LAUREN VELDHUIZEN
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Musical Theatre
Valor Christian Theater | Anastasia | 2022 | Lead Role - Anya
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Valor Christian Theater | Hello Girls | 2021 | Lead Role - Bertha Hunt
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Valor Christian Theater | The Addams Family | 2021 | Ensemble, Featured Dancer, Alice Understudy
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Valor Christian Theater | Bright Star | 2020 | Lead Role - Margo Crawford
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Valor Christian Theater | Cinderella | 2020 | Ensemble, Featured Dancer, Gabrielle Understudy
Valor Christian Theater | Little Women | 2019 | Ensemble, Beth Understudy
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Valor Christian Theater | Thoroughly Modern Millie | 2019 | Ensemble, Miss Dorothy Understudy​​
Theatre
Wake Forest University | Witness for the Prosecution | 2023 | Lead Role - Romaine Vole
Wake Forest University | Silent Sky | 2023 | Lead Role - Margaret Leavitt
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Wake Forest University | Three Sisters | 2023 | Maid, Masha/Irina Understudy
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WFU Anthony Aston Players | The Accidental Death of an Anarchist | 2022 | Lead Role - Maniac
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Valor Christian Theater | Our Town | 2022 | Director, Lead Role - Stage Manager
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Valor Christian Theater | The Diary of Anne Frank | 2021 | Lead Role - Edith Frank
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Valor Christian Theater | You Can't Take It With You | 2021 | Student Director
Choral
Wake Forest University Music | Chamber Choir | 2022-Present | Alto
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Wake Forest University Music | Handel's Messiah Sing-Along | 2022 | Alto, Soloist
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Valor Christian Arts & Media | Valor Choir | 2018-19 | 1st & 2nd Soprano, Soloist
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Johnnie Collins III Drama Scholarship | Wake Forest University | 2023
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Presidential Scholar in Music | Wake Forest University | 2022-2026
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Presidential Scholar in Theatre | Wake Forest University | 2022-2026
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Critic's Choice Award | "Clockwork" The Clockmaker's Daughter | Colorado Thespian Conference | 2021
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Valor Music Award for Best New Artist | Original Song "Truth" | Valor Christian High School | 2021
Valor Music Awards Nomination for Song of the Year | Original Song "Truth" | Valor Christian High School | 2021
Valor Music Awards Nomination for Lyric of the Year | Original Song "Truth" | Valor Christian High School | 2021
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Superior Rating for Individual Event | "Clockwork" The Clockmaker's Daughter | Colorado Thespian Conference | 2021
Thescon Main Stage Performance | Valor Christian's Production of Bright Star | Colorado Thespian Conference | 2020
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Superior Rating for Individual Event | "When the Music Played" Dr. Zhivago | Colorado Thespian Conference | 2020
TRAINING
15-20 Hours Per Week, 20 Weeks Per Year
Vocal Training | Dr. Bryon Grohman (2022-Present), Jenny Timmons (2018-22), Suzanna Champion (2019-22)
Acting Training | Suzanna Champion (2019-2022), Kurt Muenstermann (2018-2022)
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Dance Training | Ballet (2 Years), Contemporary (1 Year), Musical Theater (3 Years), Tap (1 Year)
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Broadway Training Intensive | BTI Belt Workshop | Mary Ann Kehler
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Broadway Training Intensive | BTI Audition Workshop | Eymard Cabling
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SPECIAL SKILLS
7 Accents: British, Cockney, German, Australian, Auckland, Southern (SE & SW), French, Russian
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4 Vocal Styles: Musical Theatre, Classical (Soprano), Pop, Country
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Tech Theater: Props Organization, Costume Design, Makeup Design & Application (Basic Stage, Beauty, Age, Gore, Show Specific Makeup, etc.), Wig Design, Styling, & Application, Hair Design & Application, Directing
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Script Writing: 2 Original 10-Minute One-Man Shows