RYAN
BURKE
Bio:
Previous ArtsCentric Productions:
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Gone Too Soon: Donny Hathaway
Memphis
Other local credits include:
SIGNATURE THEATRE: Gun and Powder (Flo), Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon), Barbara Streisand Cabaret, Judy Garland Cabaret; ROUND HOUSE THEATRE: School Girls... (Ama), Caroline, or Change (Dottie); FORD’S THEATRE: Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), The Wiz (Glinda/Dorothy u/s), Christmas Carol (Mrs. Fred); KENNEDY CENTER: Me Jane (Maisie), Chasing the Wind (Abby); IMAGINATION STAGE: Cinderella (Cinderella), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lucy Van Pelt); THEATRE ALLIANCE: Black Nativity (Narrator); MOSAIC THEATRE: Eretz Chadasha: The Promised Land (Mother); ATMTC: James and the Giant Peach (Sponge); STUDIO THEATRE: SILENCE! The Musical (Ardelia); OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Avenue Q, Children of Eden [in concert] (Eve), Dessa Rose [in concert] (Dessa). EDUCATION: Montgomery College, A.A. in Theatre Performance. UPCOMING: Keegan Theatre: MEMPHIS (Felicia). ARENA STAGE: American Prophet (As Cast). Signature Theatre: THE COLOR PURPLE (Nettie).
Awards and recognition:
- ARTSCENTRIC Star on the Rise Award Recipient (2019)
- Five time Helen Hayes Award Nominee
"Art is a means of communication that can change the world around you. Artists change culture. We change minds and we are constantly challenging ourselves and others to do better. "
Favorite Musical:
Hogwarts House:
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PRECIOUS!!!