About Me
I'm a musical theatre student that's currently studying a Musical Theatre BTEC course. Since I was 7 I have taken dance classes in ballet, tap, street dance, contemporary, ballroom and Latin. Quite early on I took part in dance performances while suffering from a chronic pain condition. Performing made me forget about my pain and that is the soul reason why I fell in love with it. Every Sunday morning I go to my church service and regularly sing with the worship band so I have gotten used to singing along with live instruments.
In my spare time I enjoy making video edits, reading and watching musicals. My favourite book is 'Daisy Jones and the Six' by Taylor Jenkins Reid which was the first audiobook I ever listened to and I felt apart of the story. My biggest ambitions in life is to inspire the younger generation by directing my own productions as well as developing my own skillset too.
My Experience
Performances
Experiences & achievements
- 9 to 5 musical 2022 (Violet Newstead)
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- The Wizard of Oz musical 2022 (Dorothy Gale)
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- Footloose the musical 2021 (Ariel Moore)
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- Peter Pan the Play 2019 (Wendy)
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- Aladdin and the Lamp Pantomime 2017 (Lady's maid)
- Birmingham Hippodrome Chance2Dance dance show 2017
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- Debut Grade Drums and Grade 1 Piano
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- Worship leader
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- Bronze dance awards in Latin, Ballroom, Freestyle and Street dance
Honorable Mentions
Training/Education
My Type Cast
Ariel Moore- Footloose
Brief character breakdown- Ariel Moore is a rebellious teen that has grown up in a religious household with her family, father in particular, being very protective of her and restrictive of her freedom after a traumatic event that happened many years before. This has meant that she has an intense relationship and wants to get a boyfriend to rebel against him. These videos demonstrate my interpretation of Ariel and her dreams.
Holding out for a hero- Footloose
In Ariel's solo, I'm using a lot of my range and different voices to build up the song. I can easily jump from my head voice to my belt as Ariel's emotions are changing. I'm fantasising over a perfect guy that doesn't exist and I'm growing more ambitious as the song goes on. My facial expressions are consistent and my energy is maintained throughout the whole song. I believe I can play this role well as I can explore her rebellious character but also her sensitive side as she is experiencing conflict in her life.
Girl Gets around- Footloose
In this song that Ariel sings with Chuck, this is a good representation of how differently she acts with certain people. In this song, she is flirty and cheeky which is a side that the audience doesn't always see. This song is good for my range as it tests my stamina while dancing and my harsher tone of voice.
Mary Magdalene- Jesus Christ Superstar
Brief character breakdown- Mary Magdalene is a follower of Jesus, living as a prostitute, and ends up falling in love with him. She's a strong woman but has a tenderness and desire. It's not clear on the relationship she has with Jesus but it implies it's a romantic one. In the song 'Everything's alright' that she sings to Jesus, she's reassuring him by anointing him with oil after he reproaches the disciples. Mary comes to the realisation that she loves Jesus unconditionally when he's asleep and she sings 'I don't know how to love him.'
Easy as Life- Aida
In this song, I'm showing the lower part of my range as Mary Magdalene is a mezzo-soprano. It shows I'm comfortable with lower notes and can add many different emotions to my singing. This song conveys the emotions, anger, sorrow and heart break as well as a sign of defeat. Mary has a roller coaster of emotions in the show and I like to think that by using blocking, gestures and tone of voice I can portray the deeper emotions that I need to. My belt is strong in this number and I use my eyes to really tell the audience my intentions. I transformed into this character onstage and even used the scarf I had around my neck to make a statement. In this miscast solo, I celebrated diversity in a role different from myself and I respected this by demonstrating clear emotions and appreciated the context of the song I was singing.
Somebody to Love- We will rock you
This is another example of me using my different voice types to convey an emotion. I use my mix and chest voice at different points in this song to create anger and emotion within the character. At the start of the song Scaramouche is in a state of desperation to fit in as she's struggling in society. The character Mary can relate to this as she is living in a very judgemental society where she often feels lonely. Knowing how characters are relatable makes it easier to become that character when on-stage. I interacted with the back-up dancers I had on stage with me to allow the audience to understand the relationships between us.
Elle Woods- Legally Blonde
Brief character breakdown- Elle Woods is a bubbly college girl that is madly in love with Warner Huntington III. However, after he breaks up with her, out of devastation she applies to the law school he's attending to try and win him back. She's very out of place with the attenders of Harvard Law School and is overwhelmed by it all. That is until she meets Emmett Forrest and Paulette Buonofuonte which makes college life easier. Elle is very energetic and determined.
Killer Instinct- Bring it on
Since Elle is a ditsy character and likes to get her own way, the character Eva is very similar. I explored a different character to what I would normally play but I understood my character's intentions and the comedy in the song. A lot of Elle's songs are ironic and comedic so playing this role can be explored and executed in many different ways. I choreographed this song on my own therefore I used my intuition to use a chair as a prop and movement in the space to really convey Eva's energy in the song. This shows my interpretation of a character song and how my voice can adapt to an accent and a jovial tone.
Almost Paradise- Footloose
This is a second example of a character song that shows a significant point of the character's journey. I play the character Ariel and this song is when she's open about her emotions and has formed an emotional attachment to Ren. This is similar in Elle Wood's character as she is a sensitive teenager at the start when she is head over heels for a guy called Warner. Both songs convey the character's vulnerability.
-2022 showcase- Clarissa in Bring on the monsters (Percy Jackson)
- 2022 showcase- Elphaba in For Good (Wicked)
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- 2022 showcase- Aida in Easy as life (Aida)
- 2021 showcase- Scaramouche in Somebody to love (We will rock you)
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- 2021 Showcase- Alex in Make him mine (The Witches of Eastwick)
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-Summer Workshop 2021- Pinocchio in Freak Flag (Shrek the musical)
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- 2020 project- Scaramouche in Hammer to fall (We will rock you)
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- 2020 Showcase- Brooke in Legally Blonde Remix (Legally Blonde)
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- 2020 Showcase- Sarah Brown in Marry the man today (Guys and Dolls)
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- Musical Theatre BTEC (Halesowen College)
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- Dancer at 'Little Nugz dance academy' (2016-2017)
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- Dancer at Debbie's ballroom class (St Boniface Church)
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Other Opportunities
Live performance skills evidence:
In this edited video, there are 4 songs that were recorded in the worship session. As a member of the worship band, I get to be a lead vocalist (2:45-4:17) in a song, I get to sing as a backup singer (00:40-2:45) and sing while doing children's actions for them to follow (00:00-00:40) These skills have given me confidence to sing with a congregation of up to 50 members. I have frequently had to learn the song on that morning practice but will quickly grasp the melody and try to spot harmonies in the number. Practicing with a live band is good practice for future live performances I will do. Additionally, I'm demonstrating skills of leadership, being adaptable and applying skills I have learnt in theatre to a worship band that tends to sway towards pop songs.
Leadership skills evidence:
In this video, I’m leading a cardio warm-up in a practical session. The song choice and what the warm-up consisted of was up to me and I chose the moves based on the abilities of the class I was leading. Doing this warm-up opens opportunities for me to be comfortable leading a class. I have confidence in what I choreographed and executed it well, so it was beneficial and clear. As well as this, I was even shouting out the movements and mirroring them when we turned which is a skill I have learnt to do during dance classes I have attended. I would love to use these skills to teach future dance classes and develop my own knowledge of how to facilitate dancers in a class.