Alana LaBissoniere

Alana has returned to the theater after a 20 year break to raise her family. She is excited to be working in the theater again, and is enjoying musicals, comedies and dramas. She would love to work with you!

Affiliations

Lyric Arts
Bloomington Civic Theatre
Guthrie Theater
Freshwater Theatre Company
St. Olaf College Theatre Department

Contact information

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Primary telephone: (612) 802-9785

General availability

  • Weeknights
  • Weekends

Experience

Upcoming: Bloomington Civic Theater: 2012 My Fair Lady, dir. L. Whitlock III, (Mrs. Eynsford-Hill, ensemble)

Lyric Arts Main Street Stage: 2012 Oklahoma!, dir. D. Peterson, (Aunt Eller)

Guthrie Theater: 2011 A Christmas Carol, dir. J. Dowling (Ensemble)

Freshwater Theatre Company: 2011 The Book of Liz, dir. S. Moore (Butterworth, Ginley, Foxley)

Bitter & Grievously Overlooked Productions: 2011 Barry Manilow Birthday Extravaganza, dir. S. Weiss, Bryant Lake Bowl musical review

Got It Made Productions: 2011 Got It Made, dir. D. Sola (Late Mom, Ensemble)

Bloomington Civic Theater: 2011 Into the Woods, dir. J. Chvala (Jack’s Mother)

Morris Park Players: 2010 Annie, dir. M. Mier (Boylan sister, Ensemble)

OBMT: 2010 The Music Man, dir. D. Peterson(Mrs. Paroo)

Morris Park Players: 2009 Beauty and the Beast, dir. M. Mier (Mrs. Potts)

Cross Community Players: 2009 Seussical, the Musical, dir. M. Mier (ensemble)

OBMT: 2008 Oklahoma!, dir. D. Peterson(ensemble)

Northfield Arts Guild: 1985 45 Minutes from Broadway, dir. R. Moulton (Mrs. Dean)

St. Joe's Parish: 1982 The Fantasticks, dir. J. B. Eckert (Luisa)

Solo Recordings: Blessed Assurance, Accept Your Grace (1998)

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Education

St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
degree: BA Fine Arts, Theater

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
graduate studies: theater, art history

Training

Voice Study with Melissa Culloton and Burr McWilliams

Physical profile

66" tall
Plays ages:   40s   50s  
bigger and curvy build
Caucasian

Onstage skills

Actor

Singer

Accents

Irish
Minnesotan
Southern
Scandanavian
British

Acting skills

Character Voice
Musicals
Skiing/Snowboarding

Acting styles

Musical Theater
Comedy
Drama

Dance styles

Basic movement skills

Instruments

Basic Piano

Music styles

Jazz
Musical Theater
Classical
Choral

Administrative skills

Audience Services
Box Office

Production

Assistant Stage Manager
Production Assistant

Twitter feed

BloomingtonTAC: #mnpl Director Lewis Whitlock and Tony-nominated actress Melissa Hart lead audition workshop at BTAC June 2 and 9: http://t.co/BD9LRLyr

black_canary02: @scrimstreet very organic movement in that drowning bug. #mnfringe

scrimstreet: Drinking whiskey outside to get inspiration for my #mnfringe piece. The bug that just drowned in my glass might become part of the dance.

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