Amara Haaksman

Cell: 713-725-6198 Height: 5’ 3” [email protected] Hair: Blonde Soprano with mix/belt Eyes: Blue/Green

NEW YORK THEATER That Lady from Maxim’s (in rehearsals) Crevette (Lead) NYMF 2013, The Pearl Theater Parade Iola Stover The Secret Theater Lighthouse: A Romantic Musical Leda (Lead) Isle of Shoals Theatre Co. (New musical based on Ibsen’s Lady from the Sea) That Lady from Maxim’s Crevette The Robert Moss Theatre That Lady from Maxim’s Crevette The Shell Theater Invader? I Hardly Know Her! Lucy Walks-on-Sky Fringe Festival 2010: Soho Playhouse Circle in the Square Cabaret soloist,“Lying There”from Edges The Triad NYC Wings of Fire Tessie Manhattan Repertory Theater

MUSICAL THEATER The Most Happy Fella Ensemble Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Co. Anything Goes Hope Harcourt Harbour Playhouse Les Miserables Cosette Harbour Playhouse The Fantasticks Luisa Clear Creek Theatre Flyer (a new musical) Katherine Wright Oklahoma City University Songs of Ryan Scott Oliver (song cycle) soloist, “Crayon Girl” Oklahoma City University Grease Sandy Clear Creek Theatre PRIDE Cabaret: Before the parade . . . ensemble/soloist The Alley Theater Into the Woods Stepmother Theater on the Bay

OPERA La Rondine Gabrielle Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Co. Le Villi ensemble/featured dancer Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Co.

THEATER The Children’s Hour Janet/Martha Dobie Understudy Oklahoma City University Let’s Pretend Players: Shakespeare Puck/Narrator Oklahoma City Univ.: Touring Troupe A Midsummer Night’s Dream Puck Alvin Texas Shakespeare Festival Dracula Mina Murray Clear Creek Theatre Playing for Time Etalina Clear Creek Theatre A Midsummer Night’s Dream Puck Clear Creek Theatre

WORKSHOPS/STAGED READINGS Me and My Girl Sally Smith Oklahoma City University Ruthless Betty Lerman/Eve Oklahoma City University

TRAINING Oklahoma City University: Bachelor of Music: Music Theatre; Vocal Training with Larry Keller, Dennis Schneider: Acting the Sanford Meisner technique, Dr. David Herendeen: Director Opera/Music Theater, Jonathan Beck Reed Atlantic Theater Company Six Week Summer Intensive 2007; with Anya Saffir, Cynthia Silver, Josh Pais, Kelly Maurer Circle in the Square Theater School Summer Intensive Workshop 2008; with Alan Langdon, Kimberly Vaughn, Sybil Lines, Leigh Dillon, Ken Schatz, Jacqueline Brookes, Terese Hayden Manhattan School of Music Professional Music Theatre Workshop 2007; with Paul Gemignani, Paul Ford, Carolann Page, Joanna Merlin, Austin Pendleton, and Ginger Thatcher Master Class with Kelli O’Hara Dance: jazz, tap, ballet 10 years Oklahoma City University Dance Department with Tiffany van der Merwe, Jay Fagan, Patricia Oplotnik, Kari Shaw, Alana Martin; Houston Metropolitan Dance Center, and Kirkwood Dance Studio

SPECIAL SKILLS Beg/Intermediate piano skills, cartwheels, can read sheet music, stage combat (hand to hand/rapier)