Alana LaBissoniere
Last updated
January 13, 2019Alana ’s current news
Alana is looking forward to 2019 and all the opportunities to come! First up, a series of auditions and a master class with casting director Gayle Seay.
Biography
Alana enjoys playing all types of roles. Some of her favorite roles to date include Miss Clairee, Mrs. Potts, Fairy Godmother, Jack's Mother, Ursula, Mrs. Claus and Mimi Schwinn.
Résumé
Professional Work Experience:
Prancer Mrs. McFarland/Lyric Arts Main Street Stage/LTahja-Johnson
Steel Magnolias Clairee/Paul Bunyan Playhouse/M Ricci
The Elves and the Shoemaker Martha/Sidekick Theatre/T Stolz
The Crucible Ann Putnam/Theatre Coup d’Etat/B Joyce
Leap of Faith Ensemble/MMT/S Pillatzki-Warzeha
Cinderella Fairy Godmother /Old Log/K Knutson
La Cage Aux Folles Marie Dindon/BCT/J Chvala
Sasquatched! The Musical Thelma/Imagined Theatre/P Darg
Precious Little Character A/Gadfly Theatre Prod/I Elliott
Spoilers! Rusty Cutlass/Vizzini/MN Fringe Fest 2013/M Mier
A Christmas Carol (3 seasons) Ensemble/Guthrie/J Dowling, J Chvala
My Fair Lady Mrs. Pearce/Mrs. Eynsford-Hill/BCT/L Whitlock III
Got It Made Late Mom/Ensemble/Got It Made Prod/D Sola
The Book of Liz Sister Butterworth/Dr. Ginley/Yolanda Foxley/Freshwater Theater/S Moore
Into the Woods Jack’s Mother /BCT/J Chvala
Homespun Webs: Imagining Louise Bourgeois Madeline/Eden Prairie Players/ T Varley
A Grand Night for Singing Ensemble/Cross Community Players/R Allard
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Ursula/Chaska Valley Family Theatre/H Weinberg
Anything Goes Evageline Harcourt/Cross Community Players/M Ausmus
A New Brain Mimi Schwinn/Eat Street Players/A Carlson
Into the Woods Granny/Giant/Cinderella’s Mother/Eat Street Players/M Sheeks
Honk! Ida/Cross Community Players/M Mier
OKLAHOMA! Aunt Eller/Lyric Arts Main St Stage/D Peterson
Annie Boylan Sister/Ensemble/Morris Park Players/M Mier
The Music Man Mrs. Paroo/OBMT/D Peterson
Beauty and the Beast Mrs. Potts/Morris Park Players/M Mier
COMMERCIAL WORK
National American University--nursing student
North Memorial Medical Center--patient
INDUSTRIAL WORK
Body Double, Background Player--Best Buy In-house Video
Cardiac Patient--Medtronic video
Standardized Client (ongoing work by semester) University of St Thomas Law School/ Prof Jerome Organ
EDUCATION
Master Class with Lindsay Levine of Tara Rubin Casting, Brett Schrier, piano
Improv 101: The Creative Institute: Actor’s Theatre of Minnesota, Instructor: John Haynes
Improv 201: The Creative Institute: Actor’s Theatre of Minnesota, Instructor: John Haynes
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Graduate Studies: theater, art history
St. Olaf College, Northfield MN Degree: BA Fine Arts/Theater
VOCAL COACH Brett Schrier VOICE STUDY Melissa Culloton, Burr McWilliams
Special Skills: I am Mrs. Claus, valid driver’s license (manual and automatic transmission)
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