Yolanda Roger Mapes

Hi everyone! I'm Rev. Yolanda- trans femme gender queer actor singer songwriter and interfaith minister- with a cutting edge- funny and dramatic personality. I work with children a lot and do readings for and with them including musical performance and coaching musical performance.
I have an MA in Theatre performance and Oral Interpretation of literature. I also graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. I have worked in TV , film and stage, as well as written for the stage and am in development of a new musical. I have directed theater for ages kindergarten-high school senior. I'm available during daytime hours and very patient as we work through the script.
I'm happy to offer reasonable prices and flexible availability.

Rev.Yolanda-Trans Femme Gender Queer Actor. Height 5'9” Weight 215, Hair Natural: Silver, Wigs: Auburn, Blonde, Brunette. Eyes:Brown
Rev. Yolanda is a singer/songwriter/trans-femme genderqueer performance artist, actor, and interfaith minister, originally from Muscle Shoals Alabama- The Hit Recording Capital Of The World. Rev. Yolanda's body of musical work has been honoured with induction into the The GLBT Hall Of Fame, the Blues Hall of Fame, and two MAC Awards.

As an actor, Rev. Yolanda has been seen on “Family Stories” for the Discovery Channel playing Vivian Wheeler (the current Guinness Book of World Record-holder for bearded lady), HBO's "High Maintenance, 5 seasons of web series "Skeleton Crew", 2 seasons of webseries "Demon Doctor", 1 season of webseries "The Art of Blowing It", and 2 feature documentary films:
"Rev. Yolanda's Old Time Gospel Hour-The Movie", and "I Am Never Alone" (with Depak Chopra).
Rev. Yolanda in 2021 is currently working on a full length, autobiographical musical theatre piece entitled "The Church Of The Alien Love Child Presents: The Passion of Rev. Yolanda" and just released (Oct 2021) a "concept album" for the musical.


Credits Include

Year
Credit
2020 [IMDB]
The Art of Blowing It
TV Series
2019 [IMDB]
Demon Doctor
TV Series
2018 [IMDB]
Last Night in New York
Short
2018 [IMDB]
High Maintenance
TV Series
2016 [IMDB]
Skeleton Crew
TV Series
2016 [IMDB]
The Man from Everywhere
Short