All About Erin

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So, you want to know more about me? Well, I think you deserve to learn a little something that you WON'T find in the typical bio...

I'm a professional actor/singer based in NYC - but you probably aleady knew that. I'm the gal who always goes after what she wants with fervor -- be it an intellectually stimulating career, idealized romance that makes me swoon, or the perfect slice of pizza. 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 think everything tastes a little better with hot sauce. And bacon. But if I had to choose, I'd take acting over bacon...any day of the week.

My main focus is on intimate musicals, as well as independent film and plays. I adore projects that explore what it means to be in relationship with others. I come alive when I get a chance to explore the soft underbelly of the human experience. I bring a sort of charming neuroticism to my work that makes you root for the character - a little too uptight for my own good but infectiously optimistic about what's in store.

My first love is telling a story through song, but on-camera work provides such a magical and intimate conversation with the audience. Luckily, I have been able to bounce back and forth between stage and screen -- and am humbled to have been in deep collaboration with writers, directors composers, and filmmakers in both worlds.

And now for the "traditional" bio (bleh!) (and in the 3rd person, no less!)

Proud Member of AEA, SAG and AFTRA. Currently residing in New York City. Erin Cronican was raised in San Diego, California and has been acting/singing/dancing since the age of 9. She's an alum of Orange Glen High School and received her Bachelor's Degree in Theatre (Acting) from Pepperdine University, where she was honored with the Mary Pickford Scholarship for Excellence in Theatre. A proud member of SAG, AFTRA and AEA, Erin has performed with some of the finest theatres in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego and beyond.

Erin also has a prolific career on-camera, landing a recurring role on the hit CW television series "Veronica Mars" as Wiedman's Assistant, and playing multiple principal roles on "One Life to Live" from 2008-2010. She has also been seen in leading roles in independent feature and short length films, including "Cold Souls" and "Writer's Block." In addition, she has done countless work in commercials and industrials.

Notable theatre credits include the first ever revival of "Subways Are For Sleeping," the national tour of "Suds, the Rockin' 60s Musical Soap Opera," as well as "The Last Five Years," "Angels in America," "South Pacific," "Evita," "Camelot," "Look Back in Anger," "Closer," "Avow," "Wit," "Twelfth Night," "Macbeth," "The Good Doctor," "The Diaries of Adam and Eve," and "A Doll's House." She has also written and starred in two solo cabarets: "Thank You, Next!" and "The Callback.

While off stage or set, Erin is a career coach for actors through her company, The Actors' Enterprise, helping actors set goals, organize their business, and create a plan of action with easy tools that can help take them to the next level.

Erin is 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

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