Margot de La Barre

Selected academic experience

• Professor of performing arts, Fall 2022—present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

• Adjunct professor, 2021–22, Montclair State University, New Jersey

• Instructor, 2015–22, Front & Center Performing Arts, Springfield, New Jersey
  Provided engaging and thoughtful class material to students ages 5–18. Created a safe and inviting atmosphere and built a good rapport with students.

• Director and instructor, 2015–22, Acting Manitou, Oakland, Maine
  Directed full-length musical productions for this yearly theatre camp for teenagers. Taught acting, auditioning, and song-performance classes to campers.

• Guest instructor and master class instructor, 2005–18, various studios
  Traveled to various studios around the country to teach master classes.

• Performer, 2000–15, Broadway, National Tours, Regional Theatres, TV
  Worked collaboratively to prepare for and perform in the five Broadway productions, a national tour, and numerous regional theaters around the country. Raised funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS volunteering and performing.

• Program coordinator, 2017–2022, The LEAP Program, St. Mary's College of California
  Administrator for the New York arm of The LEAP Program, which works specifically to aid professional dancers in getting their degree while still performing. Managed academic success and courses of study for an expanding roster of 30+ students earning their Bachelor's Degree in Performing Arts in the tri-state area. Coordinated all courses for the New York area students. Worked with local and national organizations and dance agencies to recruit potential students.

Selected performing experience

Broadway

• Evita, ensemble, Marquis Theater
• South Pacific, Ensign Connie Walewksa and assistant dance captain, Lincoln Center Theater
• Promises, Promises, Sharon, vocal minority, Broadway Theater
• White Christmas, ensemble, Marquis Theater
• Anything Goes, swing, Roundabout Theatre Company

Tours

• The Boy Friend, Nancy, dance captain, Goodspeed Musicals
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Martha, Paper Mill Playhouse, Theatre Under the Stars, North Shore Music Theatre

Regional and New York

• Bullets Over Broadway, understudy, ensemble, NYC reading
• Hello, Dolly!, ensemble understudy for Minnie Fay, Paper Mill Playhouse
• Kiss Me, Kate, ensemble, Westchester Broadway Theatre

TV

• Old Maid, short, Rations Mother, 2018
• The Sound of Music Live!, nun, dancer, Universal Television
• Good Morning America, ABC, Evita performer, 2012
• The Tony Awards, The American Theatre Wing, CBS
• The 66th Annual Tony Awards, performer, Evita, 2012
• The 65th Annual Tony Awards, performer, Anything Goes, 2011
• The 63rd Annual Tony Awards, performer, South Pacific, 2009
• Live from Lincoln Center, season 35, episode 3, South Pacific, Ensign Connie Walewska, 2010
• The Late Show with David Letterman, Season 15, Episode 125, CBS, 2008
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, White Christmas dancer 2008

Original cast recordings

• Anything Goes revival, "Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific" revival, "Evita" revival, "The Sound of Music Live!"