Acting, Producing & Hosting
Claudia has always enjoyed performing, whether on stage or on camera. Her first theater classes at HB Studio in NY quickly led to her acting in plays around the city. Soon enough she moved to LA to further her acting career. She feels equally comfortable in the roles of producer and host.
Entertainment Gallery
"RIVETING" L.A. Times Critic’s Choice
Actor Portrait, in Character as a Gaunt, Pale Carol Cutrere in Orpheus Descending
Onsatge in Orpheus Descending with Gale Harold
Onstage in Orpheus Descending
BTS Orpheus Descending, Dressing Room
BTS TODAY Show with Kathie Lee, Hoda & Dr. Brockington
BTS Here Lies Film
BTS Italian Vogue
BTS Hosting NYFW DesignNow
BTS CSI: NY
Reviews of Tennessee Williams’ Orpheus Descending at Theatre/Theater in LA in 2010
The production, which starred Claudia Mason who also executive produced, was nominated for a McCulloh Award for Best Revival of a play by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC)
“CRITIC'S CHOICE”
— LA Times
“The matchless dramatic poetry of Tennessee Williams elevates Orpheus Descending which gets its sprawling due at Theatre/Theater... a spare, evocative rendition by... Lou Pepe (and) his capable company... brilliantly spear-headed by Gale Harold and Denise Crosby... (and) the wonderful Claudia Mason...”
— LA Times
“2010 is off to a great season if this is the kind of fare we can expect this year...definitely not one to miss. Former cover model Claudia Mason is a perfect fit as the consummate seductress and town inciter of jealous wrath and gossip.”
— Eye Spy LA
“...we are, for a glorious moment, in theatrical heaven... This... production... of Orpheus Descending... makes its points most sharply and, without losing a sense of reality, captures the richness of its poetry... Carol Cutrere (Claudia Mason)... gives off the kind of heat we expect from Williams.”
— Stage and Cinema
“Go.”
— LA Weekly
“WOW”
— StageSceneLA.com
“...the ensemble's power and conviction are ...potent...erotically (Claudia Mason's twiglike Carol Cutrere...)”
— LA Weekly
“In the talented hands of its cast, director Lou Pepe, and designers, Orpheus Descending is proof positive that the 'waiver' theater can achieve world-class levels of excellence. This is Los Angeles theatre at its finest... a surefire hit... the first major artistic success of 2010... Claudia Mason gives a moving portrayal of lost soul/misfit Carol.”
— StageSceneLA.com
“Ironic humor and moments of pathos are deftly dovetailed as the production works its way to a chilling conclusion...the finest work by the supporting players includes...Claudia Mason as a bedraggled local waif...”
— Backstage
“Its cast performs beautifully. If art does purify... then the souls of these actors are washed clean. Model-turned-actress Claudia Mason brings a nuanced and delicate turn as Carol Cutrere... Tall and svelte with dark locks of long hair, Mason is like a frail Vampira of the South...”
— Signal Tribune