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RESUME

MCKENNA COTTONE

SINGER  |  ACTOR  |  DANCER
(402) 677-9529
mckennacottone@outlook.com

Legit/Belt Soprano Range: Eb3 - Db6

STAGE

ANYTHING GOES | Reno Sweeney

UNOTHEATRE

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL | Veronica Sawyer

SNAP! PRODUCTIONS

 

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER | Molly Aster^

UNOTHEATRE

URINETOWN | Penelope Pennywise*
UNOTHEATRE

INTO THE WOODS | The Witch

UNOTHEATRE

MACBETH | Lady Macbeth

UNOTHEATRE

ERNEST IN LOVE | Lady Bracknell

UNOTHEATRE

THE TEMPEST | Juno/Spirit (W/John Beasley)

NEBRASKA SHAKESPEARE

​* Dance Captain

^ Vocal Captain

EDUCATION & TRAINING

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA
B.A. THEATRE/MUSICAL THEATRE

Anticipated graduation May 2025

INSTRUCTORS  |  Hal France, Alisa Belflower, D.Scott Glasser, Paul Boesing, Shelby VanNordstrand, Dr. Ronald Zank, Dr. Cindy Phaneuf

VOICE  |  Alisa Belflower, Hal France, Shelby VanNordstrand, Justin Payne, Curtis Reynolds

DANCE  |  Julian Adair (Tap, Musical Theatre, Ballet), April James (Musical Theatre)

ACTING  |  Dr. Cindy Melby Phaneuf, D. Scott Glasser, Paul Boesing, Jack Zerbe

MASTERCLASSES  |  Joanna Gleason (performed), Norm Lewis, Bruce MacKinnon, Jonathan Grunert (performed)

INTENSIVES

THE OPEN JAR INSTITUTE  |  NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK | Jeff Whiting, Joanna Gleason, James Gray, Judine Somerville, Casey Erin Clarke, Jennifer Fouche, Jeffrey Kringer, Timothy Hughes, Brian Martin, Richard Gatta, Correy West, J.C. Montgomery, Jay Rhoderick, David Thompson, Brian Russell Carey

MOUNT VIEW DRAMA SCHOOL  |  LONDON, UK | SuRie Cork, Sarah Golding, Omar Okai, Karl Jackson, Alice O'Hanlon, Heather Tomala, Amy Lawrence,  Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens

HONORS

NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL THEATER ACADEMY  |  Top Ten Outstanding Female Actress Award 2019

NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL THEATER ACADEMY  |  Top Ten Outstanding Female Actress Award 2020

NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL THEATER ACADEMY  |  National Finalist Nominee 2020

SPECIAL SKILLS

Lasso, Improv Comedy, Dialect (Received Pronunciation, Irish), Children's Care/Entertainment, Stage Intimacy

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