MA Musical Theatre Showcase Class of 2015 rcs.ac.uk Contents Introduction The Performers From the entire Musical Theatre team, a very warm welcome to this year’s George Arvidson 6 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland MA Musical Theatre Showcase. Alicia Barban 7 It has been a very busy year for this international group of postgraduate students. Jenny Hayley-Douglas 8 Highlights have included producing Candid Cabaret – a season of self-devised solo performances, and most recently presenting the Edinburgh Fringe World premieres of Rachel Graham 9 two new works - Under The Ground and Willy’s Bitches alongside the smash hit Urinetown - The Musical. Ash Henning 10 Hannah Kerbes 11 We’re very proud of all of our students and wish them all the best in their future careers. Today marks the next step for these emerging artists and we thank you for Jonathan Logan 12 the important part you are playing by helping them embark on the next chapter in Lisa MacGregor 13 their careers. Nicolette Macleod 14 Thank you for engaging with the work of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Lauren Mayer 15 please feel free to get in contact with any thoughts or enquiries about our MA or BA Musical Theatre programmes. Melanie Grace Morton 16 Sandra Preciado 17 Andrew Panton Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Graham Richardson 18 [email protected] Joel Schaefer 19 Brigid Shine 20 Rachael Jocelyn Stephens 21 Samantha Taylor Burns 22 Shannon Thurston 23 Matthias Weisschuh 24 The Musical Directors Paul Marszalkowski 28 Tamara Saringer 29 Dustin L Struhall 30 Emma Weiss 31 The Performers 6 7 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Final Season Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Final Season Character Show Director Venue Character Show Director Venue Bobby Strong Urinetown Ken Alexander Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Hope Cladwell Urinetown Ken Alexander Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Dimitri Under The Ground EJ Boyle Assembly Checkpoint, Kelsey* Under The Ground EJ Boyle Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh Edinburgh Ensemble Swinging Into Christmas Andrew Panton The Royal Conservatoire of Featured Soloist* Swinging Into Christmas Andrew Panton The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Scotland Performances Performances Character Show Director Venue Character Show Director Venue Robert The Drowsy Chaperone Bev Newcomb-Madden The Aurora Fox (Founder’s Geek Girl The Nerd Cabaret Paul Smethurst Sloans Bar Green) Featured Soloist* Showstoppers Paul Smethurst American International Riff West Side Story Richard Kagey Seagle Music Colony School. Lusaka, Zambia Ben The Telephone Norman Gamboa The Aurora Symphony Featured Dancer Scott Gibson’s ‘Life After Scott Gibson Webster’s Theatre Perchick Fiddler on the Roof Pamyla Stiehl Newman Center for the Death’ Performing Arts Julia / Helena / Lavinia The Women of William Shannon Thurston RCS 360 Curly Oklahoma Ken Cox Newman Center for the Florinda Into the Woods Tim French Randolph Theatre Performing Arts Jack The Lord of the Flies Rosanna Saracino Annex Theatre Lady Blanche King John (abridged) Bruce Dow Randolph Academy The Performers Related skills The Performers Related skills Music Intermediate piano; Orchestral and Choral conducting ; sight reading; Summa Cum Laude music degree Music Ukulele Singing Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance; classically trained baritone, F2- C5 (belt/ mix); solo experience with big band and symphony orchestra Singing Soprano F3 – D6 (Belt E), Choral Singing, Scatting, Jazz Dance tap, jazz, contemporary, and ballet; partner dancing- west coast swing, waltz, and Dance Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Jazz salsa; musical theatre choreography experience Accents Canadian (Native), Southern American, French, RP, Australian Accents American, Western (native); American, Georgia; American, Brooklyn; American, Languages Fluent French Boston; American, Texas; American; Minnesota; British, RP; British, East London; Sports Sprinter (Highly Skilled), Swimming, Ice Skating, Skiing. British, Yorkshire; Scottish, Standard; Irish, Belfast. George Other Skills Visual Arts, Stage combat, Improvisation, Working with Children Languages Intermediate French Alicia Arvidson Other Skills 2014 SAFD certified single sword stage combat; unarmed stage combat; knife stage combat; skiing; ice skating; US driver’s license; dual citizenship US/UK. * Denotes Dance Captain Barban Notes Notes Height 6’ 1’’ Eyes Blue Height 5' 8" Hair Colour Brown Eyes Green Nationality British/American Hair Dark Brown dual citizenship Nationality Canadian (UK Visa) Spotlight No. 0855-1271-6927 Spotlight No. 7055 0192 6286 Equity No. A00430470 Equity No. 433784 Mobile 07923 512 558 Mobile 07592 493 473 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Previous Qualifications Previous Qualifications BM Voice Performance (Summa Performing Arts Diploma – Randolph Cum Laude) 2014 Academy for the Performing Arts 8 9 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Final Season Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Final Season Character Show Director Venue Character Show Director Venue Little Sally Urinetown Ken Alexander Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Hot Blades Harry Urinetown Ken Alexander Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Julia Willy’s Bitches Philip Howard Assembly Checkpoint, Lady Macbeth Willy’s Bitches Philip Howard Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh Edinburgh Performer Candid Cabaret Paul Smethurst Sloans, Glasgow Performances Vocalist and Ensemble Swinging Into Christmas Andrew Panton The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Character Show Director Venue Tiger Lily Peter Pan Rodger Hannah Glasgow Kings Theatre Performances First Family Entertainment Princess Jasmine Aladdin Jimmy Chisholm Glasgow Kings Theatre Character Show Director Venue First Family Entertainment Dancer Life After Death Scott Gibson The Websters Theatre Holly Viva Forever (Workshop) Paul Garrington ATA Vocalist and Performer Happy End: RSNO Alchemy Peter Wiegold The Cottiers Theatre Cinderella Cinderella Tony Cownie Glasgow Kings Theatre Baker’s Wife Into the Woods Gillian McLaren Scott The Websters Theatre First Family Entertainment Niki Wade Bad Girls Gillian McLaren Scott East Kilbride Arts Centre Meatloaf We Will Rock You Tony Edge / Ben Elton UK/ International Tour Phil Mcintyre Related skills Film / TV Credits / Radio Credits The Performers Music Basic Piano, Basic Clarinet, Mezzo-Soprano, Belt, Jazz, Classical. The Performers Accents Glaswegian*, Standard Scottish, General American, Southern American, R.P., Character Title Director / Project Leader Cockney, Northern Irish. Semi Finalist Over The Rainbow TALKBACK THAMES / BBC / Singing Mezzo Soprano, E below middle C to high A (Belt high E) Fountain Studios Dance Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary Andrew Lloyd Webber Languages Basic French Other Skills Full Clean Driving Licence, Horse Riding Related skills Music Guitar Singing Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Soprano, Gospel, Range F-G6, Belt - A Dance Basic, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Tap Accents American-Standard, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Essex, Glasgow, Irish-Northern, Rachel Liverpool, London, RP, Scottish-Standard Jenny Other Skills Song-writing, Golf, Skiing, Snowboarding, Surfing Graham Notes Hayley- Douglas Height 5’ 4" Notes Eyes Green Hair Brown/Auburn Nationality Scottish Height 5’ 4" Spotlight No. 3814-9087-0368 Eyes Blue Equity No. S00422184 Hair Blonde Mobile 07455 808 818 Nationality Scottish Email [email protected] Spotlight No. 2760-8971-2162 Mobile 07817 824 988 Previous Qualifications Email [email protected] BA (Hons) Musical Theatre 10 11 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Final Season Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Final Season Character Show Director Venue Character Show Director Venue Penelope Pennywise Urinetown Ken Alexander Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Officer Barrel Urinetown Ken Alexander Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Queen Margaret Willy’s Bitches Philip Howard Assembly Checkpoint, Beatrice Willy’s Bitches Phillip Howard Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh Edinburgh Ensemble Swinging Into Christmas Andrew Panton The Royal Conservatoire of Ensemble Swinging Into Christmas Andrew Panton The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Scotland Performances Performances Character Show Director Venue Character Show Director Venue Featured Soloist Broadway at the Kimmel Jason Robert Brown Kimmel Center Self Candid Cabaret Erin Carter The Royal Conservatoire of Martha The Secret Garden Jay Irwin Wade James Theatre Scotland Ado Annie Oklahoma! Andy Friedlander McIntyre Hall Bakers Wife Into the Woods (Workshop) Michael Howell The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Eva Peron Evita Diane Johnson McIntyre Hall Fairy Godmother Shrek Mark Bellamy Storybook Theatre Jo March Little Women: The Musical Andy Friedlander Philip Tarro Theatre Freckleface Strawberry Emily Kathryn Kerbes Storybook Theatre Hermia A Midsummer Night’s Shawn Fuller Heiner Theatre Dream Keep Sweet Jane Kevin Mckendrick Organized Crime (Staged Reading) Vivienne Legally Blonde Patricia Raine Merriam Theatre The Performers The Performers Related skills Related skills Singing Soprano E3-F6, Belt G5, Classical Music Choral Singing Dance Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop Singing Alto, Belt, Jazz, Scatting, Range: Legit E3-C#6 Belt F#5 Accents Canadian (native), French Canadian, American South, General Scots, Dance Contemporary, Jazz, Ballet RP, Essex, Ukraine Accents RP, American California, American-East Coast, American-New York, Valid driving license (Canadian), Tai Chi, puppetry American-Southern States, American-Standard, American-West Coast (native) Other Skills Languages English Other Skills Driver’s License Ash Hannah Henning Kerbes Notes Notes Height 5’ 11" Height 5’ 6" Eyes