Hi, my name is Jessica Lynn French! I am a performer, director, teaching artist, writer, and overall arts enthusiast. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, my family and I currently call Nashville, Tennessee home. Prior to that, I spent many years in New York City and Boston.
You can check out some samples of my professional publications below:
If you're into credentials, here are a few of mine:
Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance (The Boston Conservatory)
Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy and Voice Performance (Belmont University)
Master of the Arts in Education w/focus in Trauma Informed Theatre (St. Mary's University)
Favorite Regional Production Credits:
Miss Hannigan (Annie)
Mother Abbess (The Sound of Music)
Elizabeth Cratchit (A Christmas Carol)
Ulrica (Un Ballo in Maschera)
La Principessa (Suor Angelica)
Ruth (The Pirates of Penzance)
Touring Credits:
National Tour: Ensemble (Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
Nashville Opera on Tour Covers & Cast Recordings: Frau Viehmann (The Brothers Grimm); Jodi (Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing)
World premiere directing credits include:
Other professional credits to note:
Directing and vocal directing full scale productions (K-12, Collegiate, & Professional) in six states.
Founder of Theatre 4 All and Bright Light Studios
Former Artistic Director for the LCA Summer Musical Theatre Intensive
Former Teaching Artist for The Metropolitan Opera Guild
Former Marketing and Education Assistant for The Metropolitan Opera
Former Teaching Artist for Broadway Bound Kids
Voice Over Recordings provided for:
Musical Theatre International
Guitar Hero
McGraw Hill
Designed musical theatre curriculums offering dual college credits for multiple school districts.
Vocal masterclass clinician for:
Carnegie Hall Association
Lincoln Center's Boro-Linc
Studio Paulsen, the first professional acting studio specializing in the Meisner technique in Latin America.
Various universities across the US and internationally.