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I’m super pleased to be in the opening night cast of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Utopia Limited! My show dates as Princess Kalyba are (3/7;3/9;3/13;3/15), I sing in the chorus on alternate dates. Join us for a FREE reception after the opening performance. We have two amazing casts, and an equally amazing chorus. Join us for this Pittsburgh Premiere! Tickets on sale through cast, orchestra and crew members, online, and at the door! Facebook Event

I am now officially on the Board of Directors of PARSEC, “the Pittsburgh area’s premiere SciFi organization “to promote awareness of the richness of speculative fiction as literature, art and music”. As a former ‘filk’ guest artist of Confluence, with the Zombie Opera, and a fan of the Parallax Second Players, I’m excited to get involved, adding my music and game perspective to the collective. Lots of things in the works for this group such as the Alpha Writers Workshop, updates to the main, conference and Parsec Ink web pages, planning panel topics for events, and more.

I was interviewed for this month’s “Employee Spotlight” at Schell Games.  They’re featuring a new employee each month, so check out the Spotlight page to “meet some of the interesting, creative, talented and supremely awesome people who make Schell Games the best game studio around.”

I’m excited to be heading up the ‘creature team’ for Undercroft Opera‘s Die Zauberflöte/”The Magic Flute” by Mozart this summer. Birds, serpents, puppets, and masks, oh my!  In addition, thanks to all the shows and auditions going on recently I was finally able to focus on organizing the music section of my website. Deadlines make the best motivators! Check out the new and improved Video Game Audio and Vocal Performance pages.

Schell Games has gotten so big, we’re moving to a bigger building this April! Goodbye, Southside. I’ll miss you. Onward to Station Square! “Schell Games, a fast-growing entertainment technology firm, is moving to Station Square…”

Opera update! I made it into the ensemble for this summer’s production of The Magic Flute with Undercroft Opera. This will be my first Mozart since Marriage of Figaro in 2010 so I’m excited to get back into Amadeus territory this May. Till then, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Utopia Limited rehearsals are in full swing as we prepare for the Pittsburgh Premiere this March! Busy, busy!

MAGfest, the Music and Gaming Festival, in DC…. what can I say, but it gets more amazing every year.  If you are a fan of video game music, composers, arcades, voice actors, or just… fun…. you should go to MAGFest:)

I’m super excited to have been cast as “The Princess Kalyba” in Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Utopia Limited”! What a great way to celebrate the Pittsburgh Savoyards 75th Anniversary than with the Pittsburgh Premiere of this Gilbert and Sullivan rare operetta! (Full cast list and show details)

The holidays are upon us, and you know what that means; Christmas Concert Season! We (ELPC Chancel Choir) are combining with the Renaissance City Choir and the fabulous Edgewood Symphony for “Holiday Concert: Welcome Home” this Saturday, Dec 14th, at 7:30pm. Tickets are available online or at the door.

Zombie Opera veterans Liz Rishel, Edwin Huang, Nathan Fullerton, and Jim Newsome need your help to make a documentary about Pittsburgh’s amazing underground opera community! Check out their proposal and hit “Like” on the “Opera N’at” Sprout Fund page to help them spread the word about fabulous companies including Pittsburgh Savoyards, Undercroft Opera, and more. Voting runs from now until TOMORROW, Monday, December 2nd, so don’t delay!