DARRIN FRENCH

AEA

Height: 5’10” • Hair: Light Brown • Voice: Baritone to A flat

Represented by THE MOVEMENT TALENT AGENCY


REGIONAL THEATRE

A Chorus Line - Don - The Wick Theatre - dir./choreo Mitzi Hamilton, asst. Jessica Lee Goldyn

West Side Story - Baby John - Sioux City Symphony - dir. Christopher Murrah, choreo. Adam Fleming

West Side Story - Big Deal - Fireside Theatre - dir. Ed Flesch, choreo. Kate Swan (orig. Robbins)

White Christmas - Ensemble, u/s Phil - Arts Center of Coastal Carolina - dir. Mark Martino, choreo. Shea Sullivan

Gypsy - Swing: Angie, LA, Yonkers - Chicago Shakespeare Theater - dir. Gary Griffin, choreo. Mitzi Hamilton

Singin’ in the Rain - Ensemble, u/s Dexter - Fireside Theatre - dir. Ed Flesch, choreo. Shanna VanDerwerker

Pal Joey - Ensemble, u/s Victor - Porchlight Music Theatre - dir. Michael Weber, choreo. Brenda Didier

Victor/Victoria - Ensemble - Ogunquit Playhouse - dir. Matt Lenz, choreo. Darren Lee

You Never Can Tell - Jo - Remy Bumppo Theatre Co. - dir. Shawn Douglass

Damn Yankees - Henry - Light Opera Works - dir./choreo. Kevin Bellie

Brigadoon - Ensemble - Light Opera Works - dir./choreo. Rudy Hogenmiller

Cats - Macavity, Plato - Ocean Professional Theatre Co. - dir./choreo. Dodie Pettit

7 Brides for 7 Brothers - Ephraim - Ocean Professional Theatre Co. - dir./choreo. Paula Sloan

The Music Man - Ensemble - Little Theatre on the Square - dir./choreo. Amy McCleary

Swing! - Featured Dancer/ Singer - Mac-Haydn Theatre - dir./choreo. Kelly Shook

Sweet Charity - Ensemble - Mac-Haydn Theatre - dir. Doug Hodge, choreo. Jessica Lee Goldyn

NEW YORK THEATRE

On The Town - Ensemble - Martha Graham Studio Theater - dir. Richard Stafford, choreo. Liz Troxler

TRAINING

Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) - B.A. in Theatre with Dance and History Minors, Music Theatre Certificate

Jen Waldman Studio (NYC); McCaskill Studio (NYC); Black Box Acting Studio (Chicago, IL)

Broadway Dance Center, Steps, Ballet Arts (NYC); Lou Conte Dance Studio (Chicago, IL)

Acting: Jen Waldman, Robert McCaskill, Mary Poole, Ashley Neal, David H. Bell, Geoff Button, Amanda Dehnert
Voice: Chris York, Melissa Foster, Marie Michuda
Dance: (advanced: ballet, tap, jazz, musical theatre) Natalya Stavro, Al Blackstone, James Kinney, Randy Skinner, Richard Stafford, Ray Hesselink, Matthew Crowle, Laura Wade, Birute Barodicaite, Claire Bataille, Jeff Hancock

SPECIAL SKILLS

Choreographer & Dance Captain experience
Clown Technique
Conversational Italian and Spanish
Trumpet