Gandhi ( opening for Bobbie Lancaster ) , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ( opening for Krista Detor ) ,Abraham Lincoln ( opening for Danny Flanigan ) , Vincent Van Gogh ( opening for Edie Carey ) , Pete Seeger ( opening for Ryan Spearman and performing " This Land is Your Land" with The Tillers )
Other Venues - Woody Guthrie ( Birthday Bash) , Clement C. Moore ( Jewel House) , Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid ( Eric Taylor was Pat Garrett in Columbus Indiana ) , Edgar Allan Poe ( Village Lights Bookstore ) , Harlan Hubbard ( opening for JD Wilkes and The Tillers at Red Bicycle Hall ) , Edgar Allan Poe ( DSI Sandstone Industries ), Odin Johnson (Ludlow Kentucky) (x2), Harlan Hubbard ( Harlan Hubbard Studio and Preserve, Fort Thomas Kentucky ), Charlie Chaplin (Reimagine Madison)
Other Characters -
Curious George , Santa Claus, Thomas O'Hara ( Historical fictional Irish Miner ) , Death, John Robinson ( Historical fictional Madison Railroad Engineer ) , Wild Thing, Pete the Cat , Easter Bunny, Johnny Appleseed (Pumpkin STEM Festival, Carriage House Farm North Bend, Ohio )
High school productions -
--Actor
" And Then There Were None" , " Aladdin Jr. " , " The Drowsy Chaperone " , " The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky " , " The Crucible " , " Streetmosphere" , " A Year With Frog and Toad " , " Shrek the Musical " , " Don't Fear the Reaper " , " Madison's Got Talent : James Dean"
--Head Props Master
" Fools"
Madison Community Players productions -
--Actor
Summer Theatre Workshop: "Peggy The Pint-Sized Pirate ", " The 1940's Radio Hour " , Summer Theatre Workshop :"Beauty is a Beast ", " Zombies from the Beyond " , " Dashing Through The Snow " , " Murdered to Death " , " Captain Midnight Radio Show "
--Director
Summer Theatre Workshop :"Sleeping Handsome" , Summer Theatre Workshop: "Gingerbread Girl" and "The Superhero Support Group", Summer Theatre Workshop: "The Elephant's Child" and "The Fairy Tale Network",
Summer Theatre Workshop: " A Bully's Ballad"
--Assistant Director
Summer Theatre Workshop: "Kung Fu Kitty"
--Stage Manager
Summer Theatre Workshop : " Cell Phone Zombies" and " The Ungrateful Dwarf "
Hanover College Productions -
-- Actor
" Much Ado About Nothing " , " You Can't Take It With You " , " Kabuki Othello " , " Nine Servants Gone For a Burton " , " Same Old Same " , " As You Like It" , " Emi Grate: the Queen of Hanover Returns" , "The Night of the Iguana" , "Things My Mother Taught Me", "A Christmas Carol", "Dead Man's Cell Phone", "The Misanthrope", "Love/Sick", " The Glass Menagerie", President's Gala: "Love/Sick", 10 minute play: "Beer Girl", Student Directing Showcase: "Cool Air," Student Directing Showcase: "Lobby Hero", Student Directing Showcase: "The Stepmother"
--Director
10 minute plays: " The Joke's On You"
--Assistant stage Manager
" The Unravelling " , Playfest
--Carpenter
"Things My Mother Taught Me", "Life x 3" , "Dead Man's Cell Phone", "The Misanthrope"
-- Scenic Painter
"Dead Man's Cell Phone"
-- Electrics Crew
"Dead Man's Cell Phone"
Constellation Stage & Screen -
-- Overhire
"The Importance of Being Earnest", "Elf the Musical"
Cardinal Stage -
-- Overhire
"Charlotte's Web", " Newsies", "The Roommate", "A Year With Frog and Toad" , "The Mountaintop", "Ada and the Engine", "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
Other Productions-
--Actor
"When Jenny Lind Came to Town" ( Hanover / Louisville ) , " Preacher Girl" ( New Albany / Shelbyville Kentucky)
Film
2010 - present
2010 - present
"Heartland Harmony", (Jacob), Directed by Lana Read
"Gunfight at Cold Cross", (Deputy Charles), Directed by Dylan Query
"A Reluctant Heart", (Chad), Directed by Lana Read
"Forbearance", (Student), Directed by Lana Read
"Christmas Collision", (Seth) , Directed by Lana Read
"The Mountain Minor" ,(Southgate House Audience), Directed by Dale Farmer
-- Crew
"Heartland Harmony", (Key Grip/Production Assistant), Directed by Lana Read
"A Reluctant Heart", (Production Assistant), Directed by Lana Read
"Forbearance", (Set Decorator/Production Assistant) Directed by Lana Read
"Christmas Collision", (Production Assistant) Directed by Lana Read
-- Extra/Background
"Kentucky Roses", (Elegant Bartender/ Upscale Race Fan, Uncredited), Directed by Clare Niederpruem
"The Mastermind", (Art Museum Patron, Uncredited, Scene Deleted), Directed by Kelly Reichardt
"Marshmallow", (Camp Staff, Uncredited), Directed by Daniel DelPurgatorio
"The Alto Knights", (Zebra Club Patron, Uncredited), Directed by Barry Levinson
"The Bikeriders", (New Vandal, Uncredited), Directed by Jeff Nichols
"So Cold the River", (Hotel Employee/Guest, Uncredited), Directed by Paul Shoulburg
Television-
Tales From The Tavern:
-Ep. 1 "For Jackson shall be President" (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep.2 "I say massacre 'em" (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep.3 "Huzzah for the Republic " (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep.4 "Clothes Make the Man" (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 5 "Hats Full of Money" (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep.6 "Winning the Lottery" (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep.7 "Flatboating to New Orleans" (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep.8 "A Mammoth Exhibition " (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep.9 "Look in the Mirror" (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 10 "It's Rarified" (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 16 "TBA" (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 18 "TBA" (Frederick Golay) Directed by Steve Abolt
"Unknown Solider" (German Solider/Background) Directed by Mark Alex Vogt
Tv series pilot - DOGWOOD PASS: "Be All My Sins Remembered" , (Saloon Patron) ,Directed by Lana Read
-- Crew
Tales From The Tavern:
-Ep. 10 "It's Rarified" (Filmed By) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 11 "Honor among Thieves" (Assistant Director, Filmed by) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 12 "Dignity in a Vulgar Brawl" (Assistant Director, Filmed by) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 13 "One Hundred Brave Companions" (Assistant Director) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 14 "An Obstinate Lot" (Assistant Director, Filmed By) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 15 "You do not Rember Me?" (Assistant Director, Filmed By) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 16 "TBA" (Assistant Director, Filmed By) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 17 "TBA" (Assistant Director, Filmed By) Directed by Steve Abolt
-Ep. 18 "TBA" (Assistant Director, Filmed By) Directed by Steve Abolt
Short Films -
"August Afternoon", (Isaac Stevens), Directed by Steve Abolt
"The Ice Cream Man" (Nazi Green Police), Directed by Robert Moniot
"Driver" (Driver), Directed by Tyler Sansom
"BOVINE" (Veterinary Student) , Directed by Alexander Popov
"Pencils" (Corrie from the CoCo Corner) , Directed by Carson Bailey
-- Crew
"Through the Window" (Set Intern) Directed by Zachary Spicer
MUSIC VIDEOS -
"Brilliant Disguise (Cover)" by Frontier Folk Nebraska (Photos as Casey Jones)
"What She Said" by Monroeville (crowd member, Uncredited)
"Poor Until Payday" by The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band (Johnny Appleseed, Uncredited)
"Raise a Little Hell" by The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band (Charlie Chaplin, Uncredited)
-- Crew
LeAnn Rimes ~ White Christmas (live in Nashville, IN) (Follow Spot Operator, Uncredited)
Events -
--Stage Combat
2025 Summer Film Academy (Stage combat Trainer) : "Triple Shot of Love" (Fight Director)
2024 Summer Film Academy (Stage combat Trainer) : "The Ring of Time" (Fight Coordinator)
2019 Summer Film Academy (Stage combat Trainer)
Commercials -
Eskenazi Museum of Art ( IU College Student) Directed by Byron
Hard Truth Hills Toasted- Coconut- Rum (Office Worker 2) Directed by Byron
Hard Truth Hills Cinnamon Vodka (Office Worker Background) Directed by Byron
Dakota Abraham Productions (Films by Dakota Phillips) -
" 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore" (Narrator)
Zero Budget Productions (2020- 2021 Films by Dakota Phillips) -
"The Night of No Return" (Short Horror Film)
(Creepy Narrator/Spooky Investigator Agent/Joe Stifvers/Johnny Stifvers/Monster/Zombie)
"A Glimpse of Indiana State Parks: A Tribute to Richard Lieber" (Short Documentary) (Narrator/Richard Lieber)
"Zeke the Pirate" (Short Action/Adventure film) (Zeke/ Captain Sinara)
"Motivated by Love" (Short Silent Film) (Charlie Chaplin/ Cop)
"Always Hopeful" (Short Silent Film) (Charlie Chaplin)