BIO
Nikki Yarnell is a New York City-based actor - singer with several regional and New York credits. A graduate of Northwestern University where she won an award for Excellence in Music Theatre, Nikki also had the unique opportunity to study Viewpoints (Anne Bogart and Tina Landau's acting technique) during rehearsal for a production of Candide supervised by Tony Award-winning director Anna Shapiro.
After graduating college, Nikki moved to New York and completed improv classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade, film study with Bob Krakower, Shakespeare training with Deloss Brown (NYU, Julliard), commercial training with Brooke Thomas and Mary Egan (HOUSE Productions), as well as the training program at the Atlantic Theater Company where she studied with Karen Kohlhaas. She continues to work regularly with her acting coach Kimberly Vaughn while studying voice with Richard Lissemore (Matthew Morrison's teacher).
Formerly signed with SEM&M as a child, Nikki freelanced as an adult with commercial agent Carole Ingber at Ingber and Associates. Now she is routinely seen by casting directors such as Alison Franck, Joy Dewing, Cindi Rush, Jamibeth Margolis, Robin Carus, Bob Cline and Daryl Eisenberg. She has enjoyed working at regional theatres in Connecticut, Maine, Indiana, New Jersey and West Virginia and looks forward to adding more to the list!
After graduating college, Nikki moved to New York and completed improv classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade, film study with Bob Krakower, Shakespeare training with Deloss Brown (NYU, Julliard), commercial training with Brooke Thomas and Mary Egan (HOUSE Productions), as well as the training program at the Atlantic Theater Company where she studied with Karen Kohlhaas. She continues to work regularly with her acting coach Kimberly Vaughn while studying voice with Richard Lissemore (Matthew Morrison's teacher).
Formerly signed with SEM&M as a child, Nikki freelanced as an adult with commercial agent Carole Ingber at Ingber and Associates. Now she is routinely seen by casting directors such as Alison Franck, Joy Dewing, Cindi Rush, Jamibeth Margolis, Robin Carus, Bob Cline and Daryl Eisenberg. She has enjoyed working at regional theatres in Connecticut, Maine, Indiana, New Jersey and West Virginia and looks forward to adding more to the list!
