Catherine K. Brown
5ʼ 4”, 120 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes, porcelain skin
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Musical Theater • Sister Margaretta, The Sound of Music (R. Hammerstein), Forge Theatre, Phoenixville, PA, 2011; Gregory J. Morton, stage director; Denise Wisneski, music director • Snow White, Into the Woods (S. Sondheim), Barley Sheaf Players, Lionville, PA, 2011; Wayne Grinwis, stage director; Randi Carp, music director • Young Emily, Follies (S. Sondheim), Barley Sheaf Players, Lionville, PA, 2010; Robert G. De Remigio, stage director; Randi Carp, music director Television • Pedestrian (background), 30 Rock (NBC), December 2011 • Hotel Guest (background), Pan Am (ABC), November 2011 Industrial • Principal, video, Concentrated Knowledge Corporation, 2011 | Operetta • Bridesmaid, Trial by Jury (A. Sullivan), Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Chester County, 2009; Ryan Goulden, music director; Kevin Strauss, stage director • Hanna, A Waltz Dream (O. Straus), Concert Operetta Theater, Philadelphia, PA, 2009; Michele Scanlon, music director; Daniel Pantano, artistic director • Ensemble, Patience (A. Sullivan), Savoy Company, Philadelphia, PA, 2008; Dan Rothermel, music director; Samuel Griffin, stage director • Josephine, H.M.S. Pinafore (A. Sullivan), selected scenes, Swanhurst Chorus, Newport, RI, 1997; Jonathan F. Babbitt, director Opera • Ensemble, Carmen (G. Bizet), Rowan University Opera, Glassboro, NJ, 2009; Salvatore Scarpa, conductor; Marian Stieber, stage director • Third Boy, Magic Flute (W.A. Mozart), sung in German, Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2003; Christofer Macatsoris, conductor; Ken Cazan, stage director |
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Acting Classes • Walnut Street Theatre, musical theater and acting classes, Philadelphia, PA, 2010 • Media Theatre, introduction to acting, Media, PA, 2006 Voice Teachers • Heidi Hayes, Bryn Mawr, PA, July 2010-present • Michelle Horman, Philadelphia, PA, 2007-2010 • Michele Scanlon, Philadelphia, PA, 2008-2009 • Margaret Baroody, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2007 | Dance Classes • Theatre dance (ballet, jazz, and tap), David Pershica, Philadelphia, PA, Spring 2010 • Ballroom dance classes, 2000-2001, 2007 Bachelor of Arts, St. Olaf College • Music and German (double major), Northfield, MN 2011 • Recipient, Harriet Julia Marty Vocal Scholarship (1998-1999) • Fulbright grant to Germany (2001-2002) |
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