Faculty
Director Catherine McNeela is a
professor of performing arts at Elon University, where
she teaches voice and music theatre. As an actor,
Catherine is a member of Actor's Equity Association,
and has performed professionally throughout the U.S.,
Canada and Europe in more than 100 plays, musicals and
operas.
Catherine played Amanda in our production of "The
Glass Menagerie," and has played such diverse roles
as Lizzie in "The Rainmaker," Kate in
"Kiss Me Kate," Meg in "Crimes of the
Heart," and Cecily and Lady Bracknell in "The
Importance of Being Ernest."
Catherine holds degrees from the College of Wooster and
the University of Michigan, and was a charter member of
the Music Theatre Program at the School of Fine Arts in
Banff, Canada. Her acting and voice teachers include
Austin Pendelton, Clyde Vinson and Kristin
Linklater.
At Elon, Catherine has directed "How to
Succeed?," "The Secret Garden,"
"Crazy for You," "Children of Eden,"
"The Pirates of Penzance," "Anything
Goes!", "Into the Woods,"
"Quilters," "Guys & Dolls,"
"Working" and "Grand Night for
Singing."
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