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There is a .5% chance you have time to watch NINE minutes of a live stage performance. If you have that time, you may want to use it to wash your car, go for a walk, or call your mom. Or watch this pure-playfulness nine minute moment that means a lot to me, from our Animal Club Sketch Comedy finale show, after of 7 years working together.
El Paso Blue
"As China, Ruth Gamble has a furry feistiness and aggressive seduction, too." -Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"…brings the character of China to life... engaging…" -Pittsburgh Live
"…brings the character of China to life... engaging…" -Pittsburgh Live
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Ruth Gamble as Margo for LEX 24/7 Audition
Scene 1 & 2, plus bonus take of scene 1
Thanks for watching!
Scene 1 & 2, plus bonus take of scene 1
Thanks for watching!
Woofy the Wild Dog
Four year old Forrest told a story, we "animated" it
Subtext
When exes run into each other, their conversation isn't quite what it sounds like
HAPPY HAPPY BURTHDAY
A birthday song from all of us
Bloom
Coffee
A cheerful grocery store employee in a regional commercial for Bloom Grocery Store
Bloom
Cakes
A friendly baker in a regional commercial for Bloom Grocery Store
National Wendy's
"Sonya," an office administrator, in a poetic Wendy's commercial about hot beef
Commercial Reel
Super serious low wage employee or
super cheery low wage employee...
What's the through-line here?
SUPER :)
super cheery low wage employee...
What's the through-line here?
SUPER :)
Comedic Reel
A bunch of Ruth Gamble's work crammed into two minutes.
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infrequently asked questions
Ruth Gamble is from South Carolina and Arizona and received her degree in Musical Theatre from the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. She studied improv and sketch comedy at iO, The Second City, and The Annoyance, all in Chicago.
She performed with her sketch group of 7 years, The Animal Club, in comedy festivals in San Francisco, NYC, Chicago, Seattle, Miami, Pittsburgh, and at Caroline's on Broadway. She was also a member of The Chorus Harold team at iO Chicago.
She co-hosted 50 webisodes on a four month roadtrip for McDonald's, has been in a national commercial for Wendy's, and two commercials for Bloom Grocery. Her short films have been in the Austin International Film Festival, Short Shorts in Japan, & Raindance in London.
She has acted professionally with Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, Quantum Theatre, the Playhouse Repertory Theatre, and at the New York Fringe Festival.
She's thrown out an opening pitch at a Pirates game, was a back up dancer for Neil Young, and loves farming. Since moving to LA, she's acted in her first pilot, directed her first short film, written her first commercial (for Re-Bath), and produced a testimonial video starring Felicity Huffman and Susan Rattan.
Ruth performs comedy at iO West, The Second City Hollywood, UCBTLA and on the internet. She is currently the voice of Effie Trinket in the audio drama The Katniss Chronicles and the voice of Demi, a little cartoon ballet slipper, in Miss Melodee's new album. She blogs about avocados, healing and her curiosities at:
She performed with her sketch group of 7 years, The Animal Club, in comedy festivals in San Francisco, NYC, Chicago, Seattle, Miami, Pittsburgh, and at Caroline's on Broadway. She was also a member of The Chorus Harold team at iO Chicago.
She co-hosted 50 webisodes on a four month roadtrip for McDonald's, has been in a national commercial for Wendy's, and two commercials for Bloom Grocery. Her short films have been in the Austin International Film Festival, Short Shorts in Japan, & Raindance in London.
She has acted professionally with Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, Quantum Theatre, the Playhouse Repertory Theatre, and at the New York Fringe Festival.
She's thrown out an opening pitch at a Pirates game, was a back up dancer for Neil Young, and loves farming. Since moving to LA, she's acted in her first pilot, directed her first short film, written her first commercial (for Re-Bath), and produced a testimonial video starring Felicity Huffman and Susan Rattan.
Ruth performs comedy at iO West, The Second City Hollywood, UCBTLA and on the internet. She is currently the voice of Effie Trinket in the audio drama The Katniss Chronicles and the voice of Demi, a little cartoon ballet slipper, in Miss Melodee's new album. She blogs about avocados, healing and her curiosities at:
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Sketch Comedy & Improvisation
The Animal Club Sketch Actor/ Writer Carolines, Second City Skybox, UCB
The Chorus Harold Team Improviser iO Chicago, iO West, Del Close Marathon
Walsh Brothers Show Sketch Actor UCBT LA
Jack & Diane Musical Improviser Second City Hollywood
Pants Party Improviser Cupcake Theater
The Lottery Improviser iO West Main Stage
Film, TV & Internet
Women & Menu Lead Chiopolis Entertainment
Holly Would Lead Best Girl Productions
Making the Man Supporting John Susman
Urban Farmer Pilot Lead Toy Box Entertainment/ Bob Teitel
RoadtripMcDonalds.com Lead/ Host Fullhouse Productions
Trois Tonez Le Stinky Pinky Lead Funny or Die
Theatre
*The Motherfucker with the Hat Veronica barebones productions
*The Electric Baby Rozie Quantum Theatre
Refugee Girls Revue Katie/ Kyoto Kanary NY Fringe Festival
*El Paso Blue China Quantum Theatre
*Anton in Show Business Lisabette Pittsburgh Playhouse Rep
Dance
Neil Young’s Greendale Tour Backup dancer Post Gazette Pavilion/ Russ Tamblyn
Honors
Motherfucker • Named one of the Best Actresses of 2013 by Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 3rd Best Production of 2013
Animal Club • NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, Chris Farley & Chicago Sketch Fests, Austin International Film Fest
Making the Man • Tokyo Short Shorts, Atlanta Film, Be Film, Park City Film, & Houston International World Festivals
Training
Musical Theatre B.A. from the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University
iO Chicago Program Graduate • Halpern, Messing, O’Brien, Griggs, Jagodowski, Gregoropoulos, Mason
iO West • Craig Cackowski, Nate Sherman, Greg Gallant, Zach Huddleston, Jeff Maccubbin, Lynne Trickey
Second City Chicago Improv for Actors, Comedic Writing • Norm Holly, Rob Kozlowski, Adam Witt, Nancy Beckett
Annoyance Theatre • Kyle Dolan, Susan Messing
Monkey Butler Improv • Dan Braswell, Meg Lehman, Michael
Commercial Foundations • Toby Lawless at Silverlayne Studios
Act One Commercial Technique • Joanne Slyvestrak
Cold Reading Workshop • Mickie Pascal
Special Skills
Swing & Salsa dance, tumble, dialects (Southern, Pittsburghese, Nuyorican), drive stick shift, burp on cue, I love dogs! *Equity production
The Animal Club Sketch Actor/ Writer Carolines, Second City Skybox, UCB
The Chorus Harold Team Improviser iO Chicago, iO West, Del Close Marathon
Walsh Brothers Show Sketch Actor UCBT LA
Jack & Diane Musical Improviser Second City Hollywood
Pants Party Improviser Cupcake Theater
The Lottery Improviser iO West Main Stage
Film, TV & Internet
Women & Menu Lead Chiopolis Entertainment
Holly Would Lead Best Girl Productions
Making the Man Supporting John Susman
Urban Farmer Pilot Lead Toy Box Entertainment/ Bob Teitel
RoadtripMcDonalds.com Lead/ Host Fullhouse Productions
Trois Tonez Le Stinky Pinky Lead Funny or Die
Theatre
*The Motherfucker with the Hat Veronica barebones productions
*The Electric Baby Rozie Quantum Theatre
Refugee Girls Revue Katie/ Kyoto Kanary NY Fringe Festival
*El Paso Blue China Quantum Theatre
*Anton in Show Business Lisabette Pittsburgh Playhouse Rep
Dance
Neil Young’s Greendale Tour Backup dancer Post Gazette Pavilion/ Russ Tamblyn
Honors
Motherfucker • Named one of the Best Actresses of 2013 by Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 3rd Best Production of 2013
Animal Club • NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, Chris Farley & Chicago Sketch Fests, Austin International Film Fest
Making the Man • Tokyo Short Shorts, Atlanta Film, Be Film, Park City Film, & Houston International World Festivals
Training
Musical Theatre B.A. from the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University
iO Chicago Program Graduate • Halpern, Messing, O’Brien, Griggs, Jagodowski, Gregoropoulos, Mason
iO West • Craig Cackowski, Nate Sherman, Greg Gallant, Zach Huddleston, Jeff Maccubbin, Lynne Trickey
Second City Chicago Improv for Actors, Comedic Writing • Norm Holly, Rob Kozlowski, Adam Witt, Nancy Beckett
Annoyance Theatre • Kyle Dolan, Susan Messing
Monkey Butler Improv • Dan Braswell, Meg Lehman, Michael
Commercial Foundations • Toby Lawless at Silverlayne Studios
Act One Commercial Technique • Joanne Slyvestrak
Cold Reading Workshop • Mickie Pascal
Special Skills
Swing & Salsa dance, tumble, dialects (Southern, Pittsburghese, Nuyorican), drive stick shift, burp on cue, I love dogs! *Equity production
Thank you icon designers Tugrel Peker | Simon Child | Anshul Mathur | Javier Cabezas | Cedric Villain | brandosaur.us
Ruth played Veronica in The Motherfucker with the Hat with barebones productions in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Post Gazette named the production as one of the Top 3 Shows of 2013 and Ruth was named as one of the Best Actresses of 2013!
Ruth is also currently recording the voice of Demi, a little-girl ballet slipper, for the second album of Miss Melodee, a dance teacher who is friends with cartoon shoes!
Ruth plays Effie Trinket & Agent Collins in The Katniss Chronicles, an audio drama based on The Hunger Games, now in its third season. @KatnissChron #TKCpart3
Ruth had the best time during a four week run at iO West in The Lottery!
Ruth was honored to play a make-up artist in Killer Todd, a mockumentary web series written and directed by Greg Gallant and starring the wildly talented James Mastraieni and Brandon Sorenberger.
Ruth had fun playing a bit part in this hilarious video, The Eulogy, written and directed by Corey Rieger, starring Aaron LaPlante and Jeffrey Hutchinson.
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