Carol Thompson - Actor/Director

Carol Thompson

Actor/Singer/Dancer/Director

Carol Thompson received her theater degree from the University of Wisconsin with a specialty in acting. She has extensive experience in classical drama and comedy, as well as musical theater and light opera. Some favorite roles include: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible, Elvira in Blithe Spirit , Ariel in The Tempest, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Lady Chiltern in An Ideal Husband, and the delightfully despicable Lady Sneerwell in The School for Scandal. Additional favorite roles include Maria in The Sound of Music, Eliza in My Fair Lady, Guinevere in Camelot, Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, both Gwendolyn and Cecily in separate productions of The Importance of Being Earnest, and Agnes in A Delicate Balance. She has performed in twelve Gilbert & Sullivan operas with the Savoy Company of Philadelphia. Carol has her Master's degree in Counseling Psychology and works with the Eastern Technology Council as Vice President for Strategic Services.

Contact Information:
New Hope, PA 18938
voice - day: 732-713-9646
fax: 215-862-3956
e-mail: carulelombard@aol.com

Profession:
actor, singer (soprano), dancer, voice-over artist, director

Attributes:
30s - 40s, 5'6", 120 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes, Caucasian

Work with Local Companies:
see Stage Bio below

Unions:
none

Special Skills:
speaks Standard American English (no regional accent), some fluency in German, French and Arabic; accents: British - Cockney and Received (BBC), US Regioinal - Southern, Bostonian; she has served as dance captain and choreographer for several Gilbert & Sullivan productions by the Savoy Company of Philadelphia

Carol has worked extensively with Quadis Voice and Data Solutions (www.quadisvoice.com) serving PA, NY and DE with voice over talents for business applications.

Training:
Theater undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with a specialty in acting

Recent Productions:
Constance Middleton in the Shakespeare`70 production of
The Constant Wife
by W. Somerset Maugham
February 2008

Chronological Stage Biography
Role
Show
Author
Company
Production Dates
Constance Middleton The Constant Wife W. Somerset Maugham Shakespeare`70 February 14 - 24, 2008
Marya/Maman Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov Villagers' Theatre October 4 - 20, 2007
Lady Macbeth Macbeth Shakespeare ActorsNet of Bucks County April 27 - May 13, 2007
Elizabeth Proctor The Crucible Arthur Miller ActorsNet of Bucks County January 12 - 28, 2007

director

An Inspector Calls JB Priestley Shakespeare`70 at the Don Evans Black Box Theater @ TCNJ September 21 - 30, 2006
Luciana A Comedy of Errors Shakespeare Shakespeare`70 @ Kelsey Theater June 30 - July9, 2006
Eliza Doolittle My Fair Lady GB Shaw and Lerner & Loewe
ActorsNet of Bucks County in Morrisville, PA

and

at Washington Crossing Open Air Theater

March 30 - April 15, 2006

and

July 20 thru 29, 2006
Agnes A Delicate Balance Edward Albee Shakespeare`70 September 22 -October 1, 2005
Ariel The Tempest Shakespeare ActorsNet of Bucks County April 1 - 17, 2005
Elvira Blithe Spirit Noel Coward ActorsNet of Bucks County February 25 - March 13, 2005
performer Shakespeare and Song dramatic readings and musical review SerioComic Productions Summer 2004
Lady Anne The Tragedy of King Richard III Shakespeare ActorsNet of Bucks County March 5 - 21, 2004
Mrs. Fainall The Way of the World Charles Congrieve Shakespeare`70 February 12 - 21, 2004
Lili Vanessi & Katherine Kiss Me, Kate Cole Porter ActorsNet of Bucks County August 14 - 31, 2003
Irena Arkadina The Seagull Anton Chekhov Villanova University August 2003
Cleopatra Antony and Cleopatra Shakespeare ActorsNet of Bucks County April 25 - May 11, 2003
assistant director Caesar and Cleopatra George Bernard Shaw ActorsNet of Bucks County March 7 - 23, 2003
Hippolyta A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare Shakespeare`70 @ Washington Crossing Open Air Theater June 6 - 15, 2002
Guenevere Camelot Alan J. Lerner & Fredrick Loewe ActorsNet of Bucks County May 16 - June 2, 2002
Cordelia King Lear Shakespeare ActorsNet ofBucks County April 11 - 28, 2002
assistant director The Lion in Winter Lawrence Goldman ActorsNet of Bucks County February 21 - March 10, 2002
Gwendolen Becket Jean Anouilh ActorsNet of Bucks County January 10 - 27, 2002
Eliza Doolittle My Fair Lady GB Shaw and Lerner & Loewe ActorsNet of Bucks County August 17 - September 2, 2001
Iolanthe Gilbert & Sullivan Savoy Company of Philadelphia May 2001
Gertrude Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Tom Stoppard ActorsNet of Bucks County March 16 - April 1, 2001
Gertrude Hamlet Shakespeare ActorsNet of Bucks County February 16 - March 4, 2001
Marmee Little Women Roger Wheeler ActorsNet of Bucks County November 24 - December 10, 2000
Lady Macduff and one of the Wierd Sisters Macbeth Shakespeare Players Club of Swarthmore October 2000
Utopia Limited Gilbert & Sullivan Savoy Company of Philadelphia May 2000
Thea Elvsted Hedda Gabler Henrik Ibsen Shakespeare`70 February 10 - 20, 2000
Georgiana Dandy Dick Arthur Wing Pinero Nine Lives Travelling Players 1999
Melissa Gardner Love Letters A. R. Gurney Nine Lives Travelling Players `99 season
The Pirates of Penzance Gilbert & Sullivan Savoy Company of Philadelphia May 1999
Mrs. Allonby A Woman of No Importance Oscar Wilde Shakespeare`70 February 1999
Lady Gay Spanker London Assurance Dion Boucicoult Nine Lives Travelling Players September 1998
Bianca The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare Shakespeare`70 @ Washington Crossing Open Air Theater June 1998
Ruddigore Gilbert & Sullivan Savoy Company of Philadelphia May 1998
Mrs. Alithea The Country Wife William Wycherley Shakespeare`70 February 1998
Gwendolyn Fairfax The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Nine Lives Travelling Players September 1997
Paulina The Winters Tale Shakespeare Shakespeare`70 @ Washington Crossing Open Air Theater June 12 - 21, 1997
chorus and dance captain HMS Pinafore Gilbert & Sullivan Savoy Company of Philadelphia May 1997
Lady Chiltern An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde Shakespeare`70 February 20 - March 2, 1997
Claire Ganz Rumors Neil Simon Shakespeare`70 September 1996
Mistress Ford The Merry Wives of Windsor Shakespeare Shakespeare`70 @ Washington Crossing Open Air Theater June 1996
Patience Gilbert & Sullivan Savoy Company of Philadelphia August 1996
Lady Sneerwell School for Scandal Richard Brinsley Sheridan Shakespeare`70 February 1996
Maria The Sound of Music Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II Yardley Players @ Washington Crossing Open Air Theater August 1995
The Mikado Gilbert & Sullivan Savoy Company of Philadelphia May 1995
Miss Neville She Stoops To Conquer Oliver Goldsmith Shakespeare`70 February 1995
Mariana Measure for Measure Shakespeare Shakespeare`70 @ Washington Crossing Open Air Theater June 1994
chorus The Grand Duke Gilbert & Sullivan Savoy Company of Philadelphia May 1994
Cecily Cardew The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Shakespeare`70 February 1994
Olivia Twelfth Night Shakespeare Shakespeare`70 @ Washington Crossing Open Air Theater June 10 - 19, 1993
chorus The Gondoliers Gilbert & Sullivan Savoy Company of Philadelphia May 1993
Julia The Rivals Richard Brinsley Sheridan Shakespeare`70 February 1993
Elvira Blithe Spirit Noel Coward Shakespeare`70 September 1992
chorus Yeomen of the Guard Gilbert & Sullivan Savoy Company of Philadelphia May 1992
chorus Trial by Jury/Sorcerer Gilbert & Sullivan Savoy Company of Philadelphia May 1991
Charity Sweet Charity Studio Y
Blanche A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams American Theater of Berlin (Germany)
Lead Player Pippin Madison Wisconsin
Eve Applause

Photo Gallery

Constance Middleton
in
The Constant
Wife
February 2008
Maria in
The Sound of Music
August 1995
Cleopatra in
Antony and Cleopatra
May 2003

Lady Macbeth in
Macbeth
April 2007
Eliza Doolittle in
My Fair Lady
March 2006
Elizabeth Proctor in
The Crucible
January 2007

Guinevere in
Camelot
May 2002

Cordelia in
King Lear
April 2002

Lilli Vanessi in
Kiss Me, Kate
August 2003

Gerturde in
Hamlet
February 2001

Ariel in
The Tempest
April 2005

Elvira in
Blithe Spirit
February 2005

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