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
