Phyllis Horridge (Studio Owner) holds a Masters Degree in Music from George Mason University and has been seen professionally on both stage and screen.
As a member of Actors Equity Association, she performed at regional theatres all over the country, including The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and internationally with the Rome Festival Opera. While living in New York, she was fortunate to work Off-Broadway with the York Theatre Company.
Phyllis has been a music educator and choir director in a variety of public schools across the country, and served as an adjudicator for events including the NATS Southern Region Musical Theatre Competition, VCDA District IX Choral Festival, Louisiana 4-H Talent Competition, Virginia Theatre Association One Act Play Festival, and the Stafford County Choral Society Scholarship competition. In 2008, she served as resident musical director for the Beechwood Theatre Company in Newport, Rhode Island.
Phyllis is certified in Somatic Voicework (sm), in addition to participating in the 2018 Summer Vocology Institute at The National Center for Voice and Speech. Phyllis has been actively involved in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and maintains membership in the Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
Phyllis teaches singing, piano, acting, and audition prep.
As a member of Actors Equity Association, she performed at regional theatres all over the country, including The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and internationally with the Rome Festival Opera. While living in New York, she was fortunate to work Off-Broadway with the York Theatre Company.
Phyllis has been a music educator and choir director in a variety of public schools across the country, and served as an adjudicator for events including the NATS Southern Region Musical Theatre Competition, VCDA District IX Choral Festival, Louisiana 4-H Talent Competition, Virginia Theatre Association One Act Play Festival, and the Stafford County Choral Society Scholarship competition. In 2008, she served as resident musical director for the Beechwood Theatre Company in Newport, Rhode Island.
Phyllis is certified in Somatic Voicework (sm), in addition to participating in the 2018 Summer Vocology Institute at The National Center for Voice and Speech. Phyllis has been actively involved in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and maintains membership in the Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
Phyllis teaches singing, piano, acting, and audition prep.
Brandy Cramer (Visiting Teacher) received her Master's Degree in Vocal Performance from Louisiana State University, and her Bachelor of Music degree from William Carey University in Vocal Performance with a Minor in Theatre . She is a Voice Teacher dedicated to the latest vocal pedagogical science and traditional classical breath support.
Using a technique she has adapted from classical style & other modern styles of vocal support, Brandy tailors a variety of methods based on the unique needs of each student. These techniques teach to sing without strain, increase range, improve vocal tone, breathing, phrasing and musicality. Ms. Brandy loves to teach styles ranging from Classical Music & Musical Theatre to Pop & Country. She specializes in children, teens, and helping beginning adults improve their musical abilities.
Her Musical Theatre roles from theaters on the Southern coast include June in Smoke on the Mountain, Rosemary in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Radio Girl in Route 66, Woman 1 in Putting It Together, and Ensemble in The Mikado, Sweeney Todd, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, & The Robber Bridegroom.
Brandy’s Operatic Roles include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, Fox in The Little Prince, and Elvira in L’italiana in Algeri. Ms. Cramer has performed Oratorio and Operatic concerts and recitals all over Mississippi & Louisiana.
She was most recently named one of the winners of the John Alexander Vocal Competition with Mississippi Opera, where she performed in the Winner’s Concert. She was also a Winner and Soloist in the Gulf Coast Messiah Chorus Competition.
Brandy hails from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but currently resides in Baton Rouge. She is a member of the Baton Rouge Early Vocal Ensemble (BREVE), & when she’s not teaching voice, she enjoys reading a good book and playing with her kitten, Luna.
Brandy teaches singing and audition prep.
Using a technique she has adapted from classical style & other modern styles of vocal support, Brandy tailors a variety of methods based on the unique needs of each student. These techniques teach to sing without strain, increase range, improve vocal tone, breathing, phrasing and musicality. Ms. Brandy loves to teach styles ranging from Classical Music & Musical Theatre to Pop & Country. She specializes in children, teens, and helping beginning adults improve their musical abilities.
Her Musical Theatre roles from theaters on the Southern coast include June in Smoke on the Mountain, Rosemary in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Radio Girl in Route 66, Woman 1 in Putting It Together, and Ensemble in The Mikado, Sweeney Todd, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, & The Robber Bridegroom.
Brandy’s Operatic Roles include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, Fox in The Little Prince, and Elvira in L’italiana in Algeri. Ms. Cramer has performed Oratorio and Operatic concerts and recitals all over Mississippi & Louisiana.
She was most recently named one of the winners of the John Alexander Vocal Competition with Mississippi Opera, where she performed in the Winner’s Concert. She was also a Winner and Soloist in the Gulf Coast Messiah Chorus Competition.
Brandy hails from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but currently resides in Baton Rouge. She is a member of the Baton Rouge Early Vocal Ensemble (BREVE), & when she’s not teaching voice, she enjoys reading a good book and playing with her kitten, Luna.
Brandy teaches singing and audition prep.
André Chiang (Associate Teacher) is a current Doctor of Musical Arts Candidate in Vocal Performance at Louisiana State University. He has performed professionally in regional opera houses in lead and supporting roles all throughout the United States in opera and musical theatre.
Operatic roles that André has had the pleasure of performing include Ford in Falstaff, Eugene Onegin in Eugene Onegin, Belcore in L'elisir d'amore, Schaunard in La bohème, and Escamillo in Carmen to name a few. Outside of opera André has a deep love of musical theatre and has been seen as Anselmo in Man of La Mancha, Lancelot in Camelot, King Triton in Disney's The Little Mermaid, Reverend Crisparkle in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Anthony in Sweeney Todd in addition to many others. Also a frequent concertist, André has performed with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, the Canterbury Voices, and numerous other organizations regionally. He makes his Carnegie Hall debut as the Baritone Soloist in the World Premiere of Gran Misa by Argentine composer Martin Palmeri.
In 2018, André was chosen as a National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Intern and was mentored by Dr. Brian Gill, Associate Professor of Voice at Indiana University. He currently holds a Teaching Assistantship at LSU teaching Applied Voice and Class Voice. Additionally, has attended the Contemporary Commercial Music Institute at Shenandoah Conservatory and will attend the 2019 Summer Vocology Institute at The National Center of Voice and Speech. He has graduated students into the musical theatre programs of Carnegie Mellon University and Oklahoma City University.
André is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), the National Opera Association (NOA), National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC), and the Honor Societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa.
André teaches singing and audition prep.
Chloe Castello (Studio Intern) took singing lessons with Phyllis in high school. She has been acting since she was nine years old and worked in theatre and tv for the better part of eleven years. She currently attends Northwestern State University where she will be a Junior in the fall. She studies all aspects of theatre with a concentration in performance and directing. She discovered her passion for coaching last summer when she taught a theatre class for 1st – 3rd graders at a camp. She has always loved working with younger theatre kids. During her highschool years she adopted many little theatre siblings into her “theatre family”. Some of her favorite shows include Beauty and the Beast, Wizard of Oz, The Music Man, and The Boy Friend. She looks forward to sharing her knowledge and learning from the young actors in this internship position.
Chloe teaches Acting and Audition Prep during the summer.
Chloe teaches Acting and Audition Prep during the summer.
