Carrie Sayer
Theatre
| Home Less | Mother | Open Book; dir. Angie Kane |
| Book’d | Gina | Theatre NOVA; dir. Diane Hill |
| Home for the Holidays | Female swing, Belinda | The Dio; dir. Steve DeBruyne |
| Follies | Stella Deems | Theatre NOVA; dir. Diane Hill |
| A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder | Lady Eugenia | The Dio; dir. Steve DeBruyne |
| Gypsy | Rose | DCP; dir. Connor Thomas Rhoades |
| Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime | Judy Boone | Open Book; dir. Adriane Galea |
| Steel Magnolias | Truvy | The Dio; dir. Steve DeBruyne |
| Minor Deviations | Townsend | Tipping Point – Sandbox Play Festival |
| The Wild Party | Dolores | The Dio; dir. Steve DeBruyne |
| Company | Susan | Ringwald; dir. Vince Kelley |
| Great American Trailer Park Musical | Jeannie | The Dio; dir. Steve DeBruyne |
| Forever Plaid | Box girl | The Dio; dir. Steve DeBruyne |
| Bridges of Madison County | Marge | The Dio; dir. Steve DeBruyne |
| Dear Elizabeth | Elizabeth Bishop | Theatre NOVA; dir. David Wolber |
| Stockton (staged reading) | Charlotte | Theatre NOVA; dir. Diane Hill |
| Bagels! The Musical (concert reading) | Wife | JET; dir. Dan Walker |
| I Love You, You’re Perfect… | Woman 1 | Two Muses; dir. Diane Hill |
| Struck (staged reading) | Woman | JET; dir. Henrietta Hermelin |
| British Heroes of Comedy | Various | Mind the Gap Productions; dir. Adrian Diffey |
| At the Bistro Garden | Cheyenne | Two Muses Theatre; dir. Jules Aaron |
| The King and I | Anna | Dexter Community Players; dir. BJ Danner |
| Reckless | Rachel | Ann Arbor Civic Theatre; dir. Kevin Gilmartin |
| Love, Loss and What I Wore | Various | Wild Women Productions; dir. Ann Holt |
| Shifting Gears | Sarah | Carrie Jay Studio; dir. Carrie Sayer |
| The Music Man | Mrs. Paroo | Encore Musical Theatre; dir. Jon Huffman |
| Damn Yankees! | Doris | Encore Musical Theatre; dir. Dan Cooney |
| A Christmas Carol | Emma, Ann, Gentlewoman | The Henry Ford; dir. Hilary Cohen |
| Kennedy’s Children | Carla | Performance Network; dir. Kevin Gilmartin |
| Sounds of Christmas | Soloist, Duettist | The Henry Ford; dir. Shannon Locke |
| How to Succeed in Business… | Rosemary | Tecumseh Civic (special contract) |
| Wait Until Dark | Susy Hendrix (understudy) | Meadow Brook Theatre; Edward G. Smith |
| A Christmas Carol | Caroler, Londoner, Mrs. Fezziwig | Meadow Brook Theatre;dir.David Ellenstein |
| Inherit the Wind | Rachel Brown | BoarsHead; dir. John Neville-Andrews |
| Wit | Student, Fellow, EMT | BoarsHead; dir. Judith Peakes |
| You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown | Lucy | BoarsHead Professional Theater |
| Bellyfruit | Christina | BoarsHead; dir. K. Jason Bryan |
| Hansel & Gretel | Gretel | BoarsHead; dir. Debra Baron |
| Beanstalk! The Musical | Mama | Wild Swan Theater; dir. Hilary Cohen |
| Charlotte’s Web | Charlotte | Wild Swan Theater; dir. Hilary Cohen |
| Sons of Ra: Egypt Myth | Isis | Wild Swan Theater; dir. Hilary Cohen |
| Town & Country Mouse | Rene, Renee | Wild Swan Theater; dir. Hilary Cohen |
| Wait Until Dark | Susy Hendrix | Croswell Opera House; dir. Gerry Blanchard |
| A Funny Thing Happened… | Philia | Croswell Opera House; dir. Mark DiPietro |
| A Streetcar Named Desire | Stella Kowalski | Croswell Opera House; dir. Mark DiPietro |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Mary Magdalene | Croswell Opera House; dir. Mary Scott |
| Guys & Dolls | Sarah Brown | Footlight Dinner Theatre |
| Steel Magnolias | Shelby | Clark Lake Players |
| Forever Plaid | Box Girl | Clark Lake Players |
| Love Letters | Melissa Gardner | Clark Lake Players |
| And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson | Beth | JCC; dir. Gary Righettini |
| Night Must Fall | Olivia | JCC; dir. Gary Righettini |
| Our Town | Townsperson | Acrosstown Repertory Theatre |
| Vanities | Kathy | University of Florida |
| Talley’s Folly | Sally Talley | Mich.State University; dir. Frank Rutledge |
| Dark of the Moon | Greeny Gorman | MSU |
| Tartuffe | Police officer | MSU |
| A Christmas Carol | Maiden | MSU |
| The Crucible | Mercy Lewis | MSU; dir. Suzy Pollock |
ZOOM
A Doll’s House — Kristine Linde — Atlantic Acting School, class project. Instructor Karen Kohlhaas. Dir. Jessica Elkin.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — Martha — Atlantic Acting School, class project. Instructor Karen Kohlhaas. Dir. Abby Ballard.
God of Carnage — Alana — Atlantic Acting School, class project. Instructor Karen Kohlhaas. Dir. Felicity Jurd.
Thinner Than Water — Gwen — The Barrow Group, class project. Instructor Shannon Patterson. Dir. Joann Stevelos.
Sept 2021 – May 2022 The Barrow Group, monthly First Fridays.
Film & Industrials (Full list provided upon request)
The Girl in Centerfield – Voice-over – Narrate feature-length documentary. Stunt3 Media.
The Girl in Centerfield – Audiobook. Stunt3 Media.
American Duel – Principal. Directed by Jeffrey Schultz.
Take Two – Principal. Directed by Tom Cheney.
Knowing Evelyn – Principal. Directed by Mark Marabate.
Super Sucker – Double for principal. Directed by Jeff Daniels.
Parenthood – Paid extra. Directed by Ron Howard.
The Ugly One – Featured extra. Directed by Pat Moug.
Domino’s pizza training video – Patron. Speaking role.
Diabetes training video – Nurse. Speaking role.
Belle Tire commercial – Paid background talent.
Special Skills and Attributes
Singing, vocal coaching & direction, athletics, teaching, some piano, hair cutting/styling, make-up, quick study with accents, specialty Italian grandmother.
Education
BoarsHead Professional Theater, Lansing, Michigan
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) Internship Program, 2001-02 Season
Master of Social Work, Michigan State University
4.0 GPA; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Chapter 041; Phi Alpha Honor Society, Beta Chapter
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Theater Minor, Michigan State University
Honors College Member; Member of Social Science Residence Program.
Additional Training
Script Analysis — The Barrow Group. Seth Barrish. 2023.
Acting Workshop — The Barrow Group. Seth Barrish & Lee Brock. 2022, 2023.
Solo Show II: Performance — The Barrow Group. Seth Barrish. 2022, 2023.
Solo Show I: Writing — The Barrow Group. Seth Barrish. 2021.
Creating Your Personal Narrative — The Barrow Group. Writing class. Martin Moran. 2021.
Cold Reading Class — The Art and the Audition. Karen Kohlhaas. 2022.
Monologue Class — The Art and the Audition. Karen Kohlhaas. 2021.
Playwright/Actor/Director Lab – Purple Rose Theatre Co., Chelsea, MI, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2001, 2000, 1999. Jeff Daniels, Guy Sanville, Suzi Regan, Michelle Mountain.
Private Voice Training – Singing with JMoss, Jeremy Mossman, Ontario, Canada. Marlene Inman, Dexter, MI. Monte Long, Jackson, MI. John Wade, MSU. Brian E. Buckner, Ann Arbor.
Piano Lessons – Brian Rose, Dexter, MI – 2021.
Master Acting Seminars – John Peakes, Bill Roudebush, 2001-02.
Musical Theater and Tap Dance Classes – Ann Arbor Dance Classics, 2000; Triple Threat 2018.
Period Movement Workshop – Nira Pullin, WSU Professor, 2000.
Voice-Over Seminar – Pamela Lewis, “Talking Funny for Money,” 2002.