Olivia Stettler, a senior at Marian Catholic High School, will be attending a three day intensive vocal workshop in New York City with Hadestown stars Reeve Carney (also known for playing Peter Parker in Spiderman the Musical, Dorian Gray in Penny Dreadful and Riff Raff in Rocky Horror Picture Show Live) and Tony Award Nominee, Eva Noblezada (also known for playing Kim in Miss Saigon and Eponine in West End’s Les Miserable) as well as other industry representatives.
Olivia, 17, was chosen through an audition process to attend the workshop where she will be working one on one with Noblezada, Carney, and other Hadestown cast members as well as casting director Jamibeth Margolis. Over the three day workshop Stettler will get hands on training in vocal and audition technique, learn the business aspect of acting, build her audition song book as well as learn songs and dances from Hadestown the Musical. The musical tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, where Orpheus goes to the underworld to rescue his fiancée Eurydice. It is the winner of 8 Tony Awards last year including Best Original Score and Best Musical.
Olivia has been performing in local theater since the age of 9 and has performed in over 40 shows and has won many vocal awards over the years. She most recently made her directorial debut at Center Stage Theater in Tamaqua where she directed the musical Peter Pan, Jr. She has performed in New York City at a Cabaret featuring teens from the Broadway community, was one of seven people chosen to participate in a master vocal class with Broadway/TV/movie actor Anthony Rapp, known for Broadway shows Rent, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and If/Then as well as TV and Film including “Dazed and Confused” and “Star Trek” and was one of 18 people chosen for a weekend workshop with world renowned vocal coach and performer, Natalie Weiss.
She is under the vocal direction of Joelle Witner of Drama in Motion Studio of Performing Arts in Hazleton. Olivia credits her accomplishments to everything she has learned from Witner, including vocals, dancing and acting.
After high school, Olivia plans to attend college and double major in music education and musical theater.
Olivia is the daughter of Charles and Heather Stettler of Tamaqua and the granddaughter of Lionel and Kathleen Lawson of Bethany Beach, Delaware (formerly from Tamaqua) and Charles Stettler Sr., Wilkes-Barre.
Olivia, 17, was chosen through an audition process to attend the workshop where she will be working one on one with Noblezada, Carney, and other Hadestown cast members as well as casting director Jamibeth Margolis. Over the three day workshop Stettler will get hands on training in vocal and audition technique, learn the business aspect of acting, build her audition song book as well as learn songs and dances from Hadestown the Musical. The musical tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, where Orpheus goes to the underworld to rescue his fiancée Eurydice. It is the winner of 8 Tony Awards last year including Best Original Score and Best Musical.
Olivia has been performing in local theater since the age of 9 and has performed in over 40 shows and has won many vocal awards over the years. She most recently made her directorial debut at Center Stage Theater in Tamaqua where she directed the musical Peter Pan, Jr. She has performed in New York City at a Cabaret featuring teens from the Broadway community, was one of seven people chosen to participate in a master vocal class with Broadway/TV/movie actor Anthony Rapp, known for Broadway shows Rent, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and If/Then as well as TV and Film including “Dazed and Confused” and “Star Trek” and was one of 18 people chosen for a weekend workshop with world renowned vocal coach and performer, Natalie Weiss.
She is under the vocal direction of Joelle Witner of Drama in Motion Studio of Performing Arts in Hazleton. Olivia credits her accomplishments to everything she has learned from Witner, including vocals, dancing and acting.
After high school, Olivia plans to attend college and double major in music education and musical theater.
Olivia is the daughter of Charles and Heather Stettler of Tamaqua and the granddaughter of Lionel and Kathleen Lawson of Bethany Beach, Delaware (formerly from Tamaqua) and Charles Stettler Sr., Wilkes-Barre.
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