​Amber Dawn French

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SKILL SET
Piano 20+yrs, Percussion 10+yrs, Choral Singing 10+yrs, Accordion 1+yrs, Dresser (Les Miserables, White Christmas, Spamalot)

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EDUCATION
M.A. in Fine Arts (Interpretive Speech and Music-Voice Proficiency)
B.S. English Education with a Music Minor (Voice Proficiency)

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DIRECTOR

2017 ROALD DAHL's JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH . . . . McDonald/Pasek and Paul . . . . . . . . . .CYT Fredericksburg
2017 ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bricusse/Newley/McDonald . . . . . . . . CYT Fredericksburg
2014 THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY . . . . McDonald/Waller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
THE AUDITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Zolidis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grace Preparatory School Spring 2014
2013 CHARLOTTE’S WEB THE MUSICAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robinette/Strouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
THE BIG BAD MUSICAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alec Strum/Bill Francoeur . . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre
GOING TO SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ed Monk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre
TWELFTH NIGHT (Co-Director) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Shakespeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre
2012 THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE MISSING RING . . . .Janie Downey Maxwell . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHS Black Box Theatre
HARD CANDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Rand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHS Black Box Theatre
CHECK, PLEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jonathan Rand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHS Black Box Theatre
2011 THE MOUSETRAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Agathe Christie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  CHS Theatre
FREAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  CHS Theatre/VHSL One-Act District Competition
2010 BOOBY TRAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ed Monk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS Black Box Theatre/VHSL One-Act District Competition
ALICE IN WONDERLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adapted by Ray Carver . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHS Black Box Theatre
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lucille Fletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre/VHSL One-Act District Competition
NOT ENOUGH ROPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre/VHSL One-Act District Competition
MISS POLLY’S INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINALLY
DAMAGED YOUNG LADIES PUTS ON A SHOW . . . . . . . . . . Don Zolidis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHS Theatre
DINNER WITH THE MACGUFFINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Grove/Christ Sheppard . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre
THE END OF CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark D. Kaufmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre
THE SEARCH FOR CINDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Kochenderfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  CHS Theatre
LOUDER, I CAN’T HEAR YOU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Gleason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre
SKID MARKS: A PLAY ABOUT DRIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHS Theatre
2009 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Co-Director) . . . . . William Shakespeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre
HAMLET (Co-Director) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Shakespeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre

MUSIC DIRECTOR
2016 HONK! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Anthony Drewe/George Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . CYT Fredericksburg
2014 DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashman/Slater/Menken/Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . CYT Fredericksburg
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hach/O’Keefe/Benjamin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colonial Forge High School Theatre (VA)
ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bricusse/Newley/McDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rodney Thompson Middle School (VA)
2013 THE WIZARD OF OZ (R.S.C. 1987) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baum/Arlen/Harburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  CYT Fredericksburg
2012 DR. DOLITTLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Leslie Bricusse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CYT Fredericksburg
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Clark Gesner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre
2011 STATE FAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rodgers/Hammerstein II/Briggs/Mattioli . . . . CHS Theatre
2010 OLIVER! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lionel Bart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHS Theatre

ACCOMPANIST
2016 THE 25TH ANNUAL
PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feldman/Reiss/Finn/Sheinkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Massaponax High School Theatre (VA)
2015 Winter Choral Concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fredericksburg Academy
INTO THE WOODS (Keys 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lapine/Sondheim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fredericksburg Academy (VA)
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING

TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Keys 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber . . . . . . . . . . . . CCT Fredericksburg

EDUCATOR
2011-Present
RSMC Camp Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Choral Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rappahannock Summer Music Camp (VA)
Voice Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summer Camp Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rappahannock Summer Music Camp
2015-Present
RSMC Advanced Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choral Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rappahannock Summer Music Camp (VA)
2016 FAYM Camp Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choral Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FAYM Chorus Camp
2013-14 Musical Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjunct Faculty (co-taught with a choreographer) . . . . CYT@ School at Grace Preparatory School
2008-13 Theatre Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Full Time Faculty/Theatre Arts Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caroline High School
2007-13 Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Full Time Faculty/Choral Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caroline High School
2006-09 English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Full Time Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline High School

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REFERENCES
Mrs. Kara List (kara@cytfred.org) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artistic Director, CYT Fredericksburg
Mrs. Pam King (pam@cytfred.org) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Director, CYT Fredericksburg/ Former Artistic Director, CYT Fredericksburg
Mrs. Amy Shirk (rsmcdirector@gmail.com) . . . . . . . . . . . . .Camp Director, Rappahannock Summer Music Camp
Mrs. Rana Strickland (faymchorus@gmail.com) . . . . . . . . .Camp Director, FAYM Chorus Camp/Choral Director, FAYM Music Director, CYT Fredericksburg
Mrs. Nancy Elliott (nana130135@gmail.com) . . . . . . . . . . . Mentor/Former Theatre Arts Director/Faculty, Caroline High School
Mr. Ray Carver (rayandlorriecarver@ymail.com) . . . . . . . . Mentor/Theatre Director/Faculty, Caroline High School