Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Nominations

Denise garnered two Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle award nominations for her portrayal of nine Iraqi women in the one-woman show, 9 Parts of Desire.

Click here to read her featured article in the North Bay Bohemian!

Denise sings “Maybe This Time” from Cabaret

Click HERE for resume!

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Email denise_elia@yahoo.com for casting or to arrange your private acting lesson!

Adriana in Comedy of Errors

See Denise as Adriana in the Sonoma County Repertory Theater’s Sebastopol Shakespeare Festival, Aug. 20 - Sep. 5

San Francisco staged reading

Denise was the Deputy Director of Intelligence in The Enigma Deadline, an original drama at the Phoenix Theater.

Quicksand Castles feature film!

Denise was cast as a serial killer, the female lead in an edgy drama that asks: What would you do if your friend needed you to hide the body? Releases Fall 2010!

RIOT Theater Company

Denise founded Riot Theater Company. Its first production, Heather Raffo’s 9 Parts of Desire,

opened September 11, 2009. www.riottheater.com Stay tuned for its next production in Spring 2011!

Private Coaching

Contact Denise for your private acting lesson for audition prep, cold readings, character development and more. Email denise_elia@yahoo.com today for your session!