Linn Maxwell

 

AEA/AGMA

Contact: Eyes: Green
212-724-8558 Hair: Auburn
linn@LinnMaxwell.com Height: 5'5"
  Weight: 120 lbs.
  Voice: mezzo soprano/belt
  (Low F to high B flat)

OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE

The Mother Of Us All
(Directed by Stanley Silverman)
Ann, Indiana Elliott Music Theater Group
(St. Clement's, Alice Tully Hall)
The Fortune Teller
(Equity Staged Reading)
  Lamb's Theatre

REGIONAL THEATRE (selected roles)

Chicago Mama Morton Circle Theatre
Company Joanne English Theatre Group
Inside Out Grace Miller's Theatre
Tartuffe Madame Pernelle Master Arts Theatre
The King and I Lady Thiang American Light Opera

ONE-WOMAN SHOWS/CABARET

"A Whole Lotte Lenya" written & directed by David Tabatsky, a dramatic portrayal of Lenya looking back on her life, featuring songs of Kurt Weill. ("Maxwell is a gifted actress and her performance is riveting.") Back Stage, 10/22/04
Lilli Marlene, a one-woman show written by Kathryn Ryan, directed by Charles Maryan Legend Theater
Broadway Yesterday and Today International Theater, Frankfurt, Germany
Uptown Downtown Danny's Skylight Room, New York
Cost of Living Index Danny's Skylight Room, New York
Broadway Night at Sea Seabourn Cruise Line

OPERA/CLASSICAL (Selected Roles)

The Barber of Seville Rosina (conducted by Placido Domingo) San Francisco Opera
The Barber of Seville Rosina (Italian) Netherlands Opera
Der Rosenkavalier Octavian Essen Opera, Germany
The Mother Of Us All (Thomson) Indiana Elliott Santa Fe Opera
Tales of Hoffman Nicklaus (French, German) Cincinatti Opera, Essen (Germany)
Madame Butterfly Suzuki (Italian) Hungarian State Opera
Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) Countess (Russian) Opera Grand Rapids
Die Fledermaus Prince Orlovsky (German) Opera du Rhin, Strassbourg
Appeared with over 50 major orchestras and oratorio societies, including symphonies of Chicago, Seattle, Denver, Toronto, Ottawa, Cleveland (Helmuth Rilling conducting), Kansas City (Leonard Bernstein conducting), San Antonio, Fort Worth, Mexico City, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Sofia, and many others (for a total of 25 countries).

RECORDINGS

Times Like This, Original Cast Recordings
Gershwin Among Friends, Albany Records
Dido and Aeneas, RCA Red Label
The Mother Of Us All, New World Records

TRAINING/EDUCATION

Master of Music in Voice, Catholic University, Washington D.C.
Acting: TVI (Rob Decina, John Mabry, Pat McCorkle), Betty Buckley (Terry Schreiber Studios); Catherine Gaffigan; Sonia Moore Studios; ITTP Shakespeare Intensive, Grand Valley State University, MI.
Dance: Jazz - Academy of Performing Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
Ballet - Grand Rapids Ballet
Voice: Extensive vocal training (John Bullock, Thomas Houser, Candace Goetz and others)

SPECIAL SKILLS & INTERESTS

Languages: Fluent in German, French & Spanish. Sing in Italian and Russian. German, French, British accents. Voice and diction coach. Excellent sight-reader.


Revised: Monday, 03-Mar-2008 17:12:33 EST