Artist>Shannon McCracken

Theatre

Rent Mimi Art for Awareness / Sarah The

Into the Woods *Excerpt Cinderella The Banff Centre/Kelly Robinson

Wonderful Town Eileen St. James Players

Oklahoma! Ensemble Port Hope Festival Theatre/Uwe Meyer

The Sound of Music Louisa Port Hope Festival Theatre/Uwe Meyer

Little Shop of Horrors Audrey Cobourg Collegiate Institute West

Oklahoma! Laurey Cobourg Collegiate Institute West

The Marriage of Figaro Barbarina Opera Laurier/Robert Herriot

Il Barbiere di Siviglia *Excerpt Rosina Opera Laurier/Erik Thor

La Clemenza di Tito *Excerpt Chorus Opera Laurier/Erik Thor

L’étoile *Excerpt Lazuli Opera Laurier/Erik Thor

Concerts/performances (Selected)

Messiah (Handel) Soprano Soloist Peterborough Singers / Sydney Birrell

Magnificat in D (Bach) Soprano Soloist Northumberland Orchestra and Chorus / John Kraus

Concert Series Guest Soloist Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir / William Woloschuk

Gloria (Vivaldi) Soprano Soloist Choral Connection/Hugh Van Pelt

Spotlight on our Youth Guest Soloist Grand River Chorus/Richard Cunningham

Messiah (Handel) Soprano Soloist WLU Chamber Choir and Orchestra/Lee Willingham

Training

Wilfrid Laurier University, Honours BMus in Voice Performance, 2014

The Banff Centre, Musical Theatre Professional Intensive, 2013

Vocal Coaches: Andrew Byrne, Leslie Fagan, Pamela Birrell

Coaches: Stephanie Layton, Robin Wheeler, Emily Hamper, Lorin Shalanko

Acting: Joseph Blatchley, Anna Migliarisi, Anne-Marie Donovan

Improvisation: Shawn Kinley, Herbie Barnes (workshop)

Scene Study: Kelly Robinson

Dance: Ann Cooley, Jean Aimé Lalonde (Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, Acrobatics)

Master Classes (Performed): Amy Rogers, Elaine Overholt, Allyson McHardy, Daniel Lichti, Darryl Edwards

Awards

First place wins in CAN and USA for solo dance in jazz and contemporary

Kiwanis first place wins in voice – regional and provincial

NATS female voice winner (3rd year post-secondary) – Ontario Chapter

Snowfest Idol winner (Peterborough, ON)

Spotlight on our Youth winner (Grand River Chorus)

Skills

Sight Singing, Music Theory & Harmony, Sing in Languages (Italian, French, German, Latin), Piano

Private Voice Instruction, Dance Instruction

Badminton, Basic Gymnastics, Ultimate Frisbee, Down Hill Skiing, Cross Country Skiing