Equally at home in Japan, New York or Boston, Olivia is a multicultural young woman of the world. Landing at Walnut Hill to study theater is only one small rung on the ladder to whatever her future may hold. After weeks of back and forth online trying to schedule, we finally met up on campus for her photo session and I was delighted to finally meet the sweet young woman who has been so darn busy! Turns out, she is currently rehearsing for the the fall show LET IT BE- A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles at Walnut Hill and doesn’t have a ton of free time. AND, fun fact I discovered with a little known search engine called “the google”, a few years ago Olivia was part of the Tokyo International Players production of Big River !
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Young Actor Headshots- Teddy
Double Majoring in Musical Theater and Vocal Performance, Teddy is clearly willing to do the work to get where he wants to go. Heck, he cut out pasta and dairy this summer and says that as a result, he both lost 25 lbs and his voice is better than ever! ( I do get that and understand the correlation of those foods with his instrument, but… I think I will finish my cookies and cream sundae.)
Teddy credits his high school voice teacher at Walnut Hill School Arts , for recognizing the multi- dimensional vocal skills he possess and encouraging him to try opera as well.
From the tiny bits I got to hear during our session, I have no doubt in his abilities. (yes, sometimes there is singing…and dancing at my headshot sessions. :) )
The “big smile” photos are the true Teddy and while I know next to nothing about the opera world, I do know that Pavarotti smiled…so Teddy can too!
Teddy is the perfect example of why I love photographing headshots for young actors. He is so fun and excited about his future which as a result made me excited for him !
A rising senior at Oklahoma City University, the alma mater of Broadway greats Kristen Chenoweth and Kelli Ohara, Teddy is clear about what it takes to follow in their footsteps.
