Chris Will - Actor
Education
Masters of Performance in Musical Theatre, Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Masters of Fine Arts in Directing, The University of Idaho(in progress)
Moscow, Idaho
Shakespeare: Acting for Directors, Utah Shakespeare Festival
Cedar City, Utah
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Theatre and Dance, University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Awards
The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
| Meritorious Achievement Award - Acting (Guest Artist) | Chicago the Musical, as Mary Sunshine |
| University of Wyoming |
Productions
| Off Broadway | |||
| Jungle Queen Debutante | Understudy | Gwen Arment | Times Square Arts Center, NY |
| Time Being | Joop | Erika Stadtlander | Fildwith Ensemble Theater, NY |
| Off Off Broadway | |||
| The 3 Little Pigs | Wolf | Bruce Merril | Manhattan Children’s Theater, NY |
| International | |||
| Follies in Concert | Young Buddy | James Paterson | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Scotland |
| The Sundower | Ensemble | Justin Young | Highlands Quest, Scotland |
| Whisky Kisses | Ensemble | James Brining | Highlands Quest, Scotland |
| Balloons | Ensemble | Andrew Panton | Highlands Quest, Scotland |
| Shenachie | Ensemble | James Carson | Highlands Quest, Scotland |
| Elegies for Angels, Punks | Patrick | Iain Davie | Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland |
| Yeti, an Abominamusical | Swift | Andrew Panton | Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland |
| I’m Short, Fat, & Stupid | Chris | Chris Will | The Arches, Scotland |
| Regional | |||
| Flowers for Algernon | Farther | Sue Basler | Western Wyoming Community College |
| Chicago (guest artist) | Mary Sunshine | Leigh Selting | The University of Wyoming, WY |
| The Last Five Years | Jamie | Leigh Selting | Snowy Range Theatre & Dance, WY |
| Batboy, the Musical | Batboy | Rocky Hopson | Horse Barn Theater, WY |
| Footloose | Ren | Kurt Terio | Carousal Dinner Theater, CO |
| Forever Plaid | Frankie | Thomas Castro | Horse Barn Theater, WY |
| The Fantasticks | Matt | Lynn Simpson | Horse Barn Theater, WY |
| I Love You, You’re Perfect | Robert | Erin Butler | Horse Barn Theater, WY |
| Peter Pan | Smee | Anida Star | The Foot Lagoon Theater, CO |
| Godspell | Judas | Kurt Terio | K. T. Production Playhouse, CO |
| A New York, New York | Singer | Lynn Simpson | Laramie Theater, WY |
| We Are Wyoming | Marc | Susan Shumway | Horse Barn Theater, WY |
| Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) – Region Seven | ||
| The Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship | First Alternate | Region VII (2004) |
| Good Morning Athens | Crew |
The John F. Kennedy Center (2004) |
| The Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship | Partner | Region VII (2003) |
| The Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship | Partner | Region VII (2002) |
| The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama - Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Thorsten Veblen Leisure Class | Thorsten Veblen | Director Sally Rapier |
| Face to Face | Lead | Director Sally Rapier |
| Yeti, an Abominamusical | Swift | Director Andrew Panton |
| All My Sons | Joe | Director Donna Soto-Morettini |
| Swing’n and Singing | Singer | Director Andrew Panton |
| I’m Short, Fat, & Stupid | Cabaret solo | Director Chris Will |
| University of Wyoming – Laramie, Wyoming | ||
| Love’s Labors Lost | King | Director Leigh Selting |
| All My Sons | Frank | Director Wolf Sherill |
| Balm in Gilead | Ernesto | Director Leigh Selting |
| Guys and Dolls | Sky | Director Leigh Selting |
| Reckless | Tim Timko | Director Wolf Sherill |
| The Gondoliers | Marco | Director Larry Hensal |
| Footloose (review) | Singer/ Dancer | Director Bruce Bishop |
| Follow Your Star | Principal | Director General McArthur Hambrick |
| W.A.S.P | Dad | Director Paul Ankamen |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Avam | Director Patricia Tate |
| The Brannock Device | Peloaf | Director Devin Sanchez |
| Arcadia | Jellaby | Director Lee Hodgeson |
| West of Broadway | Singer/ Dancer | Director General McArthur Hambrick |
| A Celebration | Singer/ Dancer | Director Fred Mann III |
| For Whom the Southern Bell Tolls | Matt | Director Ellyn Worlith |
Film
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Matt Warner | Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) |
| MacMusical (A Highland Quest) | Ensemble | BBC |
Dance
| University of Wyoming - Laramie, Wyoming | ||
| Coppelia | Corps de Ballet | Choreographer Marsh Fay Knight |
| The Last Dance | Principal Dancer | Choreographer Fred Mann III |
| The Nutcracker | Dr. Strahlbaum | Choreographer Marsha Fay Knight |
| Beyond Reach | Soloist | Choreographer Kitiri Souza |
| The Indian | Principal Dancer | Choreographer Katie Reynolds |
Workshops
| West of Broadway | Principal | Jason Robert Brown |
| Masters Class | Vocal | Robert Scott |
| Jerry Springer the Opera | Tenor | Martin Lowe |
| Highland Quest for a Musical | Company | Cameron Mackintosh |
| George Stiles and Anthony Drewe | ||
Training
| Acting: | Donna Soto-Morettini, Leigh Selting, Iain Davie, Lou Anne Wright, Wolf Sherrill |
| Voice: | Gillyanne Kayes, Hilary Jones, Lou Anne Wright- Fitzmaurice Voicework |
| Shakespeare/Text: | Donna Soto-Morettini, Hillary Jones, Leigh Selting |
| Singing: |
Gwen Arment, Leenya Rideout, Douglas Whyte, Jean Sangster, Dr. Larry Hensel, Dr. Bruce Bishop, Maurice Stephens |
| Combat: | Leigh Selting (SAFD)– Unarmed, Rapier and Dagger, Smallsword, Quarterstaff |
| Dance | |
| Jazz: | Raymon Kaye, Sheridan Nical, General McArthur Hambrick, Fred Mann III |
| Tap: | Karen Kleber, Pat Tate |
| Ballet: | Marsha Fay Knight, STEP’s (New York City) |
| Modern: | Margaret Wilson |
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