Biography
Carly Merrill
Hair/Eye Color: Blonde/Blue
Height: 5'6"
Voice: Soprano F3-E6
Degree: BA Musical Theatre SUNY Cortland 2013
East Coast (Upatate NY), but willing to travel!
Professional Theatre
Production Role Company
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Mrs. Potts Palace Theatre (Manchester, NH)
THE LITTLE MERMAID Ursula Palace Theatre (Manchester, NH)-Carl Rajotte
RAPUNZEL Mother Gothel Palace Theatre (Manchester, NH)
THE WIZARD OF OZ Wicked Witch Palace Theatre (Manchester, NH
A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES Mother (Florence) Steamer No. 10 Theatre- Albany, NY
NINA'S FIRE (workshop) Narrator Passing The Torch Through the Arts- Albany, NY)
CINDERELLA Lady Tremaine Palace Theatre (Manchester, NH)
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Scout/ Mayella Passing the Torch Through the Arts Albany, NY
PETER PAN Mother Darling Palace Theatre (Manchester, NH)
HANSEL AND GRETEL Sandman/ ensemble Hubbard Hall Opera Theatre
Educational Theatre
25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Miss Perretti PTL Productions (Saratoga, NY)
BARE: a pop opera Ivy Robinson Proctor's GE Theatre Schnectady, NY
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Lady Larken SUNY Cortland
SPRING AWAKENING Martha SUNY Cortland-Kristen Rosenfeld
VIOLET Old Lady/Ensemble SUNY Cortland-Kevin Halpin, Corinne Aquilina
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Featured Dancer SUNY Cortland-Kevin Halpin, Corinne Aquilina
Professional Amusement Park
GOOSE’S GOLDEN GAMES Suzy Goose (host) Six Flags Great Escape
DEAD MANS PARTY (2013/14/15) Principle Dancer (Zombie) Six Flags Great Escape-Amanda Haveman
MR SIX DANCE PARTY Dancer/ Costumed Dancer Six Flags Great Escape
THE MOOSE IS RIGHT Ranger Randi (host)/Costumed Dancer Six Flags Great Escape
ZOMBIE BASH (2013/14/15) Principle Dancer Six Flags Great Escape
TIMBERTOWN DANCE OFF Dancer/ Costumed Dancer Six Flags Great Escape-JRW PRoductions
Children's Theatre
Film
Hyronomous A. Frog Aunt Queen Bea New Visions Theatre Arts
(Student Director)
The Wizard of Oz Cowardly Lion Adirondack Touring Theatre
Alice in Wonderland White Rabbit Adirondack Touring Theatre
Girls without Cell Phones Samantha Troy Independent Film Company
NYS School Violence Film Student NYS Police and NYS PTA
Voiceover/ Commercial Work
Voiced several radio commercials for advertising clients of Albany Broadcasting Company, Bradmark Communications, Vox Radio Group and Regional Radio Group.
Several Commercials for Six Flags Great Escape
Training & Workshops
Voice-Corinne Aquilina, Sherry Scanza. Conservatory: Dianna Heldman, Michael Ricciardione. Speech: Mariah Stanford-White.
Acting -Robert Moss of Playwright’s Horizons, Mark Fleischer of Adirondack Theatre Festival. Kevin Halpin and Brenny Rabine. Conservatory: Kevin McGuire and Randolyn Zinn.
Dance-Cynthia Stroud-Halpin, Mark Allan Davis, Terrie Robinson and Dr. Nancy Kane from SUNY Cortland. Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Modern.
Special Skills
Experience with children both teaching and "wrangling". Four years of costume "mascot" work. Splits, two different lisps, horror movie scream, snap fingers, whistle, and animal noises: elephant, dog, pigeon and pig. Also a trumpet player, horseback and bicycle rider, music reader and theorist, licensed driver, softball player. Conversational spanish, experienced roller skater/blader.