Courtney Crouse
Courtney Crouse
Courtney Crouse is a mezzo soprano and professor of voice at Oklahoma City University. Prior to moving to OKC to join the faculty of the Wanda L. Bass School of Music in 2012, Dr. Crouse was a featured soloist with The New York Virtuoso Singers under the direction of Harold Rosenbaum, The Coterie and L’Harmonie des Saisons, a group based in Montréal and New York City under the direction of baroque specialist Eric Milnes.
Since moving Oklahoma, Dr. Crouse has performed with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma as Mrs. Anderssen in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, with the Oklahoma City Jazz Orchestra as a featured soloist, as the alto soloist in the Messiah for the Kemp Concert Series, a Jazz Recital on the Distinguished Artist Series at Oklahoma City University and has joined the professional vocal ensemble Tactus. She is also a member of the the guitar and voice duo: Crouse and Denman.
Dr. Crouse is a graduate of Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, TX and the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Check out CourtneyCrouse.com for upcoming performances.
Since moving Oklahoma, Dr. Crouse has performed with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma as Mrs. Anderssen in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, with the Oklahoma City Jazz Orchestra as a featured soloist, as the alto soloist in the Messiah for the Kemp Concert Series, a Jazz Recital on the Distinguished Artist Series at Oklahoma City University and has joined the professional vocal ensemble Tactus. She is also a member of the the guitar and voice duo: Crouse and Denman.
Dr. Crouse is a graduate of Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, TX and the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Check out CourtneyCrouse.com for upcoming performances.
Charlie Monnot
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Charlie Monnot is a strong supporter of Oklahoma Theatre, he has performed in many of the local theatres in the area. Lord Farquaad in Shrek, Peter in Company, Tobias in Sweeney Todd (The Pollard Theatre). Claude in Hair and Pirelli in Sweeney Todd (Reduxion Theater Company); Henry Ford in Ragtime, Hugo Tantinnin in Call Me Madam (Lyric Theatre); Harry Witherspoon in Lucky Stiff, and , Oscar Lindquist in Sweet Charity and the Baker in Into the Woods (Shawnee Little Theatre), Trent Conway in Six Degrees of Separation (Carpenter Square Theatre), Tateh in Ragtime (Poteet Theatre), Malcolm in The Full Monty (Sooner Theatre). When not on stage, Charlie can be seen as the Registrar at Oklahoma City University.
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Marita Stryker
Marita Stryker
Marita Stryker began her musical theatre career as an original member of Austin Musical Theatre's residential company, where she performed in many of their award winning productions. Favorite Austin credits include Florence in Chess at Austin Playhouse/Summerstock Austin (B Iden Payne Nomination), Lucy in Charlie Brown at Austin Musical Theatre (Austin Critics Table Award), Polly in Crazy for You at Zilker (Austin Critics Table Award Nomination), Peron's Mistress in Evita at ZACH (Austin Critics Table Award), and Bet to Stephanie J. Block’s Nancy in Oliver at AMT. She received her bachelors and masters degrees from Oklahoma City University, studying musical theatre and opera with the legendary Florence Birdwell. After living in New York City for eight years, traveling the world as a lead singer with Celebrity and Holland America Cruise Lines, and the country with the National Tour of John Doyle's Sweeney Todd, Marita is now living in Oklahoma City, teaching voice and yoga, as she and her husband anxiously await the arrival of their daughter, Penelope.
Emily Etherton
Emily Etherton has been involved in the OKC artistic community for almost two decades as an actor, singer, writer, and director. She is a founding member of KnockDownDragOut Productions and Ghostlight Theatre Club, and co-writes their annual original (and wildly irreverent) Christmas show, Screw the Eggnog, Pass the Rum. Currently, Emily is rehearsing for KnockDownDragOut's upcoming production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Motherf**cker with the Hat, performing at ACTS Warehouse Studio in August.
Kasey Yeargain
Kasey Yeargain
Kasey Yeargain is a native Oklahoman and a graduate of Oklahoma City University's Opera and Musical Theatre Program. Recent Credits Include: Guard No. 1 in Dead Man Walking (Des Moines Metro Opera), Trevor Greydon III in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Cynthia Poteet Theatre), Paris in Romeo et Juliette (Tulsa Opera), and Jud Fry in Oklahoma! (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma.) This September Kasey can be seen performing with Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park as Metellus Cimber and Murellus in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
The City Cabaret Band
Michelle Hedges, Drums, studied percussion and trombone performance at Southeast Missouri State University. She was the drummer for the award winning, cover band, Satin Britches based in Atlanta, GA. She played drums in Oklahoma City Theatre Company’s Gypsy in 2012 and Jesus Christ Superstar in 2014. Currently, Michelle plays trombone in the MidDel Jazz Orchestra, drums in the Nichols Hills Band, and is half of the piano duo Melaugh and Hedges. She gives private lessons in brass, percussion, and piano in the Oklahoma City area.
Chris Black, Bassist, is a native of Oklahoma City and a graduate of Oklahoma City University in music education and business. He has performed in a wide range of genres including orchestra, music theatre, big band, jazz, rock, pop, bluegrass, and mariachi. His current projects include Grassland Caravan, a progressive bluegrass band, and The Savoy Trio, a combo focusing on the golden era of jazz.
Sophia Ro, Violin, joined the faculty at Oklahoma City University in 2013 and is a violinist in the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and the Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra. She has performed on the Distinguished Artist Series and joined the faculty string quartet at Oklahoma City University.
Dr. Ro has served as Guest Concertmaster and as Principal Second Violin with the Sherman Symphony Orchestra and was a regular member of the Plano Symphony Orchestra, the Irving Symphony Orchestra, and the San Angelo Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Ro has been an active recitalist and chamber musician in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Boston, and New York City. She is also a Baroque violinist and performed at numerous chamber recitals, Baroque orchestras, master classes, and music festivals in the Boston and Dallas areas. She was a featured soloist with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra and the Korean Chamber Orchestra.
Dr. Ro is a graduate of University of North Texas (DMA), Boston University (MM) and Manhattan School of Music (BM).
Dr. Ro has served as Guest Concertmaster and as Principal Second Violin with the Sherman Symphony Orchestra and was a regular member of the Plano Symphony Orchestra, the Irving Symphony Orchestra, and the San Angelo Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Ro has been an active recitalist and chamber musician in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Boston, and New York City. She is also a Baroque violinist and performed at numerous chamber recitals, Baroque orchestras, master classes, and music festivals in the Boston and Dallas areas. She was a featured soloist with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra and the Korean Chamber Orchestra.
Dr. Ro is a graduate of University of North Texas (DMA), Boston University (MM) and Manhattan School of Music (BM).