Andrea L. Grody 4301 Frist Center Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544-1143 860-550-3449 [email protected] www.andreagrody.com

Education

Princeton University, A.B. (expected June 2011) Major: Music Certificate: Theatre GPA: 3.774 SAT: 2380 (of possible 2400)

Work Experience

New London Barn Playhouse, New London, NH – Associate Music Director. Summer 2009 Assisted and played keyboards for four mainstage productions. Music directed and accompanied four children’s musicals and two mainstage productions. Rosen-Obst Productions, Studio City, CA – Intern and 2nd Assistant to Marc Rosen, Summer 2008 producing partner of television and film studio. Read, summarized and evaluated screenplays. Recorded notes of meetings for executives. Andrew Gross, Topanga, CA – Intern for film composer. Organized and categorized Summer 2008 more than 300 music tracks for new music licensing website, konsonant.com. Participated in post-production meetings for Mr. Gross’s current film project. Ivy Bound Test Prep – Provide individualized and classroom tutoring to high school 2006 - Present students for SAT tests. Edited a custom vocabulary-geared edition of the novel, Flatland, and created sample SAT-style questions for students.

University Activities

Assassins – Music Director/Conductor; Princeton University Players. Spring 2009 tick, tick…BOOM! – Director/Music Director; Princeton University Players. October 2008

Princeton University Players – Board member for Princeton’s student musical theatre 2008 - Present troupe. Music Manager, 2008; Production Manager (executive board), 2009.

Princeton Triangle Club Writer’s Workshop – Member of select writing team for 2008 - Present oldest collegiate musical-comedy troupe in the U.S.

Princeton Triangle Club Business Team – Member of team that manages business 2008 - Present functions, including publicity and merchandise sales, for student musical-comedy troupe.

Princeton University Glee Club – Member of select mixed chorus; soloist, April 2008. 2007 - Present

Sex on Broadway – Director/Music Director; annual freshman musical theatre revue December 2007 presented by the Princeton University Players.

Skills

Proficient with Sibelius, Finale, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint.

Detailed list of music credits and honors attached. Andrea L. Grody 4301 Frist Center Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544-1143 860-550-3449 [email protected] www.andreagrody.com

Music Credits and Honors

A. Directing

New London Barn Playhouse, Associate Music Director at summerstock Summer 2009 New London, NH theatre; ten productions in fourteen weeks. Orpheus Waking, Princeton Conductor for an original musical by Princeton Spring 2009 Department of Theatre & Dance seniors, Jason Pomerantz and Kelvin Dinkins. Assassins, Princeton University Music Director/Conductor. Spring 2009 Players Footloose, Princeton University Music Director/Piano/Conductor. Fall 2008 Players tick, tick…BOOM!, Princeton Director/Music Director. Fall 2008 University Players Clue the Musical, Princeton Music Director. Spring 2008 University Players Sex on Broadway, Princeton Director/Music Director of annual freshman Fall 2007 University Players musical theatre revue. Showtime Co-producer and co-director of musical theatre Spring 2007 revue performed in West Hartford, CT. Perfect Beauty, Hartford Assistant Music Director/Arranger. Spring 2004 Children’s Theatre The Wizard of Oz, Hartford Assistant Music Director. Fall 2003 Children’s Theatre

B. Composition

Metamorphoses, Princeton Original music for play by Mary Zimmerman. 2009 Theatre Intime Princeton Triangle Club Writers’ Member of select writing team for oldest 2008 - Present Workshop collegiate musical-comedy troupe in the U.S. PRISM Commission Award, Awarded Commission by PRISM Saxophone 2007 Walden School, Dublin, N.H. Quartet; to be performed in New York and Philadelphia in 2009. “Echo” Commissioned and premiered by Kingswood- 2006 Oxford School Octopipers. Walden School Artists’ colony/summer program for young 2005 - 07 composers ages 9-18. (Summers) “I Love Thee” Winner, Connecticut Music Educators 2005 Association Composition Festival. “I Love Thee” Premiered by Hall High School Voce di Coeli 2005 (February 2005). Private composition lessons with 2004 - 07 Lief Ellis

C. Choral/Vocal

Princeton University Glee Club Member of select mixed chorus; soloist, April 2007 - Present 2007. Hall High School Choraliers Member of high school’s premier select mixed 2005 - 07 chorus; President, 2006-07. Selected to Connecticut All-State Member of statewide chorus selected through 2005 - 07 Honors Choir two-tier audition process. Hall High School Voce di Coeli Member of select all-girls chorus. 2004 - 05 Selected to Northern Regional Member of regional chorus selected through 2004 - 07 Chorus, CT statewide audition process. American Choral Directors Member of mixed chorus selected by taped 2003 - 04 Association Middle School Honor audition. Choir Private voice lessons 2000 - Present

D. Instrumental

Private jazz piano lessons 2008 - Private piano lessons 1995 - 2007 Hartt School Performer’s Received certificate for completion of select 2004 - 06 Certificate Program (Piano) two-year supplemental music program. Connecticut State Music Statewide honor recital; performers selected 2006, 2004 Teachers Association Select through live audition. Student Recital (Piano) Hartt School Honors Recital Hartt School, Hartford, CT; performers 2007, 2005, (Piano) selected through live audition. 2003 Private guitar lessons 2004 - 06

E. Other Musical

Princeton University Players Production Manager (executive board), 2009; 2008 - Present Music Manager (managerial board), 2008. Board member for Princeton’s leading student musical theatre group. Connecticut Association of Awarded annually to two seniors per high 2007 Schools Outstanding school for sustained achievement in the Achievement Award performing arts. Michael Feinstein Informal internship with internationally known 2004 - 06 performer.