Colby Flade

Colby Flade he/him/his

AGE: 18 HT: 6’5” WT: 190lbs EYE: Brown HAIR: Brown

PERFORMING EXPERIENCE

Cabaret- Emcee (RLHS Theatre 2020)

Clue: Onstage- Wadsworth (RLHS Theatre 2019)

The Addams Family- Gambler Ancestor/Grim Reaper (College of Lake County 2019)

A Year With Frog and Toad- Frog (RLHS Theatre 2019)

RLAS Talent Expo 2019- Santa Fe from Newsies

Chicago Shakespeare Slam Regionals 2018- Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Chicago Fires: Never Forget- Deputy/Theresa Page/Patricia Montano/JoAnn Pellettiere (RLHS Ghostlight Theatre 2018)

Marie Antoinette- Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (RLHS Theatre 2018)

The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later- Greg Pierotti/Matt Mickelson/Dave O’Malley (RLHS Ghostlight Theatre 2018)

Sunday in the Park with George- George (RLHS Theatre 2018)

ILMEA All-District choir- District 7, Bass 1 (Glenbrook North High School 2017 and Grayslake North High School 2019)

Alice in Wonderland- King of hearts (Round Lake High School 2017)

The Laramie Project- Greg Pierotti/Father Roger Schmit (Round Lake High School 2017)

Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe- Player 1, Roderick Usher (RLHS Theatre 2017)

The Compass- Mr. Ferguson/Juror #1 (RLHS Theatre 2017)

Middletown- Male Doctor/Greg (RLHS Theatre 2016)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eclectic Full Contact Theatres production of Fuddy Meers- Assistant Special Effects Makeup Artist (Athenaeum Theatre, May-June of 2018)

AWARDS

1st Place in Chicago Chapter NATS Musical Theater Auditions 2019 Category: High School Men (Upper)

Three Division I ratings at IHSA Solo/Ensemble contest 2019

Most outstanding freshman bass voice at Round Lake High School 2017

Most outstanding sophomore bass voice at Round Lake High School 2018

Most outstanding junior bass voice at Round Lake High School 2019

TRAINING/EDUCATION

Tap dance (10 years), Jazz dance (10 years), Lyrical dance (2 years)

Dance studios: Round Lake Park District (4 years), Dance Connection, Grayslake IL (2 years), The Academy of Ballet, Wauconda IL (4 years)

Bogart and Landau’s Viewpoints training and Liz Lehrman’s Critical Response Process training

Private Vocal Training with Kathy Szamocki (December 2017-present)

Round Lake Senior High School (2016-2020)

SKILLS AND AFFILIATIONS

President for International Thespian Society Troupe 1058 (2017-present)

Communication Director for Tri-M Music honors society (2017-present)

National Honor Society (2018-2020)

Breath holding for 2+ minutes/play dead

Able to express fictional pain (choking)

CREW EXPERIENCE

Dear Edwina- Assistant Stage Manager (Round Lake District 116, 2017)

Legally Blonde- Assistant Stage Manager (Round Lake District 116, 2018)

The Addams Family- Stage Manager and Lights manager (Round Lake District 116, 2019)

Round Lake High Schools 12 hour theater show 2019- Student Director for The Office