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ABOUT ME
Sharon West has a lifetime of experience in the performing arts and continues to be dedicated to the arts and her students. She began her professional career at the ripe old age of six and has gone on to sing at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. She grew up in Brooklyn, NY, and has trained with some of New York City’s premier voice, piano and acting teachers. She majored in theater and graduated cum laude with honors. Sharon has taught Theater Arts in the NYC public schools. She is the founder and director of her own studio, “Sharon West Performing Arts Studio (SWPA)” aka “RockIt Performing Arts Studio” in the Boston area. She is now located in Norwalk, CT, where she says “great music abounds.” And Norwalk is only an hour’s train ride to/from New York City. At the studio, she is a private instructor in voice, acting and piano. Sharon is a fun and innovative teacher. Her wealth of experience has made her a well-rounded and forward-thinking teacher who knows how to communicate with her students. She has a great sense of humor with a serious commitment to her art and her students. A winning combination for you!
WORK EXPERIENCE
Theater
Gateway Playhouse, Bellport, NY | Mame | Cousin Fan/Chorus Member
Gateway Playhouse, Bellport, NY | Zorba | Chorus Member
Gateway Playhouse, Bellport, NY | Anything Goes | Chorus Member
Gateway Playhouse, Bellport, NY | Children's Theater | Brer Rabbit and Hansel & Gretel
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY | The Unexpurgated Memoirs | Naomi
of Bernard Mergendeiler
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY | Cutting Out | Lizzie Borden
(original play by Jacques Burdick)
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY | The Madwoman of Chaillot | Gabrielle
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY | The Glass Menagerie | Laura
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Sandra
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn NY | Maskerade | Anna
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn NY | Holy Ghosts | Nancy
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn NY | Tartuffe | Mariane
The Hill Street Players, Brooklyn NY | The Shadow Box | Maggie
The New Dramatists, New York, NY | The Rabinowitz Gambit | Assistant Stage Manager
Music & Vocal
Brown's Jazz Club, New York, NY | Nightclub Act | Vocalist
Mummy's, Portland, OR | Nightclub Act | Vocalist
Lincoln Center, New York, NY | Opening Act for Chubby Checker | Vocalist
South Shore Conservatory, Hingham, MA | The Pirates of Penzance | Chorus Member (First Soprano)
South Shore Conservatory, Hingham, MA | HMS Pinafore | Chorus Member (First Soprano)
South Shore Conservatory, Hingham, MA | The Mikado | Chorus Member (First Soprano)
South Shore Conservatory, Hingham, MA | Jazz Band | Vocalist
Comedy & Improv
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY | Romeo & Juliet | Juliet
(Country & Western Comedy Show Based on Romeo & Juliet)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Acting, Vocal & Music
Sharon West Performing Arts Studio, Norwalk, CT | Founder & Coach | Vocal, Acting, Piano
Rockit Performing Arts Studio, Weymouth, MA | Founder & Coach | Vocal, Acting, Piano
www.TakeLessons.com, Various | Instructor | Vocal, Acting, Piano
Ardsley Middle School, Ardsley, NY | Cultural Arts Advisor | Produced & Directed Arts Workshops
Joymas Piano Studio, Ridgefield, CT | Theater Arts Director | Piano, Vocal
Joseph B. Cavallaro Intermediate Public School, I.S. 281, Brooklyn, NY | Drama Director, Theatre Arts Teacher | Acting
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Adelphi University | Garden City, NY | Theater Major BA Summa Cum Laude
Brooklyn College | New York, NY | Theater Major BA Summa Cum Laude
Virginia Craig | New York, NY | Voice
Linda Vidnovik | New York, NY | Voice
Herbert Berghof School, Buck Heller | New York, NY | Jazz Dance
Herbert Berghof School, Edward Morehouse | New York, NY | Acting
Roundabout Theater | New York, NY | Acting/Staging Workshop, Twelve Angry Men
Roundabout Theater | New York, NY | Acting/Staging Workshop, A Streetcar Named Desire
PBS | New York, NY | Broadway: The American Musical Workshop
Young Playwrights | New York, NY | Write A Play Workshop
SPECIAL SKILLS
Piano
Keyboard
Sight Singing
Sight Reading