Portrait

As an actor Stephanie Anne Bertumen brings a singular honesty, luminosity, and fierceness to the stage. She is currently based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, where she has worked with various theaters within its rich arts community. Local credits include: Guthrie Theater: A Christmas Carol (Belle); Theater Latté Da: Bernarda Alba (Adela); Ten Thousand Things: The Winter’s Tale (Perdita); Theater Mu: Twelfth Night (Viola); and Park Square Theatre/Theater Mu: Flower Drum Song (Mei-Li), among others. Stephanie performed in the U.S. premiere of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, directed by Tony-nominated director Max Webster and presented by The Old Globe in San Diego and Minneapolis’s Children’s Theatre Company in partnership with The Old Vic.

Stephanie’s experiences as an actor encompass on-camera and voice-over work as well, having collaborated with such companies as Twin Cities Public Television, Best Buy, and Lerner Publishing. In addition, Stephanie has been blessed with opportunities to take her love for storytelling into the realms of both teaching and choreography. Her choreography has been on the stages of History Theatre, Old Log Theater, Artistry, the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program, and Chaska High School. She is a grateful recipient of the Twin Cities Theatre Bloggers Favorite Choreographer Award.

Stephanie received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting from the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program. As part of the program, she had the privilege of performing on Shakespeare’s Globe stage in London and taking theater classes at The Globe and at the London International School of Performing Arts. Stephanie graduated summa cum laude with distinction and was named an Outstanding Senior within the University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Dance.

As she continues on her artistic journey, Stephanie treasures her mentors past and present (especially Randy Reyes and the late Kenneth Washington) and is so very thankful for her incredible family.