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, Vivien Leigh in Orson's Shadow, Constance in The Constant Wife, 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.
Contact Information:
New Hope, PA 18938
voice - day: 732-713-9646
fax: 215-862-3956
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
Current:
Under the auspices of Elaine Good; Carol and Janet Quartarone are helping to lead the
Trinity Players Dramatic Readings Series at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Buckingham, PA.
The group meets on the first Monday evening of every month.
The series allows participants to read from a wide variety of sources
and focuses on technique and development.
The group plans a dramatic rendering of Dylan Thomas' "A Child's Christmas in Wales"
this upcoming holiday season.
For more information: contact Carol at the numbers or email above.
The
Up Next:
October 29, 2009
an evening of dramatic readings at The Market Roost in Flemington, NJ
under the auspices of Shakespeare`70
Dinner and a Touch of Pre-Halloween Drama
February 2010
Lady Bracknell in the Shakespeare`70 production of
The Importance of Being Earnest
Recent Productions:
see "Featured Productions" tab for a page of photos
photos on the Orson's Shadow page elsewhere on this site
Constance Middleton in the Shakespeare`70 production of
by W. Somerset Maugham
February 2008
click this poster for a whole page of photos dedicated to this production
Chronological Stage Biography
Role | Show | Author | Company | Production Dates |
| Freda Caplan | Dangerous Corner | J.B. Priestley | Langhorne Players | August 21 - September 12, 2009 |
| Lady Capulet | Romeo & Juliet | Wm Shakespeare | Shakespeare`70 | June/July 2009 |
| Mary Ann Holmes | Booth | Austin Pendleton | Actors'NET of Bucks County | May/June 2009 |
| Vivien Leigh | Orson's Shadow | Austin Pendleton | Actors'NET of Bucks County | January 23 - February 8, 2009 |
Margaret Clandon | You Never Can Tell | George Bernard Shaw | Actors'NET of Bucks County | September 26 - October 11, 2008 |
| Roxane | Cyrano de Bergerac | Edmond Rostand | Actors'NET of Bucks County | April 4 - 20, 2008 |
| 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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