MICHAEL COLAVOLPE

PERFORMANCE AND TECHNICAL THEATRE RESUME

e-mail: michael.colavolpe@gmail.com

Height: 6'2" | Weight: 215 lbs | Vocal Range: Baritone
Age Range: 30s-40s | Eye Color: Green | Hair Color: Blonde

• Company (Harry)
• Julie Bunny Must Die! (Chef Albertson/Mr. Braford)
• Streakin'! (Tripp)
• Godspell (Judas)
• I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (Man 2)
• Working (Ironworker)
• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Schroeder)
• Nunsense A-Men! (Sr. Robert Anne)
• Schoolhouse Rock Live! (George)
• Oklahoma! (Jud)
• Assassins (Guiteau)
• Godspell (Jeffrey)
• Li'l Abner (Li'l Abner)
• Kiss Me, Kate (Fred/Petruchio)
• Little Shop of Horrors (Voice of Audrey II/Wino I)
• Hair (Berger)
• Camelot (Sir Dinadin)
• A Funny Thing Happened...Forum (Pseudolus)
• The Sound of Music (Capt. von Trapp)
• The Music Man (Harold Hill)
• Man of La Mancha (Governor/Innkeeper)
• A Funny Thing Happened...Forum (Miles Gloriosus)
• Carousel (Jigger)
• South Pacific (Stewpot)
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Melvin P. Thorpe)
• Little Mary Sunshine (Capt. Jim)
• Pippin (Charles)
• Grease (Roger)
• Side by Side by Sondheim
• Oliver! (Bill Sikes)
• Marat/Sade (Kokol)
  

ORLANDO ATTRACTIONS
& THEME PARKS

• Judge, "The American Idol Experience", Disney's Hollywood Studios
• Bruce/Mr Ray/Chum, "Finding Nemo: The Musical", Disney's Animal Kingdom
  
• Various leading roles (male and female), Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows
• Dr. Allbright, Journey into Imagination Pavilion Kodak post-show, Epcot
• Narrator/Santa, "Scherezade's Gift", Arabian Nights (2008 Holiday Show)
• Frankenstein's Monster in "Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue" (opening cast, revised version 06/02), Universal Studios, Universal Orlando
• Doctor Doom at Marvel Superhero Island, Islands of Adventure, Universal Orlando
• Fred Flintstone, Universal Studios Orlando
• Various atmosphere and event characters for Universal Studios (Hansel, chainsaw guard, seafarer, fairytale villager/prince) & various trade shows/conventions
• Detective Marvel, Capone's Dinner Show
• Professor Locke, Pirate's Dinner Adventure Educational Presentation ("Explorers from Florida's History - Pirates and Privateers")

FILM

• Space in My Heart, Role of Harold Keener (Sleeping Lawrence Productions)
• The Beginner's Guide to Taking Over the World, Role of Narrator (Full Sail Productions)
• Raging Bolts, Role of Don Chito (Full Sail Productions)
• Old Testament Auditions, Role of King Saul (Sidler Productions)
• 6 Stories, Role of Patrick (Veia Enterprises Productions)
  

REPRESENTATIVE STAGE DIRECTING:
MUSICAL

• Working (Schwartz/Faso et al)
• A...My Name is Alice (Silver and Boyd, et al)
• Schoolhouse Rock Live! (Ferguson, et al)
• Trixie True, Teen Detective (Hamilton)
• Company (Sondheim/Furth)
• Mame (Herman et. al)
• Pippin (Hirson/Schwartz)
• Anything Goes (Porter et. al)
• You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Gesner)
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Hall)
• The Fantasticks (Jones/Schmidt)
• Chicago (Kander/Ebb/Fosse)

REPRESENTATIVE STAGE DIRECTING:
NON-MUSICAL

• The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (Goode)
• The Well of Horniness (Hughes)
• It's Only A Play (McNally)
• Mackerel (Horovitz)
• Dearly Departed (Bottrell & Jones)
• Nobody Knows I'm A Dog (Perkins)
• Steel Magnolias (Harling)
• The Complete History of America (abridged)
• The Complete Works...Shakespeare (abridged)
• Psycho Beach Party (Busch)
• A Girl's Guide To Chaos (Heimel)
• The Boys in the Band (Crowley)
• The Problem (Gurney)
• The Women (Luce)
• The Actor's Nightmare (Durang)
• Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You (Durang)
• Sexual Perversity in Chicago (Durang)
• Woody Allen's God (Allen)
  

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL THEATRE EXPERIENCE

Founder and Artistic Director, TheatreMania Productions (501(c)3 Corporation), 1992-2001
Extensive experience in the following areas of production: 

• Casting and Actor Administration
• Producer
• Co-author, "Murder Mystery High: The Class of '71" (interactive musical murder mystery)
• Stage Manager, Asst. Stage Manager, Universal Studios Florida
• Improvisation (including murder mysteries)
• Costume Design
• Set Design
• Prop Design and Procurement
• Musical and Vocal Direction
• Publicity and Promotion, including Graphic Design
• Front-of-House Operations (Box Office, Usher Training, Concessions)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Extensive Computer and Internet Skills, including Web Design and Graphics (both PC and Macintosh Platforms)
• Valid Driver's License
• Training in Voice and Movement
• Can play some piano, drums, and guitar
• Excellent with children and animals
• Accents: Standard British, Cockney/Lower British, High Southern, Low Southern, German, Scottish, Brooklyn