Meet the Team
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Michelle Aravena (Owner/Audition Coach)
Michelle Aravena is currently on Broadway in Cabaret as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie. She was last seen on Broadway as Miss Argentina in Beetlejuice, as well as A Bronx Tale, Rocky, Jersey Boys, A Chorus Line (2006), and The Sound of Music (Lincoln Center). Around the country, Michelle has performed leading roles in A Bronx Tale, West Side Story, Jersey Boys, Les Miserables, and Mamma Mia. Michelle has had the privilege of performing on some of the most prestigious stages such as La Scala Opera House in Milan, the Orb Theater in Tokyo Japan, and The Old Globe in San Diego to name a few. She has worked under some of the industry’s top creative teams such as Alex Timbers, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, Jerry Zaks, Alan Menkin, Des McAnuff, Sergio Trujillo, Chazz Palmetari, Robert Dinero, and the late Arthur Laurents. Michelle is represented by 44 West Management for legit and voice-over work.
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Keely Hutton (Audition Coach/Voice Coach)
Keely is a proud Newfoundlander who has had the privilege of performing on Broadway in Escape To Margaritaville, which she also helped develop at the La Jolla Playhouse. She understudied and performed the role of Ellen in the US national tour of Miss Saigon. Keely appeared in two seasons at the Stratford Festival of Canada, where she won the Toronto Broadway World award for best supporting actress in a musical for her role of Kate in The Pirates Of Penzance. Keely has worked with leading creatives in the industry, including Des McAnuff, Wayne Cilento, Christopher Ashley, Kelly Devine, Garry Griffin, and the late Marvin Hamlisch and Nick Lloyd Webber. Keely played a recurring role on the CTV series Hudson & Rex. She was also a scholarship winner on CBC's series Triple Sensation. Keely graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Music (voice) from the Memorial University of Newfoundland. A lifelong arts student, she has since studied at Sheridan College, NYU Steinhardt, HB Studios, The Peoples Improv Theatre, and Upright Citizens Brigade. The Hybrid Agency represents Keely for theatre and tv/film.
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Christopher Murrah (Audition Coach)
Christopher is a director and career coach, as well as the owner of Ghostlight Theater Camp. His work in theatre and opera has been seen around the world, at the Mariinsky Opera, Yale Opera, Oslo Opera House, and The National Theater of Croatia. He has worked with Encores! Off-Center, Classic Stage Company, SITI Company, and Kansas City Repertory Theatre. In 2014 he was the recipient of the honored Princess Grace Theater Award Honorarium and was previously honored by the Shubert Foundation through Columbia University.
He is a professional member of Actor's Equity Association (AEA) and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and holds a master’s degree in directing from Columbia University.
Christopher also runs Sites by Chris, a web design service for performers and artists. More info: www.sitesbychris.com
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Gina Scarpa (Voice-Over Coach)
Gina Scarpa is a full-time voice actor and coach living in Connecticut. Her happy voiceover clients include Xfinity, Burger King, L'Oreal, and many more. Gina has worked on commercial, video game, animation, corporate, explainer, and medical projects throughout her extensive career. She is also the Owner and Creative Director of Positive Voices Studio, where she provides individual coaching, group classes, workshops, and demo production for voice actors of all ages and casting services for clients across the country and abroad.
You can see and hear more of Gina's work at voiceversbygina.com and positivevoicesct.com.
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Brittany Conigatti (Choreography Coach)
Brittany is a born and raised New Yorker who graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts where she was a Dance Major. Brittany continued her arts studies at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where she was an Integrated Major and then earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from The New School.
Brittany’s Broadway credits include The Prom and A Bronx Tale, and she has been seen around the country in Mean Girls, Matilda, and Beauty and the Beast. Television audiences have seen her in Annie Live! and Law and Order: SVU.
Brittany adores teaching passionate performers! Brittany always has the goal to bring out each student's uniqueness and takes pride in providing a positive and encouraging learning environment where the students feel comfortable to work at their highest potential!