Marion Bienvenu
Mezzo Soprano/Alto (E3-B5)
HEIGHT 5’7” • WEIGHT 165 • HAIR Brown • EYES Brown
Thingamajig Theatre Company
Hairspray, Tracy Turnblad (Director: Michael Thomas Walker)
Sister Act, Nun/Ensemble (Director: Boni McIntyre)
Big River, Strange Woman/Ensemble (Director: Anita Jo Lenhart)
Aida, Ensemble (Director: Melissa Firlit)
Theatre Baton Rouge
Cabaret, Sally Bowles (Director: Bill Martin)
The Drowsy Chaperone, Janet Van der Graaff (Director: Jenny Ballard)
The Rocky Horror Show, Janet Weiss (Director: Curran Latas)
Evangeline the Musical, Praline (Director: Paige Gagliano)
Into the Woods, The Witch (Director: Jason Bayle)
Spamalot, Lady of the Lake (Director: Jenny Ballard)
Next to Normal, Diana Goodman (Director: Mace Archer)
City of Angels, Gabby/Bobbi (Director: Keith Dixon)
Hairspray, Tracy Turnblad (Director: Keith Dixon)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Durla (Director: Philip Mann / Ana Andricain)
URINETOWN, Little Sally (Director: Keith Dixon)
Les Misérables, Factory Girl/Ensemble (Director: Keith Dixon)
The Producers, Shirley Markowitz/Ensemble (Director: Henry Avery)
Beauty and the Beast, Silly Girl/Ensemble (Director: Keith Dixon)
Playmakers of Baton Rouge
The Happy Elf , Gilda (Director: Lily McGill)
Madeline and the Gypsies, Strongwoman (Director: Dexter Ellis)
Charlie Brown Christmas, Lucy Van Pelt (Director: Colt Neidhart)
Shrek The Musical TYA, Princess Fiona (Director: Addie Barnhart)
Other Theatres and Production Companies
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Marion (Director: Dennis McKeen, Top Hat Productions)
And the World Goes 'Round, Woman 3 (Director: Dana Lubeck, Manship Theatre)
Closer Than Ever, Woman 1 (Director: Kip Wilborn, Manoa Valley Theatre)
Rent, Joanne (Director: Paul Mitri, Manoa Valley Theatre)
The Rocky Horror Show, Columbia (Director: Chris Adams, Actor’s Theatre of BR)
Not Now, Darling, Maude Bodley (Director: Dr. Jack Wann, Lagniappe Theatre Co.)
Love’s Labor’s Lost, Swing (Director: George Judy / John Franceschina, Swine Palace Theatre)
Undergraduate Degree
The Taffetas, Kaye (Director: Andrew Lewis)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Nurse Ratched (Director: Pia Wyatt)
The Threepenny Opera, Mrs. Celia Peachum (Directors: Barry Stoneking / Perry Morgan)
Chicago, Matron Mama Morton (Director: Pia Wyatt)
The Seagull, Nina Zarechnaya (Director: Dr. Jack Wann)
The Government Inspector, Artemy Zemlyanika (Director: Scott Burrell)
Education & Training
DEGREE
B.S. in Theatre with concentrations in Musical Theatre Performance and Performance/Directing from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA (2012)
VOICE
Terry Patrick-Harris & Kathryn Drake: Louisiana State University School of Music
Perry Morgan & Andrew Lewis: Northwestern State University
DANCE
Molly Buchman (Ballet): Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre
Susan Perlis (Ballet): Louisiana State University
Barry Stoneking (Modern/Jazz) & Rebecca Morgan (Tap): Northwestern State University
ACTING
Roger Rees Shakespeare Master Class: Louisiana State University (2009)
Dr. Jack Wann Chekhov/Ibsen Master Class: Northwestern State University (2011)
Dr. Jack Wann’s Shakespearience: Northwestern State University (2012)
Children's Theatre & Theatre for Young Audiences
Actor/Tour Manager, Playmakers of Baton Rouge (Todd Henry)
Instructor, Arts Council of Baton Rouge (Leea Russell)
Instructor, Mid-Pacific Institute (Kimee Balmilero)
Hair & Makeup Designer/Stage Manager, St. Andrew’s Priory (Belle Armstrong)
Instructor/Director, Theatre Baton Rouge Theatre for Little Ones (Jack Lampert)
Instructor/Director, The Big Buddy Program Theatre Enrichment (Lauren Smith)
Voice Instructor/Musical Director, NSU Summer Theatre Camp (Scott Burrell)
Special Skills & Abilities
Basic Pass in Broadsword and Recommended Pass in Unarmed by the SAFD, 2012 (expired) • Dialects: Southern, Standard British, Brooklynese, Cockney, Irish, French, Midwestern (can pick up on most dialects and accents) • Mimics various Broadway, Country, and Jazz stars’ vocal stylings • Ability to portray wide range of ages • Can whistle really well • Moves very well in fat suit • Special FX and fantastical/stylized makeup • Speaks limited French • Sight-reading/extensive choral experience • Basic hand/machine sewing skills • Rollerblading • Valid driver’s license • Great with children