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Represented by:

FireStarter Entertainment (CA) Theatre: (213) 531-0547 x 701 / TV/Film: (213) 531-0547 x 713

NATIONAL TOUR

Miracle on 34th Street

Ballet Feature/Ensemble

dir. Antoinette DiPietropolo

INTERNATIONAL

Grease

Ensemble, u/s Patty Simcox

Royal Caribbean Productions

Columbus

Ensemble, u/s Novella 3

Royal Caribbean Productions

REGIONAL

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Veruca Salt

Cumberland County Playhouse

Guys and Dolls

Sarah Brown

Bigfork Summer Playhouse

White Christmas

Ensemble, u/s Judy

Cumberland County Playhouse

Freaky Friday

Gretchen

Bigfork Summer Playhouse

All Shook Up

Ensemble

Cumberland County Playhouse

Mamma Mia

Ensemble

Bigfork Summer Playhouse

CONCERTS

The Christmas Show

Soprano

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

EDUCATION

Oklahoma City University

BM Music Theatre

Miami City Ballet School

Chautauqua Dance Institute

On-Cam: Timothy Davis Reed

Masterclass: Kristin Chenoweth

SPECIAL SKILLS

Opera

Pointe Work/Ballet

Coloratura

Sight Reading

Strong accents/dialects

Writing

On-Camera

Flying/ZFX Experience

AWARDS

NATS

Regional Semi Finalist

Classical Voice Division

Ava Karas is an NYC based performer. A Pittsburgh native, she received her BM in Music Theatre from Oklahoma City University, with a minor in Political Science. Favorite credits include the first National Tour of Miracle on 34th Street, Grease (Royal Caribbean), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Veruca), for which she received a Broadway World Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. A former bunhead, Ava trained at Miami City Ballet School and Chautauqua Dance Institute.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'2"

Weight: 105 lbs

Dancer, Piano, Singer, Vocal Range: Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, American - Minnesota Accent, American - New England Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, American - Texan Accent, Eastern European Accent, Greek Accent, Hungarian Accent, Italian Accent, Polish Accent, Russian Accent, Slavic - South Eastern Bloc Accent, Fluent Italian, Fluent Spanish - Mexico City