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case2016
rcs.ac.uk
Introduction
A very warm welcome to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s annual New York Showcase. I am delighted to welcome you on behalf of all of the staff and students on our Acting and Musical Theatre degree programmes.
The students performing today are all US or Canadian citizens, keen to share the fruits of their studies from our unique, Scottish institution. As a national institution, the Royal Conservatoire has students from some 52 countries working and learning together in a close-knit, multi-disciplinary environment.
RCS has strong and active links with a wide range of Scottish and UK organisations including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe, the National Theatre of Scotland, the Citizens Theatre Glasgow, BBC Scotland and many others.
We are very proud of its reputation for producing generations of successful artists, such as James McAvoy, Alan Cumming, Denis Lawson, Alexandra Silber, Rebecca Faulkenberry, Laura Fraser, David Tennant, Sam Heughan, Billy Boyd, Laura Donnelly, Robert Carlyle, John Doyle and Richard Madden.
We hope you enjoy the performance as a new generation of talented and committed artists take some of their first steps. Please don’t hesitate to come and talk to me and my colleagues (as well as our students!) after the performance.
Hugh HodgartDirector of Drama, Dance, Production and ScreenRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
ChrisGinesi
Playing age 25-35Height 6’3"Build MediumEyes GreenHair Dark BlondeNationality AmericanMobile +44 (0)7400 558 910Email [email protected]
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
Character Performance Director Company
Jim/Tom/Kenneth Clybourne Park Carl Jordan 6th St. PlayhouseColonel Jessup A Few Good Men Laura Downing-Lee Santa Rosa ARTCardinal Richelieu The Three Musketeers Jennifer King Napa Conservatory TheatreDarryl Darryl Come Home Adam Palafox Actors BasementPato Dooley Beauty Queen of Leenane Bronwen Shears 6th St. PlayhouseEddie Hurlyburly Jesse Merritt Obfuscating ProductionsDennis This is Our Youth Adam Palafox Actors BasementPolonius Hamlet Gordon Barr RCSCoriolanus Coriolanus Merlyn Sell Narrow Way Stage Co.Cassius Julius Caesar Rush Cosgrove Narrow Way Stage Co.
Scott Burnside I Almost Got Away With It Evan Cecil Indigo Films/Discovery IDLt. Dalton Extra Ordinary Mike Pavone Mike Pavone FilmsThe Guy The Birthday Bob Dossa Rainy Day Run Productions
Film / TV Credits / Radio Credits
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Accents: UK: Galway, RPInternational: California (native), Brooklyn, Chicago, Midwest, Texas
Languages: EnglishSports: Basketball, cycling, ping pong, skiingStage Combat: Hand to hand, fallsAwards: SUNY for Best Actor, SFBATCC for Best Ensemble (twice)Other: Bartending, poker
ChrisGinesi
Kat Haan
Height 5’9"Eyes BlueHair BlondeNationality AmericanEmail [email protected] www.kathaan.weebly.com
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
Leonata Much Ado About Nothing Jennifer Dick RCSJacques Scenes from As you Like It Nick Hutchison RCS at the GlobeCampaspe Scenes from Campaspe Ellen Jerstad RCS at the GlobeMasha Scenes from The Three Sisters Alice Langley RCSNastya Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls Kate Jopson Circle X Theatre Co.Geraldine What the Butler Saw Rachel Noll Occidental CollegeSchool-Girl The Mikado Alan Freeman Occidental CollegeMaster Wellbred / Tib Every Man in His Humour Nick Hutchison British American Drama
Academy
Accents: UK: British RP, Northern IrishInternational: Standard American, Southern American
Languages: English, can read FrenchDance: Basic dance trainingMovement: Lecoq, Viewpoints, LabanSinging: Alto / mezzo, folk, country, blues, standards, musical theatreSports: Basketball, crew, figure skatingStage Combat: Basic falls, hand to handOther: Improv, clowning, member of Actors Equity Association (Katherine E. Haan)
KatHaan
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ChristopherJordan-Marshall
Height 6’1"Eyes GreenHair BlackNationality British (American dual citizenship)Mobile +44 (0)7514 157 530Email [email protected] No. 2611-3490-0299Equity No. 00437588
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
Character Performance Director Company
Mr. Spencer/Dance Captain Merrily We Roll Along Phillip Howard RCS Emcee Cabaret Andrew Panton RCSPianist/Percussionist/ Ensemble
Return to the Forbidden Planet Stephen Whitson SWG3
Pepe (Understudy Riff ) West Side Story Andrew Panton RCSDavy Sunshine On Leith Andrew Panton RCS Self Under the Ground Katie Barnett RCSVarious Tales From The Mall Peter Collins National Theatre of Scotland Ensemble/Actor-musician The Caucasian Chalk Circle Mark Thomson Royal Lyceum Edinburgh
Featured Vocalist BBC Children in Need Andrew Panton BBC Scotland
Film / TV Credits / Radio Credits
Accents: UK: Glasgow (native), Edinburgh, Scottish-standard, RP, Heightened RP, CockneyInternational: American
Dance: Jazz, tap, contemporary, ballet, devising, commercialMusic: Piano, drums, percussion, music theory working Grade 5, actor-musicianLanguages: EnglishSinging: Tenor, a cappella, choral singing, falsetto, sight singingOther: Drama/musical theatre workshop leader (yrs 9 – 18)
ChristopherJordan-
Marshall
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MattMcGill
Playing age 16-25Height 6’0"Build Slim/athleticEyes HazelHair BrownNationality American/Irish (Dual Citizen)Mobile +44 (0)7999 275 681Email [email protected] No. 7017-8946-1327
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
Character Performance Director Company
Enfield The Strange Case of Jekyll & Hyde
Lucien MacDougall and Benedicte Seierup
RCS
To be confirmed The Circle of Fifths Matthew Lenton RCS
Standish The Dining Room Mark Stevenson RCSDemetrius Midsummer Night’s Dream Ali de Souza RCSSolyony Three Sisters John Kazek RCSDeviser/Performer Nokken Ensemble RCS, Spoleto International
FestivalEnsemble Grit Cora Bissett Pachamama
AS Niell World War One at Home Rob Pearson BBC Scotland RadioTibet Richard Ben Hunter RCSLee Administrating His
Needed EndCharles Caster-Dudzick BC Film
Film / TV Credits / Radio Credits
Accents: UK: RP, Heightened RP, Scottish, LondonInternational: General American*, Dublin, Southern American, New York, Boston
Languages: EnglishMovement: Lecoq, MaskSinging: Tenor/baritone, All County Distinction Sports: Swimming, yogaAwards: Gielgud Bursary recipient 2016, 3-Year Merit Scholarship Other: A cappella, sight reading, directing, writing, devising, verbatim, workshop leader
Matt McGill
Notes
TierneyNolen
Playing age 18-30Height 5’6"Build SlimEyes BlueHair BrownNationality AmericanMobile UK: +44(0) 7958 717 290 USA: +1 508 308 8072Email [email protected] www.tierneynolen.com
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
Character Performance Director Company
Horatio Hamlet Gordon Barr RCSRosalind Scenes from As You Like It Nick Hutchison The Globe ResidencyThe Nurse Romeo & Juliet Avery Wigglesworth The Cutout Theatre, NYCSurka Uprising Samantha Manas Between Us Productions, NYCIlse Spring Awakening Michael Preston Trinity CollegeLoud Stone Eurydice Michelle Hendrick Trinity College
Princess Yaoi Dungeon Crawlers Karl Custer Jr. Trifocal ProductionsBailey Wick Knights of Better Days James Trip Joseph Road Studios
Film / TV Credits / Radio Credits
Accents: UK: RP, CockneyInternational: Standard American, Southern, Dublin
Music: Basic ukulele and pianoMovement: Viewpoints, SuzukiSinging: A cappella (four years), Choir – Second SopranoSports: Running, yoga,Stage Combat: Hand to hand
TierneyNolen
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MariahParris
Height 5’9"Build SlimEyes HazelHair BrownNationality AmericanEmail [email protected] www.Mariah-Parris.com
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
Character Performance Director Company
Gussie Carnegie Merrily We Roll Along Philip Howard RCS Dance Captain/Two Ladies Cabaret Andrew Panton RCSEnsemble/Violin Return to the Forbidden Planet Stephen Whitson SWG3Clarice, U/S Anybodys West Side Story Andrew Panton RCSFeatured Dancer Sunshine On Leith Andrew Panton RCSSelf/Choreographer Under The Ground Katie Barnett RCSJean Keep The Home Fires Stephen Redwood RCSLouise Gypsy David Caldwell Otterbein UniversityLady Maria Love’s Labour’s Lost Denice Hicks Nashville Shakespeare Festival
Bride Plot Device Seth WorleyVocalist Susan Boyle,
BBC Children In NeedAndrew Panton BBC Scotland
Girl (Lead) Wallpaper Louise Dawson
Film / TV Credits / Radio Credits
Accents: UK: RP, heightened RPInternational: General American (native), Southern American (native), Urban American, New York, Irish
Dance: Ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, commerical, tap, musical theatre, partneringMusic: Violin, sight singing, basic pianoLanguages: EnglishSinging: Soprano, strong legit, jazz soloist, choral singing, close harmoniesAwards: “Most Promising Actor”- First Night Theatre HonorsOther: US Driver’s License, improv artist, choreographer, deviser
MariahParris
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TimPollack
Playing age 22-28Height 5’11"Build AthleticEyes Blue/GreenHair Dirty BlondeNationality AmericanMobile +44 (0)7535 059 030Email [email protected]
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
James of the Glens Kidnapped Graham McLaren RCSRat, Chorus Dick McWhittington Alasdair Hawthorn RCSTo be confirmed The Circle of Fifths Matthew Lenton RCSJohnny Frankie and Johnny in the
Clair de LuneJohn Kazek RCS
Silvius, Adam, Duke Frederick As You Like It Pete Collins RCSOberon, Demetrius, Fairy A Midsummer Night’s Dream Jennifer Dick BBC
Accents: UK: RP, heightened RPInternational: American*, American southern states, Canadian
Movement: Lecoq, MarceauSports: American football, baseball/softball, ice hockey, basketballStage Combat: Basic workshopsOther: Clean U.S. driver’s license
Tim Pollack
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Jake Robertson
Height 5’10"Eyes Hazel/GreenHair Dark BrownNationality AmericanMobile USA: +1 630 808 1307 UK: +44 (0)7521 748 964Email [email protected]
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
Claudius/Ghost Hamlet Gordon Barr RCSOrlando Scenes from As You Like It Nick Hutchison RCS at The GlobeHenry Higgins Pygmalion R. N. Sandberg Princeton Summer TheatreUncle Peck How I Learned to Drive R. N. Sandberg Princeton Program in TheatrePoprishchin/Jake Robertson Diary of a Madman (Personal
Adaptation)R. N. Sandberg Princeton Program in Theatre
Max Bialystock The Producers Ethan Heard Princeton Program in TheatreJudge Brack Hedda Gabler Tracy Bersley Princeton Program in TheatreHim Woman and Scarecrow Tim Vasen Princeton Program in TheatreKing Lear King Lear Kanoa Mulling Princeton Shakespeare
CompanyGroucho Marx The Cocoanuts Rob Pileckis Schaumburg Summer Theatre
Accents: UK: RP, Cockney, Scottish, IrishInternational: American (deep southern, Texan, Chicago, NY (Bronx), Minnesotan, mid-Atlantic), Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Yiddish, Eastern European
Languages: Russian (advanced), Polish (intermediate)Movement: Lecoq and Laban Singing: BaritoneSports: Martial arts (karate/tae-kwon-do)Stage Combat: Unarmed 2-day intensiveAwards: Lewis Center for the Arts Award in Theatre 2013 and 2014; Princeton’s Pyne Honor Prize (highest
general distinction conferred on an undergraduate); Phi Beta Kappa; Bachko Prize in Slavic Languages and Literatures; St. Andrew’s Society of New York Scholarship.
Other: Artistic Director of Quipfire! Improv Comedy; writer/performer for Princeton Triangle Club (original musical theatre); Co-host/writer for Princeton’s All-Nighter (late night talk show); Founder/writer/actor for Playdate sketch comedy
JakeRobertson
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RachelSchmeling
Playing age 16-26Height 5’1"Build Slim/PetiteEyes BrownHair BrownNationality AmericanMobile UK: +44 (0)7913 631 721 USA: +1 262 844 2488Email [email protected] www.rachelschmeling.com
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
Ophelia Hamlet Gordon Barr RCSIrina The Three Sisters Alice Langley RCSCelia Scenes from As You Like It Nick Hutchison RCS at the GlobeCatherine Proof Carol Maples Missouri State UniversityEmily Our Town Melanie Dreyer-Lude Missouri State UniversityMary Tilford The Children’s Hour Sarah Wiggin Missouri State UniversityEnsemble The Pajama Game Maggie Marlin-Hess Missouri State UniversityMuse The Odyssey Kurt Gerard Heinlein Missouri State UniversityLittle Engine The Little Engine that Could John Maclay First Stage
Accents: UK: RPInternational: American Southern, deep south, general American, New York
Dance: Basic ballet, tap, jazzLanguages: EnglishMovement: Viewpoints, Lecoq, yogaSinging: Mezzo-sporano/belter: D3-A6, Belt F3-E5Stage Combat: Hand to hand, rapierOther: Fitzmaurice voicework, Linklater voicework, great with kids and animals, on-camera experience
RachelSchmeling
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JamieShriner
Playing age 18-29Height 5’9"Build AverageEyes BlueHair BlondeNationality AmericanMobile +1 219 448 0317Email [email protected] www.jamieshriner.weebly.com
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
Jeanie Hair Ryan Andrews & Andy Frank Last Chance TheatreElle's Mom, U/S Paulette Legally Blonde Angela Fleddermann-Miller Millikin UniversityCecco, U/S Smee Peter Pan Angela Fleddermann-Miller Millikin UniversityGrace Cinderella Kevin Long Millikin UniversityLin The Great American
Trailer Park MusicalWade Tischauser Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre
Ms. Poppy, U/S Mae Reefer Madness Nathan Dibben Pipe Dreams Studio TheatreRory, U/S Nadia Bare: A Pop Opera Denzel Tsopgnang Last Chance TheatreSelf Swingin' Into Christmas Michael Howell RCSLady Macbeth / Lady Macduff Macbeth Yolanda Vazquez Shakespeare's Globe EducationJan Grease Michele Craig Memorial Opera House
Accents: UK: British RP, CockneyInternational: Standard North American, Southern American, New Jersey
Dance: Ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, hip hop.Languages: Basic SpanishMovement: Trained with Kari Margolis, Denise Myers, and Kate Webster.Singing: A3-A5, high beltOther: Extensive experience in sketch writing and parody of popular music. Writer of spoken word and two
original plays.
JamieShriner
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Olivia Stevenson
Playing age 18-27Height 5’5"Build SlimEyes BrownHair BrownNationality AmericanMobile +44 (0)7498 318 343Email [email protected] www.oliviastevenson.wix.com/oliviastevenson
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
Rosalind As You Like It Nick Hutchison The Globe (Workshop)Borachio Much Ado About Nothing Jennifer Dick RCSArmande The Learned Ladies James Peck Muhlenberg CollegeIrina Three Sisters Holly Cate Muhlenberg CollegeRosemary Melon Out Loud Michael Witkes Muhlenberg CollegeMooncalf Bartholomew Fair Kevin Crawford Muhlenberg CollegeMarina Pericles Nick Hutchison Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
(Acting Shakespeare)Juliet Romeo & Juliet Luther Hanson Sac. Shakespeare Festival LiteBeatrice Much Ado About Nothing Matt K. Miller Sacramento Theatre CompanyRebecca Gibbs Our Town Adrienne Sher Sacramento City College
Accents: UK: RP, CockneyInternational: American southern, New York, California Valley Girl, French
Dance: Beginners: ballet, jazz, modern, tapLanguages: Conversational FrenchMovement: Laban, Alexander, Feldenkrais, contact improvisationSinging: AltoSports: Competitive soccer, running, yoga, swimmingStage Combat: Hand to hand, rapierOther: Mask work training, on-camera acting, Commedia dell’arte
Olivia Stevenson
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IsabellaWard
Playing age 17-25Height 5’5"Build SlimEyes GreenHair BrownNationality American Hispanic Mobile +44 (0)7490 201 754Email [email protected] www.isabellaward.com
Performances
Special Abilities
Character Play Director Company
Adelaide Guys and Dolls Missy Barnes Annie Russell TheatreMaggie Holmes Working Jennifer Cavenaugh Annie Russell TheatreYoung Woman Machinal David Charles Annie Russell TheatreLead Improviser The Lost Comedies of William
ShakespeareDavid Charles Annie Russell Theatre
Various characters The Laramie Project:10 Years Later
Thomas Ouellette Annie Russell Theatre
Soloist dancer Jose Limon's "The Winged" Robin Wilson Annie Russell TheatreChoreographer The Great American
Trailer Park Hannah Chiclana Annie Russell Theatre
Aurora Sleeping Beauty Melissa June European School of Performing Arts
Soloist dancer Paquita Melissa June European School of Performing Arts
Soloist Dancer The Firebird Melissa June European School of Performing Arts
Accents: International: Southern American, North Eastern AmericanDance: Advanced: ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, pas de deux
Intermediate: ballroom, basic tapMusic: Intermediate piano, basic guitarLanguages: Native Spanish speakerSinging: Mezzo soprano with high soprano belt (G3-C6)Sports: Tennis, swimming, running, yoga Other: Choreography, improvisational skills with experience in Shakespearean and musical theatre
IsabellaWard
The Musical Director for the performance is:
Simon Goldringwww.simongoldringmusic.com
For more information visit: rcs.ac.uk/us-showcase
If you require further information about any of our performers, please contact:
BA and MA Musical Theatre:Laura Ironside
BA Acting and MA Classical and Contemporary Text:
Ruth [email protected]
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