HANNAH SULAK
WHO IS SHE
I believe strongly in the power of story, the connective way our human nature yearns for it... needs it.
The depths of my core reaching out and touching the depths of another. A gift, a service.
-------Hannah Sulak, 2025
HISTORY:
Hannah was born to a mother who works as a labor and delivery nurse, and a father who was a firefighter. The third born out of four siblings - two older sisters and a younger brother; she loves them dearly.
She grew up in the Pacific Northwest - Bellingham, Washington, just a few miles south of the Canadian border. For most of her childhood she was raised on trees and wild gardens that never waited for a drink from the sky. The flourishing, intense, and raw nature granted morning, midday, and afternoon snacks. Fictional books - specifically of history, far off places, and female heroines, served as common accompaniment. Outdoor imaginative play was core to her upbringing.
She left the slow life near the sleepy bees and snow covered volcanos for something buzzing with a new and different kind of life. Los Angeles. This is where her education, adulthood, and current community began to blossom. But the grounding disciplines, values, and wonderments of upbringing, kept her…well...kind.
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MENTORSHIP | EDUCATION:
As a girl, she gleaned the nickname “little mouse" because she was so shy. But her mother noticed she fancied making up songs during car rides. A deep inner world. She placed her in ballet class & encouraged the stage at any chance. Hannah displayed deep joy in front of the crowds. But was taught about failure young - she forgot lyrics, zoned out and remained terrified to talk to people afterwards.
In middle school, musical theater was discovered. She auditioned for "Into the Woods Jr.”…and everything changed. She became obsessed - pouring over videos of broadway performances and memorizing everyone's lines. Joining a community theater - she did close to 4 shows a year. Right on the heels of graduating High School, Hannah earned: Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 5th Avenue Theater Awards for her role as Mary Poppins. They flew her to NY, New York to compete at the National High School Musical Theater Awards. Hannah became nationally recognized in 2015, making a debut performance on Broadway in the Jimmy Awards. Through the experience she gained extensive professional training at Tisch School of the Arts, and industry connections (Eden Espinosa + Van Kaplan). Best of all, it cultivated bravery and a belief in herself as a professional performer.
She relocated to LA for deepened education in 2015. Hannah graduated with a BFA in Acting for the Stage and Screen at Azusa Pacific University in 2019. She learned from industry professionals: Jesse Corti, Andi Chapman, Alexandra Wright, Jill Brennan Lincoln, David Hadinger, Kirsten Humor, Rachel Tracy, and Monica Ganas. For her last stage performance senior year, she was nominated for an Irene Ryan Award in Acting for her lead role as Mary Haines in “The Women”.
JOYS:
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She is deeply in love with nature - long sunset walks, camping in the mountains, flower arranging. For a year plus she tapped into stunt-work (Sword and Shield, Hand-to-Hand Combat, Guns, Lightsabers) through training at Swordplay LA. She consistently does Lagree once a week, recently ran the Honolulu Marathon in 2024 and is now training for the Osaka Marathon in 2026.
On slow days - she lights incense or a candle, and curls up with her cat, Pepper - to read a play or novel. Recent favorites: “1536” By Ava Pickett and “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" by V.E. Schwab. Sometimes she’ll treat herself to the pottery wheel at Green & Bisque Clayhouse. (Hannah’s been studying ceramics for 5 years now).
Other days will be spent going out to coffee with a girlfriend - “Highly Likely” in Highland Park is a true gem. Also a nighttime escapade with a group of hooligans to "Waltz" in Eagle rock for ginger bear and Photo Booth portraits. AMC A-List; quick to indulge in a solo movie watch. These things make life sweet.
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