MICHAEL COLAVOLPE
PERFORMANCE AND TECHNICAL THEATRE RESUME

Member, AEA

e-mail: michael@theatremania.org

Height: 6'2" | Weight: 235 lbs | Vocal Range: Baritone
Age Range: 30s+ | Eye Color: Green | Hair Color: Blonde

REPRESENTATIVE STAGE ROLES:
MUSICAL

  • Streakin'! (Tripp)
  • Godspell (Judas)
  • I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (Man 2)
  • Working (Ironworker)
  • You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Schroeder)
  • Nunsense A-Men! (Sr. Robert Anne)
  • Schoolhouse Rock Live! (George)
  • Oklahoma! (Jud)
  • Assassins (Guiteau)
  • Godspell (Jeffrey)
  • Li'l Abner (Li'l Abner)
  • Kiss Me, Kate (Fred/Petruchio)
  • Little Shop of Horrors (Voice of Audrey II/Wino I)
  • Hair (Berger)
  • Camelot (Sir Dinadin)
  • A Funny Thing Happened...Forum (Pseudolus)
  • The Sound of Music (Capt. von Trapp)
  • The Music Man (Harold Hill)
  • Man of La Mancha (Governor/Innkeeper)
  • A Funny Thing Happened...Forum (Miles Gloriosus)
  • Carousel (Jigger)
  • South Pacific (Stewpot)
  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Melvin P. Thorpe)
  • Little Mary Sunshine (Capt. Jim)
  • Pippin (Charles)
  • Grease (Roger)
  • Side by Side by Sondheim
  • Oliver! (Bill Sikes)
  • Marat/Sade (Kokol)

REPRESENTATIVE STAGE ROLES:
NON-MUSICAL

  • Match Game Live! (Host)
  • Love! Valour! Compassion! (Perry)
  • Rumors (Glenn)
  • As Bees in Honey Drown (Mike)
  • The Heidi Chronicles (Scoop)
  • Lone Star (Ray)
  • The Complete History of America (abridged) (Reed)
  • Sylvia (Greg)
  • R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (Harry Domin)
  • The Complete Works...Shakespeare (abridged) (Jess)
  • Jeffrey (Sterling)
  • My Three Angels (Joseph)
  • The Diary of Anne Frank (van Daan)
  • The Happy Journey to Trenton & Camden (Stage Manager)
  • The Odd Couple (Oscar)
  • Bedroom Farce (Nick)
  • Rumors (Lenny)
  • Other People's Money (Garfinkel)
  • One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Chief Bromden)
  • Bleacher Bums (Zig)

ORLANDO ATTRACTIONS
& THEME PARKS

  • Bruce/Mr Ray/Chum in Disney's "Finding Nemo: The Musical"
  • Various leading roles (male and female), Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows
  • Dr. Allbright, Journey into Imagination Pavilion Kodak post-show
  • Narrator/Santa, "Scherezade's Gift", Arabian Nights (2008 Holiday Show)
  • Frankenstein's Monster in "Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue" (revised version 06/02), Universal Studios, Universal Orlando
  • Doctor Doom at Marvel Superhero Island, Islands of Adventure, Universal Orlando
  • Fred Flintstone, Universal Studios Orlando
  • Various atmosphere and event characters for Universal Studios (Hansel, chainsaw guard, seafarer, fairytale villager/prince) & various trade shows/conventions
  • Detective Marvel, Capone's Dinner Show
  • Professor Locke, Pirate's Dinner Adventure Educational Presentation ("Explorers from Florida's History - Pirates and Privateers")

FILM

  • Space in My Heart, Role of Harold Keener (Sleeping Lawrence Productions)
  • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Educational Series (5 films), Role of Attorney Michaels (State of CT)
  • Various local (CT) cable access commercials

REPRESENTATIVE STAGE DIRECTING:
MUSICAL

  • Working (Schwartz/Faso et al)
  • A...My Name is Alice (Silver and Boyd, et al)
  • Schoolhouse Rock Live! (Ferguson, et al)
  • Trixie True, Teen Detective (Hamilton)
  • Company (Sondheim/Furth)
  • Mame (Herman et. al)
  • Pippin (Hirson/Schwartz)
  • Anything Goes (Porter et. al)
  • You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Gesner)
  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Hall)
  • The Fantasticks (Jones/Schmidt)
  • Chicago (Kander/Ebb/Fosse)

 

 

REPRESENTATIVE STAGE DIRECTING:
NON-MUSICAL

  • It's Only A Play (McNally)
  • Mackerel (Horovitz)
  • Dearly Departed (Bottrell & Jones)
  • Nobody Knows I'm A Dog (Perkins)
  • Steel Magnolias (Harling)
  • The Complete History of America (abridged)
  • The Complete Works...Shakespeare (abridged)
  • Psycho Beach Party (Busch)
  • A Girl's Guide To Chaos (Heimel)
  • The Boys in the Band (Crowley)
  • The Problem (Gurney)
  • The Women (Luce)
  • The Actor's Nightmare (Durang)
  • Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You (Durang)
  • Sexual Perversity in Chicago (Durang)
  • Woody Allen's God (Allen)

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL THEATRE EXPERIENCE

Founder and Artistic Director, TheatreMania Productions (501(c)3 Corporation), 1992-2001
Extensive experience in the following areas of production: 

  • Casting and Actor Administration
  • Producer
  • Co-author, "Murder Mystery High: The Class of '71" (interactive musical murder mystery)
  • Stage Manager, Asst. Stage Manager, Universal Studios Florida
  • Improvisation (including murder mysteries)
  • Costume Design
  • Set Design
  • Prop Design and Procurement
  • Musical and Vocal Direction
  • Publicity and Promotion, including Graphic Design
  • Front-of-House Operations (Box Office, Usher Training, Concessions)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

  • Extensive Computer and Internet Skills, including Web Design and Graphics (both PC and Macintosh Platforms)
  • Valid Driver's License
  • Training in Voice and Movement
  • Can play some piano, drums, and guitar
  • Excellent with children and animals
  • Accents: Standard British, Cockney/Lower British, High Southern, Low Southern, German, Scottish, Brooklyn

Further references or credits available on request

 

 

Copyright © 2008 Michael Colavolpe