Samantha Jenee Laumann, soprano, is a passionate vocalist, actress and musical theatre pedagogist in the Twin Cities, has performed and music directed in equity and non-equity theatre houses across America. Notable works include The Chichester Psalms, The Royal Fireworks, and Brahms Requiem, Pirates of Penzance, The Gondoliers, Cosi Fan Tutte, Idomeneo, Orpheus and the Underworld. Musical appearances include Little Women, Music Man, Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Godspell.
Samantha holds a Masters of Music in Musical Theatre Performance from the Boston Conservatory as well as additional certifications in voice pedagogy, CCM©, Somatic Voiceworks© and the Visceral Voice©.
Ms. Laumann is a seasoned lecturer of voice and musical theatre with the BFA Acting Program and additionally serves as a teaching specialist for the University of Minnesota's School of Music.
Educational Background
- Masters of Music : Musical Theatre Performance, The Boston Conservatory of Music at Berklee, 2010 -
- Bachelors' of Music: Vocal Performance, The University of the North Carolina School of the Arts, 2006 -
- : Vocal Performance, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 2002-2003 -
Specialties
- Vocal Pedagogy and Health
- Bel Canto/Classical/Musical Theatre/Mix and Belt Technique
- Accompanist
- Composition
- Musical Theatre Repertoire
- Music Directing
- Orchestration
- Conducting