Birth Place: Grand Rapids Michigan
Lynn Manuell began her career in Park Forest Illinois at The Illinis Theatre Center. She was featured as Mama in High Button Shoes, Hedy La Rue in How to Succeed and Celia in As You Like It. She trained at Steppenwolf Theatre, The Illinois Theatre Center, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and in London with Cleo Laine's Wavendon Allmusic Program. Lynn has appeared in theatre and cabaret in Chicago, London and New York in over a hundred shows. She was in Andrew Lloyd Webber Unplugged, Remember me from Holy Redeemer High. Don't Cry Out Loud, She is on the board and is a director and actress for FACT theatre where she was featured in If The Pink Pump Fits (Martha) UFF'DA (Pink Hat Lady)and Treasure among others. She appeared in Ron Pallilo's The Lost Boy, and Featured in My DADDY IS THE BIGGEST STAGE MOTHER IN TEXAS as Aunt Faye. She has worked with Julia Genoveva Productions as Mother in The Twelve Chairs, Elaine in Elaine and numerous short play readings. She has worked online with Quarentine Players as Ruth in Blythe Spirit, Amanda in The Glass Menagerie, Hannah in Arcadia and others. She has worked with First Flight Productions in several plays by Maxwell Anderson and as The Witch in The Scarecrow and Marme in Little Women at The Hermitage. She runs a theatre arts program at PS 811@149 and is on the board of TOUCHING HUMANITY, an organization that provides theatre classes for special needs students.
Lynn Manuell is also President of International Production Management which is a consultant firm and press agency for performers. She has worked at Gatchell and Neufeld, NAMCO Booking, Tour de Force, AIS Productions, Bresner Management, Troika Entertainment. She has a background as a Company Manager, General Manager and Press Agent. She has represented numerous artists including Betty Buckley and Sarah Brightman.
New York Theatre:
GENOVEVA PRODUCTIONS:
Elaine (Elaine), The Twelve Chairs (Mother), An Evening with Julia and Friends (Multiple short play festivals), Crossroads (Mother)
FIRST FLIGHT PRODUCTIONS:
The Scarecrow (the Witch presented at The Hermitage), The Queen by Maxwell Anderson, Impolutable Pogo (Churchy) Rachel Carsons, Shakespeare’s Ladies at Tea (Portia)
FACT THEATRE:
My Boot Too (Miss Lovely), Hansel and Gretel Christmas (The Gingerbread Lady), My Daddy was the Biggest Stage Mother in Texas (Aunt Faye), If the Pink Pump Fits (Martha), Words and Wine Short Play Festivals, Standing Tall (Playwright and Reader 1), Multiple short play Festivals (Strawberry, New York Theatre Festival, Gaylicous, etc.)
QUARENTINE PLAYERS: (Online Play Readings)
Blythe Spirit (Ruth), Arcadia (Hannah), The Glass Menagerie (Amanda), Noises Off (Amanda), Run For My Wife (Barbara),
Unity Theatre Company:
Our Town (Narrator), Enchanted April (Rose Arbothnot)
Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Unplugged Musical Theatre Works
Don’t Cry Out Loud Musical Theatre Works
Holy Redeemer High Don’t Tell Mama
Rebel Without Applause Café Arielle
Stars – One Person Show Inwood Music Series
Time To Start Living 88’s
London:
Wavendon Allmusic Festival Queen’s Hall
Carrots Club London
Pizza on the Park Cabaret Ealing
Chicago:
How to Succeed (Hedy La Rue) Illinois Theatre Center
High Button Shoes (Mama) Illionois Theatre Center
The Medium (Monica) Prairie Theatre Productions
Two Gentlemen of Verona (Sylvia) Shakespeare in the Park
As You Like it (Celia) Shakespeare in the Park
Training: BA Columbia College, MA Hunter College, ACTING: American Academy of Dramatic ArtsSteppenwolf Theatre (Francis Guinan), St. Nicholas Theatre (Lois Hall), Illinois Theatre Center (Etel Billig), Audition Center (Michael Shirtloff) Interpreting Shakespeare (Frank Farrell) Singing: Marc Malamed, Bill Zeffiro, David Caldwell, Anne Perillo. Dance: American Dance Center
CHILDRENS THEATRE, CABARET, ACTING TEACHER, PASSPORT
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