VINNIE ESTER

MUSIC DIRECTOR / VOCAL COACH / PIANIST

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EDUCATION
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, KENT, OH BFA MUSICAL THEATRE, SUMMA CUM LAUDE
HONORS COLLEGE, HIGHEST GPA OF GRADUATING THEATRE MAJORS

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

PIANO (17 YEARS)
CELLO (15 YEARS)
MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION
ARRANGEMENT OF MUSIC CHARTS
SIBELIUS MUSIC NOTATION SOFTWARE
FINAL DRAFT SOFTWARE
CRUISE SHIP PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
EXCEL AND MS OFFICE EXPERIENCE

MUSIC DIRECTION
ALWAYS: MEMORIES OF A WARTIME
ROMANCE (WORKSHOP)
JUSTIN VAN PELT: SILVER SCREEN
DANIELLE DORFMAN/SAMANTHA RICKARD: 54 BELOW, NYC
QUARTER LIFE CRISIS
SAM ROHLOFF IS: PREOCCUPIED!
A NIGHT WITH KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
GUILTY PLEASURES CABARET
CAMP TAMAKWA'S STEINHAUER STAGE
SHETLER STUDIOS, NYC
HOLLAND AMERICA'S WESTERDAM
54 BELOW, NYC
54 BELOW, NYC (2015, 2016)
54 BELOW, NYC / THE DUPLEX, NYC
ALGONQUIN PARK, ONTARIO, CA
(2014, '15, '17)
DIR. RICHARD SABELLICO
DIR. JUSTIN VAN PELT
DIR. OLIVER MAYES
DIR. SAM ROHLOFF
DIR. JOHN MOAURO
DIR. BRIDGET BOSE / ANDREA PALESH
DIRS. RACHEL WOLIN, RACHEL MANSON,
BRENDAN O'REILLY

WITH RWS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, NYC

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE (2015-2017) m/s WESTERDAM, NOORDAM, EURODAM,
OOSTERDAM, ZUIDERDAM
WALDAMEER & WATERWORLD ('15/'16) ERIE, PA
PLAYLAND (2016) RYE, NY
SANTA'S VILLAGE (2016) JEFFERSON, NH
DUTCH WONDERLAND (2016) LANCASTER, PA
A CHOCOLATE AVENUE CHRISTMAS ('15) HERSHEY LODGE, HERSHEY, PA
IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE (2015) LIGONIER, PA
DIR. ALICIA POCIASK
DIR. CARLOS AVILAS / BILLY GRIFFIN
DIR. BRANDON KELLY
DIR. CARLOS AVILAS
DIR. AMANDA HOLT FONTANA
DIR. ROBBIE EICHER
DIR. ERIN SCHRADER

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HURON PLAYHOUSE, OH
SANDEFUR THEATRE, OH
ERDMANN-ZUCCHERO THEATRE
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HURON PLAYHOUSE, OH
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CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE, OH
BARN THEATRE, MI
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DIR. CHUCK RICHIE
DIR. JAMES LYNCH
DIR. AARON SCHOONOVER
DIR. KAREN BABCOCK / RYAN NEAL
DIR. KAREN BABCOCK
DIR. DAVID LEW COOPER
DIR. BETH WOOD / LIZ CONWAY /
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LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
BILLBOARD ONBOARD (PIANO DUO) HOLLAND AMERICA'S WESTERDAM WINDISH MUSIC & PRODUCTIONS / MIKE WINDISH
GUILTY PLEASURES CABARET SINGER / DANCER / PIANO / MD* 54 BELOW/THE DUPLEX, NYC / ANDREA PALESH

MUSICAL THEATRE
THE CALICO BUFFALO (NY READING) BORA-BOH (THE CALICO) BOSC PUBLISHING COMPANY / CRAIG GEORGE
CHICAGO MARY SUNSHINE BARN THEATRE, MI / HANS FRIEDRICHS
THE LOUSH SISTERS DO THE NUTCRACKER OLLY LOUSH / PIANO CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE, OH / BETH WOOD
(WORLD PREMIERE)

SPRING AWAKENING ERNST E. TURNER STUMP THEATRE, OH / MICHAEL RUPERT

GREASE EUGENE (U/S ROGER) E. TURNER STUMP THEATRE, OH / MAC MCINTOSH
MAN OF LA MANCHA (W/ROBERT NEWMAN) THE BARBER BARN THEATRE, MI / BRENDAN RAGOTZY
BYE, BYE BIRDIE HARVEY JOHNSON / SHRINER PORTHOUSE THEATRE, OH / TERRI KENT
A CHORUS LINE (ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY) ROY (U/S PAUL, MIKE) E. TURNER STUMP THEATRE, OH / MARYANN BLACK
CAROUSEL (ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY) RUFFIAN BOY / ENSEMBLE HURON PLAYHOUSE, OH / JANN GLANN
RAGTIME HENRY FORD / ENSEMBLE E. TURNER STUMP THEATRE, OH / ERIC VAN BAARS
ASSASSINS (ACTOR/MUSICIAN) BILLY / HEROLD / ENSEMBLE BOOFIVE BLACK BOX THEATRE, OH / KAYLIN MAJOR
THE 25 ANNUAL...SPELLING BEE
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SWING PORTHOUSE THEATRE, OH / TERRI KENT
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE ENSEMBLE HURON PLAYHOUSE, OH / JIM WILLIAMS
BRIGADOON ENSEMBLE E. TURNER STUMP THEATRE, OH / TERRI KENT

THEATRE
BIG LOVE GIULIANO WRIGHT-CURTIS THEATRE, OH / ERIC VAN BAARS
AGAMEMNON CHORUS LEADER ERDMANN-ZUCCHERO THEATRE, OH / SARAH COON
THE GRAPES OF WRATH SALESMAN / DANCER / ENS. WRIGHT-CURTIS THEATRE, OH / MARK MONDAY
THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY PARTY GUEST (SWING) HURON PLAYHOUSE, OH / DENNIS SEYER

MUSIC DIRECTION SELECTED*

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE (2015, '16, '17) m/s WESTERDAM, NOORDAM, EURODAM, DIR. ALICIA POCIASK
OOSTERDAM, ZUIDERDAM
JUSTIN VAN PELT: SILVER SCREEN m/s WESTERDAM DIR. JUSTIN VAN PELT
SAM ROHLOFF IS: PREOCCUPIED! 54 BELOW DIR. SAM ROHLOFF

TRAINING / SPECIAL SKILLS

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, KENT, OH BFA MUSICAL THEATRE, CLASS OF 2013
ACTING: MARK MONDAY (CHEKHOV), TERRI KENT, ERIC VAN BAARS, ROHN THOMAS, JEAN KAUFFMAN, TRACEE PATTERSON
MOVEMENT/DANCE: JAZZ (5 YEARS MARYANN BLACK, KIM KARPANTY [SIMONSON TECHNIQUE], ERIN SMITH),
TAP (4 YEARS MARYANN BLACK), BALLET (4 YEARS MARYANN BLACK, ERIN SMITH, ERIN LASALA),
MODERN (4 YEARS KIM KARPANTY, JOAN MEGGITT, ERIN SMITH)
VOICE: DR. JAY WHITE, JONATHAN SWOBODA, CHUCK RITCHIE (LINKLATER TECHNIQUE), DR. ALEXANDER HURD
SPECIAL SKILLS: PIANO (17 YEARS), CELLO (15 YEARS), BASIC JUGGLING, POI, MUSIC DIRECTION, MUSIC ARRANGING, MUSIC
TRANSCRIPTION, CHOREOGRAPHY

*COMPLETE MD / INSTRUMENTAL RESUME AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST