Brigadoon

During my Fall semester at Kent State I had the pleasure of playing Fiona in Brigadoon. Brigadoon, the lerner and Lowe musical took place November 5-14 2010 in E. Turner Stump Theatre. Directed by Terri Kent and choreographed by Mary Ann Black. The show had a very successful opening and even participated in the unveiling of the new Roe Green Center for the performing arts. Click here to learn about the Roe Green Center at Kent State University.

The community accepted Brigadoon with open arms and some of the reviews included...


"Henkel-Moellmann singing, 'Waitin' for My Dearie,' has a sweetness of sound that could melt hearts of stone." (Record-Courier)

Up Next... Rizzo in GREASE the musical at Kent State! Directed by guest director Mac Mackintosh

They're Playing Our Song

Currently I am involved in Weathervane Playhouse's production of They're Playing Our Song as one of sonia's voices. The story is about a wisecracking and successful pop-music composer who meets a slightly zany aspiring lyricist.The story is inspired by the real-life partnership of Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager, They're Playing Our Song celebrates the ups and downs of a musical and romantic coupling. The show runs September 9-26. Click here for tickets

STATE FAIR

The final show at the Huron Playhouse this summer was State Fair, I played Jeanne, a cooch dance. I also acted a dance captain for this production directed by Jim Williams. With my fellow dance captain Stephen Lowen, we met with company members outside of rehearsal and offered extra time in the mornings to do a physical warm up with members. We worked with Emily Cawrse Casale, the choreographer, to make sure everyone was comfortable with all the dancing taught over the course of a week and a half. Please check out some of the movement on facebook page! Click Here


Closing the season, the entire company striked the whole theatre that acts as a gymnasium during the school year. We worked long and hard ending around 4:20 am. I had a wonderful experience at the Huron Playhouse and I will cherish these memories for a long time.

Backstage at the Huron Playhouse!

Following the Importance of Being Earnest I was privileged to work on the wardrobe crew for The Curious Savage and Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? In addition to working in the costume shop during the day, I was a dresser for the company during these shows. My responsibilities included preparing the dressing rooms for actor as well as doing quick changes and seeing to the company's backstage costume needs.

The Importance of Being Ernest

My most recent show at The Huron Playhouse was The Importance of Being Earnest in which I played Cecily Cardew. Directed by Ken McCoy of Deland, I had so much fun working with students from other universities this summer. At Huron Playhouse, I have the opportunity to work other areas like the costume shop on top of performing in shows . For The Importance of Being Earnest ,I had the opportunity to work in the costume shop as an assistant and I was able to learn many new skills on top of doing a wonderful show! You can check out the production photos at http://www.acfreeman.com/ and up next will be State Fair.

All photos from www. acfreeman.com

The Moldy Lingers On at Huron Playhouse

I just finished The Melody Lingers On at the Huron Playhouse. In the show I was a featured ensemble member with solos in songs like "I got the Sun in the Morning and the Moon at Night" and "Everybodys Doing it Now." The show tells the story of Irving Berlin and his musical career. The show is based off of the biography "Irving Berlin: A Daughter's Memoir." To see a review of the show click on the links below:


http://www.funcoast.com/stories/events/arts-and-theatre/songs-you-know-and-love-huron-playhouse



To see pictures of the production please visit the link below:


http://www.acfreeman.com/Theater/The-Huron-Playhouse

Resume

To download a copy of my resume click on the link below
http://www.sendspace.com/file/en9udc

What's Next!

COME SEE ME AT HURON PLAYHOUSE

This summer I will be working at The Huron Playhouse in Huron, Ohio! The shows this summer are Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect up?, The Importance of Being Earnest, State Fair, and The Curious Savage. I will not have time to be in every show, but I will be working on every show since all company members are rotated through specific work assignments in addition to rehearsing and assisting in the technical areas. This will allow me to be experienced in all aspects of summer theatre operations. We will audition for all shows and hold various production responsibilities. Check out Huron Playhouse on the web!


Huron Playhouse is a Division of the Bowling Green State University Department of Theatre & Film, the Huron Playhouse is Ohio's Oldest Continuing Summer Theatre. It offers the best available talent from semi-professional and educational theatre arenas from across the nation.
The Huron Playhouse is the oldest continually running summer theatre in the state of Ohio, and is nationally recognized as a premiere educational summer theatre. The Huron Playhouse is nestled in the heart of Lake Erie Vacationland in the charming community of Huron, Ohio. Centrally located an hour west of Cleveland, and an hour east of Bowling Green and Toledo, it stands only two blocks from the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.

Backstage at KSU

This semester I have been working backstage with the Kent Dance Ensemble as a gel changer. Some of my duties have been sweeping, mopping the floor to ensure the safety of every dancer and changing gels after every dance piece! I have been backstage in the past as an assistant stage manager for Dancelot Studio's Spring Recital in Cincinnati. Other crew experience includes: The Diviners (Run Crew, Anderson Theatre), Noises Off! (Run Crew, Anderson Theatre), Carousel (House Management, Anderson Theatre), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Costume Crew, Anderson Theatre) and Caucasian Chalk Circle (Wardrobe, KSU).

Come see.....

Kent Dance Ensemble: Fresh Start
April 9 and 10, 2010 at 8:00 PM
April 11 at 2:00 PM
Kimberly Karpanty, Artistic Director
E. Turner Stump Theatre

The pre-professional dance company of the School of Theatre and dance boasts many eager new members and stimulating pieces by KSU faculty and guest artists.

OKLAHOMA!

OKLAHOMA! AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY!!

Under the direction of Eric Van Baars and musical direction by Jonathan Swoboda, I was an ensemble member and Gertie Cummings understudy. I was also in the Dream Ballet (pictured above) as a Can Can Dancer. Below you will find an article on Oklahoma! from the Daily Kent Stater, our school new paper. You may also check out what is happening next at the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University.

Click here to view an article

see what else is happening at KSU

EXTRA VIDEOS

I found some recent videos of me and here are the links! Enjoy!

Rehearsals for Children of Eden. Singing "Sailor of the Skies"

The Ensemble Singing group concert. Singing "I Never Knew His Name" from Civil War.