Past work and collaboration

VOICE TRAINER ~ SINGER & ACTRESS

~ Past Work and Collaboration ~

Kitty Karn has performed in and music directed numerous shows professionally since 1990. She has sung for every imaginable event, including creating the character of Alison Aglio, The Garlic Diva for the Minnesota Garlic Festival. She and her husband, jazz pianist Michael Stryker, perform together as the Karn-Stryker duo.

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ROLES PERFORMED

The Drowsy Chaperone (November 2018) ~ Drowsy Western ~ Illinois University
Souvenir (January 2016) ~ Florence Foster Jenkins ~ Western Illinois ~ University Studio Theatre
Violet (February 2015) ~ Old Lady ~ Western Illinois University ~ Studio Theatre
The World is Around ~ Moongirl ~ Western Illinois University ~ Opera Theatre
Little Women ~ Marmee ~ Theatre in the Park
The Medium ~ Madame Flora ~ Western Illinois University ~ Opera Theatre
Romeo & Juliet ~ Nurse ~ Western Illinois University ~ Studio Theatre
Tartuffe ~ Madame Pernelle ~ Western Illinois University ~ Studio Theatre
Goblin Market ~ Laura ~West Central Arts Center
Church Basement Ladies ~ Mavis Gilmerson ~ Timber Lake Playhouse
The Foreigner ~ Betty Meeks ~ Timber Lake Playhouse
All Shook Up ~ Matilda Hyde ~ Timber Lake Playhouse
You Can’t Take It With You ~ Grand Duchess ~ Timber Lake Playhouse
Honk Ida ~ Unity Theatre ~ Brenham ~ TX
A Little Night Music ~ Mrs. Segstrom Bayou ~ City Musicals

EDUCATION:

Master of Music in Vocal Performance; from The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, Houston, TX (1986)
Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance; from Concordia College, Moorhead, MN (1984)
Began Master of Fine Arts (Acting) at Western Illinois University (2005-present)
ACTING: Bill Kincaid, Carolyn Blackinton, Annalee Jeffries
SINGING: Kathleen Kaun, Sharon Radionoff, Lois Alba, Frances Bible
DANCE: Glen Hunsucker, Delia Stewart Dance Center, SSQQ Dance Studio
(Beginning Jazz, Tap, Ballet & Ballroom Dance Technique)

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Intermediate Piano; Basic Guitar; Intermediate Belly Dancing with Banat Casablanca and Hip Circle Studios; Dream Analysis; Sight-Singing; Excellent Ear for Harmonies & Dialects; Certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor.

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