Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, mezzo-soprano Olivia Currier comes to SOT by way of Texas. She has performed in outreach projects for the Amarillo Opera and Opera Steamboat and as an Apprentice Artist with Sarasota Opera. She has also sung with Quintessence: A Community of Singers as a Choral Scholar, alongside the Voces8 US Scholars, as the alto soloist for Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb with the Lubbock Chorale, and as a guest singer with the Hungarian chamber choir Ars Nova Énekegyüttes. She was recently awarded 1st Place in the Dallas/Fort Worth/Panhandle NATS competition, 1st Prize in the 2023 Nouvelles Etoiles Online Music Competition, and the Grand Prize at the 2021 21st Century Talents Music Competition. Ms. Currier holds a degree from Texas Tech University.
Vitaly Mayes has recently been seen in The Lost Colony, Imposable Marriage as Reverend, City Kids Theatre as Jim, and Mr. Doldry in the Vibrator Play. He performed in stage readings at the Kennedy Center, Theatre J. He will next be seen in the tour of The Outsiders with the National Theatre. He is a graduate of the National Conservatory of Dramatic arts.
Kerry Auer is a graduate of St. Olaf College where she earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. She studied acting at the Savannah College of Art and Design, graduating with her MFA in Performing Arts in 2015. This is Kerry’s first role with Shakespeare Opera Theatre. She is very grateful for this amazing opportunity! Previous theatre roles include Cunegonde in Bernstein’s Candide and the Baker’s Wife in Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Kerry is also the author of the musical theatre blog From Score to Stage, a resource for young actors who wish to learn how to analyze a score.
Charlotte Blacklock, Anne Page, Rugby, and Robin in Merry Wives of Windsor, is well on her way pursuing a career in the performing arts. She has played a wide range of roles in both classic and contemporary theater, her favorite being the role of Suzy Hendricks in Wait Until Dark. She is thoroughly enjoying the hodge podge of characters she has taken on in this production.