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CHRIS COFFEY

AEA | AFM (Local 802)

MGMT: Henry Ravelo - 6 Degrees Worldwide Entertainment

Height: 5’9” Weight: 165 lbs. Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel Vocal Range: Tenor

REGIONAL THEATRE

Angels In America Louis Ironson Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Temar Underwood

Bandstand ± Johnny Simpson Tulane Summer Lyric Theater, LA: Diana Lala
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Ensenble/Male Swing North Shore Music Theatre, MA: Marcos Santana

9 to 5   Dick (immediate replacement) Majestic Theater, MA: Danny Eaton, AD
Tuck Everlasting (postponed) Miles Tuck Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Temar Underwood
Forever Plaid Francis/Dance Captain Majestic Theater, MA: Ben Ashley
Once Svec SpeakEasy Stage Co., MA: Paul Melone
Richard III Messenger/Drums/Guitar The Secret Theatre, NYC: Alberto Bonilla
The Cherry Orchard Petya Trofimov Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Stephen Svoboda
A Midsummer Night’s Dream* Puck      Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Stephen Svoboda
Into The Woods* Jack Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Stephen Svoboda
Much Ado About Nothing Claudio / Verges      Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Stephen Svoboda
The Who’s ‘Tommy’ Narrator / Tommy Tarrytown Music Hall, NY: Catie Davis
Godspell    Jesus Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Stephen Svoboda
Romeo and Juliet Benvolio/Paris/Lady Cap/et al. Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Stephen Svoboda
The Penguin Tango Curly Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Stephen Svoboda
Gross Indecency: The…Wilde** Harris / Parker / Narrator 3    Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Stephen Svoboda
A Man of No Importance** Ernie Lally Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Stephen Svoboda
A Year with Frog and Toad Frog Redhouse Arts Center, NY: Stephen Svoboda

*/** - In Repertory ; ± - Regional Premier

CABARET

What The F*** Do We Do Up Here? Writer/Performer CNY Playhouse, NY: Marguerite Mitchell

COMMERCIAL/TELEVISION

Trolls/Gate Keeper Oisin/Other Voices Vince Tycer, Director

TRAINING
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center – National Theater Institute

Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre – Manhattanville College

Acting: Brian McManamon, Jonathan Bernstein, Elizabeth Hess, Rachel Jett, Eric Mallett, Diana Canova, George Dvorsky (Master Class)

Shakespeare: Michael Cadman, Richard Digby Day (Master Class)

Voice: Mark Kaczmarczyk, Anne Tofflemire, Julio Agustin, Mark Cherry, Beverly Meyer

Voice&Speech: Julie Foh (Fitzmaurice), Jenn Burke (Dialect Coach & Fitzmaurice), Jan Nolte

Dance: Erin Lafferty (Musical Theater), Bonnie Walker (Tap/Jazz), Heather Cornell (Tap), Derrick Yanford (Jazz), Andrei Kisselev (Ballet), Val Pullman (Modern), Michelle Bach-Coulibaly (Modern/African)

MUSIC DIRECTION

Mamma Mia! MD/Conductor/Drums Sitka Fine Arts/Zeke Blackwell Dir.

Into The Woods Music Director/Conductor Sitka Fine Arts/Zeke Blackwell Dir.

Working Music Director/Instrumentals Redhouse Arts Center/Temar Underwood Dir.

It's A Wonderful Life (Radio Play) MD/Composer/Instrumentals Connecticut Repertory Theatre/Jen Scapetis-Tycer Dir.

Little Shop of Horrors (postponed) Music Director/Conductor/Keys 1 Connecticut Repertory Theatre/Dexter Singleton Dir.

Lizzie MD/Conductor/Keys 2/Guitar 2 Mount Holyoke College/Michael Ofori Dir.

Shakespeare In Love Music Director Connecticut Repertory Theatre/Vince Tycer Dir.

Gypsy Music Director/Conductor/Drums Castle Craig Players/Ian Galligan Dir.

Winter Wonderettes Music Director/Conductor/Drums Castle Craig Players/Ian Galligan Dir.

Cabaret Music Director/Conductor/Drums Phoenix Theater Company/Chris Ryan Dir.

A Christmas Carol Music Director Oddfellows Playhouse/Kristen Palmer Dir.

Another Circus History of Middletown Music Director/Bass Oddfellows Playhouse/Jason Leinwand Dir.

Seussical Conductor/Assoc. MD/Bass Redhouse Arts Center/Patrick Burns MD

13: The Musical Conductor/Assoc. MD/Guitar II Redhouse Arts Center/Patrick Burns MD

Ragtime Conductor/Assoc. MD Redhouse Arts Center/Patrick Burns MD

Dreamgirls Drums/Assoc. MD Redhouse Arts Center/Patrick Burns MD

Carousel Percussion/Guitar/Assoc. MD Redhouse Arts Center/Patrick Burns MD

A Man of No Importance Guitar II/Assoc. MD/Actor Redhouse Arts Center/Patrick Burns MD

The Color Purple Percussion/Assoc. MD Redhouse Arts Center/Patrick Burns MD

Tarzan** Drums/Percussion I&II/Asst. MD Redhouse Arts Center/Patrick Burns MD

The 25th Annual… Spelling Bee Assoc. MD/Rehearsal Drummer Redhouse Arts Center/Patrick Burns MD

Into The Woods* 1st Assoc. MD/Actor Redhouse Arts Center/Patrick Burns MD

Big Fish Associate Music Director Redhouse Arts Center/Patrick Burns MD

As You Like It Composer/Vocal Director Manhattanville College/Zach Morris Dir.

Mamma Mia! Drums Connecticut Repertory Theatre/Geraldine Anello MD

Cabaret Drums/Percussion Connecticut Repertory Theatre/Ken Clifton MD

* Created 5-piece re-orchestration including Piano, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Bass, Percussion, and Guitars (cultivated

primarily from strings/double-reeds/horns).
** Reduced all three books to one and recorded tracks for tour. (Available by request!)

STAGE DIRECTION

Michael, Cleveland Director New England Theater Conference, CT

Twelfth Night Director Oddfellows Playhouse, CT

Macbeth Director Redhouse Arts Center - RedED, NY

9 to 5 Director Company 'N Tempo, CT

Where the Wild Things Are (TYA) Director Oddfellows Playhouse, CT

The Lorax (TYA) Director Oddfellows Playhouse, CT

The Little Mermaid Director C.S. Driver Stage, Marcellus, NY

As You Like It Composer/Asst. Director Redhouse Arts Center/Stephen Svoboda Dir.

The Tempest Sound Design/Composer/Asst. Dir Oddfellows Playhouse, CT

FREELANCE WORK

Higher Education:

Syracuse University Tepper Semester
- Adjunct Instructor - Private Applied Voice Lessons - BFA Musical Theatre
University of Connecticut
- Music Director - BFA & MFA Drama

Teaching Artist (September 2010-Present)

Professional Regional Theater acting/educational outreach experience.
- Program Director - Oddfellows Playhouse, CT (May 2017)
- Education Associate - Redhouse Arts Center, NY (April 2014 - July 2016)
Specialize in music, musical theater, Shakespeare, and contemporary acting.

Private Voice, Percussion, Guitar, and Piano Lessons (September 2006-Present)

Over 20 students across the NYC-Metro area.
Teach technique on the student’s respected instrument, as well as music theory and songwriting

Pit/Studio/Rehearsal Musician (March 2009-Present)

Orchestra member for multiple musical theater productions across the Tri-State area.
Specialize in Drums/Percussion, Bass, and Guitar.

SPECIAL SKILLS & AWARDS

SALT Award 2016 - Ensemble of the Year: Romeo & Juliet

Drums / Percussion (Professional), Bass (Professional), Guitar/Mandolin/Ukulele (Professional), Piano (Intermediate-Professional), Ability to learn any instrument; Music Direction, Finale (extremely proficient), Conducting, Composition, Arranging; Dialects: RP, Yorkshire, Dublin, Czech; Juggling, Black Belt (Tai Kwon Do), Weapons Training, Plate Spinning While Dancing, Cooking, Droznin Acrobatics/Movement, Ice Hockey (14 years), Beat Boxing, State of Connecticut Driver’s License

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