FRANNY McCABE-BENNETT |
CAEA / ACTRA
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HEIGHT: 5’8” HAIR: BROWN EYES: GREY VOCALS: soprano/mezzo-soprano
THEATRE (selected)
Book Club (July-Aug 2018) Eileen Port Stanley Festival Theatre, dir: Liz Gilroy
Judith Lander's Birthday Cabaret Featured soloist Jazz Bistro/Judith Lander
The Real Inspector Hound Moon Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Volpone, or The Fox Lady Would-be Shakespeare BASH'd, dir: James Wallis
SMASHES+ Franny/Charlotte Buddies in Bad Times/Cabaret Company
Five Alarm Ellen Port Stanley Festival Theatre, dir: Simon Joynes
Much Ado About Nothing Antonia, First Watch Secret Shakespeare, dir: Sarah Phillips
Love, Loss and What I Wore Merrill/Alex/Nancy Living Arts Centre/Galahad Productions
XOXO: The Relationship Show+ Performer/co-creator Toronto Fringe/Two Juliets
Perfect Wedding+ Julie Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
The Beaver Den: A New Musical Phoebe The Storefront/JazzSquared Productions
As You Like It Phebe Monday Funday Creation Group
Twelfth Night Malvolio Monday Funday Creation Group
The Taming of the Shrew Baptista Monday Funday Creation Group
Proof+ Catherine Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Miss Julie (workshop) Miss Julie directed by Tatiana Jennings
Hair+ Jeanie Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
We Walk Amongst You (workshop) Puppeteer Artichoke Heart Collective
The Idiot (workshop) Mrs Yepanchin Humber Theatre/Theatre Smith-Gilmour
Gulliver’s Travels Queen of Brobdingnag Humber Theatre, dir: Tatiana Jennings
The Winter’s Tale Hermione Humber Theatre
Judith Lander's Birthday Cabaret Featured soloist Jazz Bistro/Judith Lander
The Real Inspector Hound Moon Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Volpone, or The Fox Lady Would-be Shakespeare BASH'd, dir: James Wallis
SMASHES+ Franny/Charlotte Buddies in Bad Times/Cabaret Company
Five Alarm Ellen Port Stanley Festival Theatre, dir: Simon Joynes
Much Ado About Nothing Antonia, First Watch Secret Shakespeare, dir: Sarah Phillips
Love, Loss and What I Wore Merrill/Alex/Nancy Living Arts Centre/Galahad Productions
XOXO: The Relationship Show+ Performer/co-creator Toronto Fringe/Two Juliets
Perfect Wedding+ Julie Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
The Beaver Den: A New Musical Phoebe The Storefront/JazzSquared Productions
As You Like It Phebe Monday Funday Creation Group
Twelfth Night Malvolio Monday Funday Creation Group
The Taming of the Shrew Baptista Monday Funday Creation Group
Proof+ Catherine Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Miss Julie (workshop) Miss Julie directed by Tatiana Jennings
Hair+ Jeanie Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
We Walk Amongst You (workshop) Puppeteer Artichoke Heart Collective
The Idiot (workshop) Mrs Yepanchin Humber Theatre/Theatre Smith-Gilmour
Gulliver’s Travels Queen of Brobdingnag Humber Theatre, dir: Tatiana Jennings
The Winter’s Tale Hermione Humber Theatre
+PLEASE SEE Accolades FOR AWARDS, HONOURS AND REVIEWS.
FILM + TELEVISION (selected)
Haunted Case Files Principal Travel + Escape Channel
HAZE Principal Ryerson Film School
The Signal Lead 24 Hour Toronto Film Challenge
HAZE Principal Ryerson Film School
The Signal Lead 24 Hour Toronto Film Challenge
COMMERCIALS
Special K cereal & cereal bars Leo Burnett Agency International campaign, online and TV (Canada, USA, Australia, Asia)
Quickbooks Accounting Leo Burnett Agency North American campaign, online and TV (Canada, USA)
Quickbooks Accounting Leo Burnett Agency North American campaign, online and TV (Canada, USA)
SPECIAL SKILLS + INTERESTS
Soprano/mezzo-soprano. Puppetry. Storytelling. Advanced choral singing, sight singing. Ukulele, flute. Beginner salsa, waltz, belly dance. Driver’s license (G). Sports: swimming (intermediate), axe throwing (beginner). British RP, Irish, general American, American Southern, as required.
EDUCATION + TRAINING
Humber College, Theatre Performance • University of Guelph B.A. with Honours, Drama
IMPROV + SKETCH COMEDY: Second City Training Centre, Toronto SketchFest, 24 Hour Sketch Challenge
➤ Second City: - Improv for Actors 1 & 2: Frank McAnulty, Kevin Frank
- Level D & E: Jess Grant, Alastair Forbes
- Musical Improv A & B, Ukulele for Improvisors: Josh Murray, Nug Nahrgang, Peter Cavell
SCENE STUDY: Ravi Jain, Daniel Brooks, Tatiana Jennings, Judith Thompson
MONOLOGUE (CONTEMPORARY + SHAKESPEARE): Bruce Dow, James Wallis, Terry Tweed, Ian Watson
MOVEMENT + PHYSICAL THEATRE: Karin Randoja, Dean Gilmour, Varrick Grimes, Dan Watson
SINGING: Judith Lander, Marta McCarthy (University of Guelph Chamber Choir, Women's Choir)
IMPROV + SKETCH COMEDY: Second City Training Centre, Toronto SketchFest, 24 Hour Sketch Challenge
➤ Second City: - Improv for Actors 1 & 2: Frank McAnulty, Kevin Frank
- Level D & E: Jess Grant, Alastair Forbes
- Musical Improv A & B, Ukulele for Improvisors: Josh Murray, Nug Nahrgang, Peter Cavell
SCENE STUDY: Ravi Jain, Daniel Brooks, Tatiana Jennings, Judith Thompson
MONOLOGUE (CONTEMPORARY + SHAKESPEARE): Bruce Dow, James Wallis, Terry Tweed, Ian Watson
MOVEMENT + PHYSICAL THEATRE: Karin Randoja, Dean Gilmour, Varrick Grimes, Dan Watson
SINGING: Judith Lander, Marta McCarthy (University of Guelph Chamber Choir, Women's Choir)
(C) DAHLIA KATZ
VIDEOS + MUSIC
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An evolution of "SMASHES", written and performed by Franny McCabe-Bennett
Sept 2017: Franny shares some advice about bad break ups.
A scene from SMASHES. June 2015: The first reading of SMASHES, originally titled: "Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Secret Bisexual? An Analysis of the (Love) Letters of Feminist Author Charlotte Perkins Gilman Written to Her Closest Female Friends (1880-1910) And Maybe Some Comments on Anne of Green Gables, Too".
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"XOXO: The Relationship Show" / Two Juliets
written and performed by Meghan Chalmers & Franny McCabe-Bennett
written and performed by Meghan Chalmers & Franny McCabe-Bennett
