Composer/Producer, "Trish Causey's Vocals 1.0:  26 Vocal Exercises for Trained & Experienced Singers"

Host/Producer, “Musical Theatre Talk with Trish Causey,” online radio show featuring Broadway stars, creative teams, and top vocal coaches;  "The Activists' Voice with Trish Causey," online radio show focusing on modern activism and human rights needs in the 21st century.

Guide for Theatre, About.com, a New York Times Company, covering Broadway and national tours, with daily blogs, articles, and reviews of productions and cast albums.

Private teacher and workshop presenter, instruct individuals, groups, and middle and high schools on a variety of topics including voice technique, vocal health, scene study, audition prep, and make-up; also vocal coach for clients entering competitions, pageants, and college auditions.

Writer/composer & Freelance writer, creator of musical stage works as well as having written for About.com, TheatreFace.com, Stage Directions Magazine, and BroadwaySpace.com.

Certified in Pilates and Yoga, National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA, April 2005), taught 7 - 8 group classes per week in Water Aerobics and Pilates/Yoga; use Pilates and yoga in voice lessons.

awards & recognition:

• October 2010 – Selected Artist: Teaching Artist Workshop, Level II, by the Mississippi Alliance for Arts in Education

• July 2010 – Featured Artist: South Arts' Southern Artistry

• November 2009 – Featured Playwright (for Witchcraze): VIII International Women Playwrights Conference, Mumbai, India

• Fall 2009 – Featured Artist: Southern Breeze Magazine

• October 2008 – Selected Artist: Teaching Artist Workshop, Level I, by the Mississippi Alliance for Arts in Education

• July 2009 – Featured Artist: Fund for Women Arts

• July 2008 – Featured Artist: invited to be listed on South Arts' artist registry, the Southern Artistry, in the field of Opera/Musical Theatre

• July 2008 – Grant Recipient: $5,000 Artist Business Recovery Grant post-Hurricane Katrina, (MAC/NEG)

• June 2008 – Featured Artist: Judged and accepted for listing on the state Artist Roster

• June 2008 – Grant Recipient: $4,000 Artist Fellowship in Music Composition, (MAC/NEA)

• June 1993 – Grand Prize winning production, Actor/Singer, Ch'unchon International Theatre Festival, South Korea

• March 1993 – Honorable Mention, Actor/Singer, South Eastern Theatre Conference, Orlando, FL

production / stage management

• Assistant Production Stage Manager – IX USA International Ballet Competition, Jackson, MS (June 2010)

• Production Stage Manager – Revue, “I Write the Songs,” I.P. Casino Resort (May-June 2007)

• Stage Manager – The Night of the Iguana, Mississippi Repertory Theatre (April 2004)

• Stage Manager – I'm Not Rappaport, Mississippi Repertory Theatre (November 2002)

• Stage Manager – H.M.S. Pinafore, Gulf Coast Opera (October 2002)

• Stage Manager – Footloose, Broadway Theatre South (October 2002)

• Production Manager – Into the Woods, Broadway Theatre South (May-June 2002)

• Backstage Production Assistant – III, IV, V USA International Ballet Competitions, Jackson, MS (1986, 1990, 1994)

workshops:

• VOX: Vocal Objectives & 'Xercises – a multi-part workshop focusing on functional voice training and vocal health for performance and longevity.

• Auditioning for College – a workshop just for high schoolers to show them how to choose which schools to apply to, choose audition rep., handle the actual audition, plus the in-person college interview(s).

• Make-Up 101, 201, & 301 – three different workshops on make-up techniques for the stage. 101 – the 4 basic make-up styles; 201 – work with latex and make appliances; 301 – head/mask casting and painting.

• Song Interpretation – a workshop on making the words on the page come to life using imagery and emotional connectedness and utilizing vocal and breathing techniques.

theatrical & voice works:

• Witchcraze – 2-act musical set during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692; Book, Music, & Lyrics by Trish Causey

• Two Hearts – 1-act opera dealing with LGBT issues; Libretto & Score by Trish Causey; will have a workshop reading by the Metropolis Opera Project in NYC (July 2011).

• Herstory – 1-act musical for children, highlighting women who affected history but not necessarily the history books.

• Voices on the Wind – full-length screenplay

• Vocalises, Opus 1.0 – vocal training CD; Music & Lyrics by Trish Causey; liner notes by Trish Causey

Over the years, I have performed in numerous productions in theatre, opera, and even dinner theatre. Though I do more teaching than performing now, I can dig up those old credits as well.

References available upon request.