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LIVE ENTERTAINMENT/THEME PARK

Love at First Fright

Katie

Six Flags Great America

Dir. Dwight Jordan

The Uprising

Dancer

Six Flags Great America

Boo-Yeah! Parade

Host

Six Flags Great America

PROFESSIONAL THEATRE

Haul Out The Holly

Singer/Dancer

Theatre Silco/Chris Alleman

Head Over Heels

Ensemble, u/s Philoclea (performed)

Theatre Silco/Josh Walden

Rent

Ensemble, Alexi Darling

Millbrook Playhouse/Alex Perez

First and Final Performance...Wild West's Greatest Heroine

Afong Moy

The New Musicals Lab

EDUCATIONAL THEATRE

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

Princess Mary

UArts/Amy Dugas Brown

Everybody

Everybody/Somebody

UArts/Allen Radway

Pippin

Player

UArts/Zi Alikhan

Matilda

Matilda

John Hersey High School

Urinetown

Featured Dancer

John Hersey High School

Shrek

The Ugly Duckling/Dulocian

John Hersey High School

Mamma Mia

Malinda (w/ Ali & Lisa)

District 214 Summer Theatre

Catch Me If You Can

Featured Vocalist and Dancer

District 214 Summer Theatre

WORKSHOPS AND NEW WORK

Sweetwater

Louise Liu Huang

UArts/Megan O'Brien

Untitled Cherry Orchard Musical

Anya

UArts/Priyanka Shetty

Dear Mr. C

The Writer's Sister

UArts/Marina Montesanti

The Blazing World

Pyra

UArts/Zi Alikhan

Esther's Play about Esther's Play

Sally/Character 1

Equinox Play Festival/Amy Chen

EDUCATION

B.F.A Musical Theatre, Music Minor

The University of the Arts

Class of 2024

Theatre Silco Apprenticeship Program

Acting/Performance Apprentice

Summer of 2023

CABARET

54 Sings Regina Spektor

Soloist

Feinsteins/54 Below

Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust!

Soloist

Don't Tell Mama NYC

The Comeback Cabaret

Soloist

The Drama Company NYC

TRAINING

Show Choir, Choir, A capella

John Hersey High School

2016-2020

Acting

Matthew Silar, Alice Yorke, Leah Walton

Rosemary Hay, Allen Radway

Voice

Colleen Timler, Theresa Greenland

Ballet

Amy Novinski, Da'Von Doane

Jazz

Jesse Jones, Amanda Desouza

Hannah Catanoso

Tap

Peter Rios, Karen Cleighton

Musical Theatre

Katie Donovan, Ben Dibble, Rob Tucker

Kikau Alvaro, Kyle Metzger

Stage Combat/Alex Cordaro

Recommended Pass UNARMED

Pass in SINGLE SWORD

AWARDS

Dean's Choice Award

Ira Brind School of Theatre Arts

2024

National School Choral Award

John Hersey High School

2020

Choral Music Award

John Hersey High School

2018

District Musician

Illinois Music Education Association

2018, 2019

Poetry Junior Class Champion

John Hersey High School

2019

Show Choir Solo Competition 3rd Place

Milton High School

2020

Megan Kimiko Derbick is a Musical Theatre Performer and recent graduate of UArts. She has a commitment to authentic and mind-opening approaches to theatre, strong advocacy for racial diversity on stages, and an eagerness to challenge, expand, and share her artistry. She is constantly challenging herself as an artist and always lights up a room with positivity. Please visit her website to learn more about her! https://www.megankimikoderbick.com/

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'2"

Weight: 110 lbs

Advanced Musicianship, Intermediate Piano, Stage Combat, Choral Experience, Dance Ballet, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Jazz, Dance Tap, Dancer, Licensed Driver, Piano, Singer, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Range: Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit