Verena McBee
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Height: 5'4'' Eyes: blue Hair: red Type: Irish --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1992-97 University Osnabrück (Germany)
German & music – piano, singing, flute,
1st state examination
Acting school: „Schule für Schauspiel O33“Hamburg/Germany
1997-1999 (“School for Acting Hamburg”) nationally recognized.
Additional Training
1997 Coblenzer-seminar, Breath-Voice-Speaking,
Zurich (Switzerland)
2004-10 Jazz Eduction/Vocals with different private instructors including
Cecil McBee, Jane Monheit, Roberta Gambarini, Brianna
Thomas, Nicole Zuraitis, John Di Martino, John Colianni
(New York City)
TV
PRODUCTIONS
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06/2021
“Unsolved Mysteries”
Death on the tracks Coroner NETFLIX, Series
NETFLIX,
Mays Landing/ NJ
01/2004
“Niedrig & Kuhnt” - Beate Giesken SAT 1, Series
filmpool
Inspectors investigate
Cologne, Germany
07/2003
“The other Eva” Sr. Birgit ARD, Series
Director: Gloria Behrens
Munich, Germany
with Günther Schramm, Günther-Maria Halmer,
Svenja Pages
04/2000
“Die Rettungflieger” Daniela ZDF, Series
Studio Hamburg. Germany
Director: Rolf Liccini
with Gerit Kling
Synchronous
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06/ 2022
“SOUND is POWER” / “KLANG ist MACHT” Social Media
Add Campaign for &TV
BOSE Sound Electronics
(in German language)
08/2004
“Wire in the Blood”
Studio Hamburg. Germany NDR
Director: Jürgen Neu
07 /2004
“Sopranos”
Studio Hamburg. Germany
Director: Jürgen Neu NDR
12/2003
“Fairy Talers”
Studio Hamburg. Germany NDR
08/2003
“Sitting Ducks”
Kika/Studio Hamburg. Germany NDR
02/2002
“Who wants to be a princess?”
PPA Film, Munich, Germany
Theater Productions
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09/10 2022 "Hearts of the Hollow”
Musical (after the legend of Sleepy Hollow)
By Patricia White/script & Joe Benjamin/music
Sophia DeBoer – Mezzo Soprano
GWN – Global Wholesome Network
Carmel, New York
09/2nd 2022 “Jazz and the City. News from Ladybug’s New York”
A musical trip through life in town.
Own Production.
with Philipp Golub (piano), Zwelakhe Duma Bell LePere (bass) &
Steven Crammer (drums)
Cabaret Room at PANGEA, 718 2nd Ave, NYC
02/19th-03/18th /2022. “Ladybug’s New York. A Jazz Tour”
A musical trip through life in town.
Own Production.
with Alberto Pibiri (piano), Zwelakhe Dumas Bell LePere (bass) &
Cory Cox (drums), Ben Cassara (vocals)
Cabaret Room at PANGEA, 718 2nd Ave, NYC
02/ 4-6th /2022 “A Sketch of New York”
Script & Production: Joe DiNozzi & Darien DeMaria
Roles of Shrink, Director & others.
Producer's Club, 358 West 44th Street, NYC
08/09 / 2021 “Pathway to the ballot box”
Role of CATHERINE
by P J Griffith,
ClockJack Productions
Historic Huguenot Street/ New Paltz/ NY
06/ 2006 “Eve & Lillith”
Eve.
Galli Theatre at SAGE THEATER, 7th Ave/NYC
Director: Johannes Galli
With Anette Dorfmann
05 / 06 2005 “Jills True Love Stories” - own production
A scenic-musical journey music & concept: Verena Gemsa (McBee)
Director: Ali Sommer
Theater in der Washingtonallee, Hamburg (Germany)
04 / 2004 – 10 / 2004 “Die Bakchen” by Euripides
Bakche.
kampnagel Hamburg (Germany)
National Theater Prisdina/Theater Festival (Cosovo)
1st prize winner as a company
Director: Andreas Bode
With Kai Hufnagel, Patricia Nocon, Charlotte Pfeifer,
Marion-Gretchen Schmitz, Silke Steffen, Clara Vélez
07 / 2002 – 11 / 2002 “Jud Süss” by Lion Feuchtwanger
as ‚Graziella’
Theatre Right Of The Isar, Munich (Germany)
Director: Hartmut Baum
with Miko Greza, Norbert Heckner, Wolfram Kunkel, Arthur Loibl
Hans Martin, Jochen Strodthoff
06 / 1998 “Tango” by Slawomir Mroszek
as ‚Ala’
Altona´s Theatre, Hamburg (Germany)
Director: Catharina Fleckenstein
with Erica Schramm, Matthias Pantel, K.-Heinz Lieven,
Frank Siebenschuh, Doina Weber
Season 1999/2000 ”Munich`s theatre for children (Germany)
Director: Heinz Redmann
as “Little Tiger” in a Janosch-play
as “Sterntaler” in “Sterntaler” , as “Prusseliese
in “Pippi Longstocking, as “Papagena” in
“The Little Magic-Flute” & more
12 / 2002 – 06 / 2003 “Biedermann and the fire raiser” by Max Frisch
as ‚Maid Anna’
Theatre 44, Munich (Germany)
Director: Horst A. Reichel
with Klaus-Peter Bülz, Angelika Fanai-Nimmesgern, Andreas J. Hertel, Franz
Westner