Erin's Bio and other cool stuff

“Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

First...A little about me that you WON'T find on the typical resume...

I'm the spunky and resourceful girl-next-door who fights for what's right with an ambassador's fervor. I love to laugh, and I poke fun at myself on a regular basis. I have been known to ask for a side of cheese-whiz to accompany otherwise healthy food. And I really, really love being an actor.

My main focus at this moment is film and television, as well as intimate, relationship-based musicals. I come alive when I get a chance to explore the soft underbelly of what it means to be human. I like characters who are deeply good with a bit of rebellion, standing up for what they believe in even if it makes them unpopular at first (they always come around in the end!)

To get a better sense- take Naomi Watts' raw depth, Amy Adams' innocent spunk, Mary Louise Parker's offbeat vulnerability, and Sarah Paulson's intelligent poise, and you have a good idea of what I bring to the table. As a singer, I am a slightly warmer version of Lauren Kennedy (sweet soprano, big pop belt.) Commercially, I'm the classic girl-next-door with an artsy, funky edge and a bit of sass!

And now for the "traditional" bio (bleh!)

Proud Member of AEA, SAG and AFTRA. Currently residing in New York City, I was raised in San Diego, California and have been acting/singing/dancing since the age of 9. My first role was as the gander in "Charlotte's Web" and this was only the first of many gender-bending and species bending roles! In fact, it wasn't until college that I started to play roles in my own age range, ethnicity and gender. Must have been the willingness to play and my wacky perceptiveness that got me those roles!

I received my Bachelor's Degree in Theatre (Acting) from Pepperdine University, where I received the Mary Pickford Scholarship for Excellence in Theatre. Since then, I've landed several recurring roles on the hit TV series' "Veronica Mars" and "One Life to Live" as well as leading roles in independent feature and short length films. In addition, I have done countless work in commercials and industrials.

I have been fortunate enough to perform in some of the finest theatres in San Diego, New York, Los Angeles and beyond. Notable theatre credits include "The Last Five Years," "Suds, the Rockin' 60s Musical Soap Opera," "Oxygen," "Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika," "South Pacific," "Evita," "Camelot," "Avow," "The Wizard of Oz," "Pieces" (for which I won an Outstanding Performance Award), "Remains," "Wit," "King Lear," "The Sound of Music," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," "The Diaries of Adam and Eve," Living Together," "Macbeth," "The Good Doctor," "States of Shock," "A Doll's House," "Alice in Modernland," "The World is Round," and "The Czar of Nothingness."

While off stage or set, I work as a business/career coach for actors, helping actors set goals, organize their business, and create a plan of action with easy tools that can take them to the next level, no matter where they are starting from. I am also an award winning theatre director and producer.

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Interviews

SDSU Arts: Interview with Melanie Holtzberg

Awards

Outstanding Performance (Erin Cronican as Actor: "Pieces"- Actors Alliance Festival 2005)

Outstanding Ensemble (Erin Cronican as Actor: "The Tree of Life"- Actors Alliance Festival 2003)

Outstanding Production (Erin Cronican as Producer: "Correct Address"- Actors Alliance Festival 2005)

Outstanding Direction (Erin Cronican as Director: "Correct Address"- Actors Alliance Festival 2005)

Outstanding Performance awards were also given to the two actors she cast in "Correct Address": Joey Landwehr and Matt Scott.

Film Festivals