About Arielle
A St. Louis, Missouri native, I am a junior in the Musical Theatre program at Brigham Young University, and also studying classical repertoire as a vocal performer.
Professional credits include, Tarzan MUNY, Chava in Fiddler on the Roof and Fredrika in A Little Night Music both at Union Avenue Opera, Mary Poppins with Variety Theatre, Cornelia in Cat Ballou at Jackson Hole Playhouse and Complete Works with Shakespeare in the Valley. You can find revues found on my press page.
While at BYU, I have had a blast portraying the role of Viola in Shakespeare in Love, Mrs. Medlock in Secret Garden, Mrs. Childs in Crazy For You and being in other various creative student projects.
As a lyric-coloratura soprano, I have graced many stages singing with international countertenor Terry Barber’s National Tour of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber since the age of eleven, with the Kingsbury Ensemble and Northwinds Concert Band. I am a NATS Emerging Professional.
I love to teach young aspiring vocalists and thespians, create choreography for high school show choirs and YouTube videos. When I am not performing on stage, I love to hike, crochet, paint artwork and study astronomy.
Early Beginnings
At the age of two, my family suspected that I was gifted in performing arts. They will never forget the night I surprised them with my first monologue of Sally in It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown. My older brother said inquisitively, "Are we sure she belongs to us?" It was then that they discovered that I could memorize anything, including expressions of a character. One year later, I sang my first solo in Church and started taking dance and piano lessons.
In October of 2012, I watched The Phantom of the Opera for the first time. Little did I know that weekend would change my life! My parents noticed me singing the challenging Andrew Lloyd Webber songs throughout the house. So they purchased the accompaniment cd and said, "Sing for me!" Not only had I memorized the entire opera, but I was able to hit the highest note from the theme song of The Phantom of the Opera. (at the age of 8!) Within a few short months, my family also discovered I have perfect pitch and can tell you what key any music is in after listening for a few notes, without any training to be able to do so.
I began my vocal training singing with The St. Louis Children's Choir in 2013-2015, and private voice with St. James Voice Studio from 2014-2016. The legendary Nance St. James was and will always be a special teacher as she continued to drill me each week on scales, sight reading and arpeggios well into her 90's, until a few days before she passed away. I also made multiple trips to NYC to receive private acting lessons from Mimi Stuart at the Children's Acting Academy.
From 2016-2020, I trained with Heather McKenzie Patterson through Patterson Performing Arts who took my voice to a new level. In 2020, after working in a show with Debby Lennon, I shifted my training. As a professor of vocal performance at Webster University and a professional vocalist and performer in the St. Louis region, I was able to strengthen my vocal skills and resume' under Debby's mentorship. In my youth, I also continued to take dance and study acting with Michael James Reed in my home town.
Opportunities & Awards
While in college, I was the St. Louis Chapter winner of the Shirley Rabb Winston Competition in 2024. I have been a consistent winner and finalist in both the California West and Central States Regions' National Association Teachers Singing (NATS) Vocal Pedagogy Competitions, and a finalist, award winner and college scholarship recipient in the 2020-22 Schmidt Vocal Arts Competitions.
As a youth, I performed at the Fox Theatre with the Moscow's Ballet Nutcracker and while competing as a finalist in the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation Teen Competition winning the Musical Theatre Scholarship.
Pre-professional performances have been with COCA St. Louis, Showcases in NYC, Rock Show Productions, Stray Dog Theatre, O'Fallon Theatre Works and Spotlight Productions. I was nominated Best Actress by Arts For Life in 2017 & '18, and Best Supporting Actress 2019. The St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards also voted me Best Supporting Actress in 2020.
For fun, you can find me performing with my sister Jilane with J'Paws Puppetry, singing the National Anthem at professional and collegiate sporting events, or performing for Church and interfaith events.
Although I love the stage, some of my best performances are when I am performing for the elderly at assisted living facilities, or for children with autism. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I fully acknowledge my gifts are from Heavenly Father, and enjoy spreading happiness to others in service.
