About Pierce Peter B.
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Founder/Master Instructor
Sep, 2012 - PresentPerformance Singing
Instructor of private voice lessons and master classes. Also a producer of master classes taught by visiting theater and music professionals.
Vocal Coach
Mar, 2016 - Sep, 2016Palo Alto Senior High School, Palo Alto, California
Vocal Coach for students of the Theatre Department. Vocal Director for student performances. Adjudicator of student assessments.
Principal Vocalist
May, 2015 - Jul, 2015Studio cast recording of The Fourth Messenger
Principal cast member (role of "Andy") on studio cast recording of the new musical, The Fourth Messenger (book and lyrics by Tanya Shaffer, music and additional lyrics by Vienna Teng). See http://thefourthmessenger.com for more information.
Instructor
Jun, 2014 - Jun, 2015Summer Arts at Menlo, Menlo School, Atherton
Instructor of 5-day Workshop in Musical Theater Song Performance.
Instructor
Mar, 2014 - Mar, 2014Hillview Middle School, Menlo Park
Master Class Workshop Instructor in Singing, Song Acting, and Musical Theater Performance.
Instructor
Oct, 2013 - Nov, 2013TheatreWorks, Palo Alto/Redwood City
Instructor of Workshop in Musical Theater Song Performance.
Vocal Director
Oct, 2013 - Jun, 2014A Theatre Near U
Vocal Director for world premiere production of indie-rock teen musical, BODY OF WATER at San Francisco's Southside Theater in Fort Mason. "Under the direction of Pierce Peter B. the vocal work done by the cast in interpreting Walker's songs was outstanding. These kids can sing." – from a review by Harry Duke
Instructor
Jul, 2012 - Jul, 2014El Dorado Musical Theater, Sacramento
Singing and Song Acting Instructor in EDMT's summer intensive at Folsom College.
Instructor
Jul, 2012 - Jul, 2012Actors' Academy, Los Gatos
Singing, Song Acting, and Musical Theater Instructor and Vocal Director in summer conservatory program.
Instructor
Jun, 2011 - Jun, 2011Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City/Burlingame
Singing and Song Acting Instructor in summer program.
Faculty
Sep, 2010 - PresentAmerican Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
Faculty member of ACT's Young Conservatory, teaching musical theater classes focused on singing, acting, and movement. Also, director and vocal director of the Junior Cabaret Ensemble, an audition-only group for singers that performs in ACT's unique Garrett Cabaret space inside the beautiful Geary Theater. Recipient of ACT's Distinguished Artist Mentor award (2015).
Instructor
Jun, 2010 - Jul, 2010Palo Alto Children's Theater Summer Conservatory
Singing, Song Acting, and Musical Theater Instructor and Vocal Director in summer conservatory programs.
Associate Director
Jun, 2007 - Aug, 2007Woodminster Amphitheater
Associate Director (and performed the title role) for "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Summer 2007.
Instructor
Sep, 2005 - Sep, 2005Orpheum Theater Summer Institute, Memphis, TN
Instructor of master class workshop in musical theater.
Instructor
Apr, 2005 - Apr, 2005State University of New York
Instructor of Master Class in Song Acting and Performance for Musical Theater.
Instructor
Feb, 2004 - Feb, 2004Rochester School of the Arts, New York
Master Class Instructor in Song Performance for Musical Theater.
Instructor
Feb, 2002 - Mar, 2002Theatre Bay Area, San Francisco
Master Class Instructor in Song Performance for Musical Theater.
Instructor
Apr, 2001 - Jun, 2002American Musical Theatre of San Jose
Instructor of workshops and master classes in song performance for musical theater.
Instructor
Jun, 1998 - Jun, 1998Palo Alto Children's Theater Summer Conservatory
Singing, Song Acting, and Musical Theater Instructor and Vocal Director in summer conservatory programs.
Artistic Staff
Aug, 1996 - Sep, 1998Stanford University Department of Drama
Professional Actor/Singer
Jan, 1987 - PresentVarious
From regional theater to Broadway productions, chorus boy to leading man, cabarets to concert halls, Pierce has been there. He has been honored to be a recipient of two DramaLogue (Backstage West) Awards and a San Francisco Critics Award, as well as numerous accolades from critics and audiences alike for his performances in leading roles across the US and Canada in the Sir Cameron Mackintosh's original Broadway productions of LES MISERABLES and MARTIN GUERRE (original New York cast), as well as in the national touring company of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (starring Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson from the motion picture) as well as in numerous major musical productions at some of the country's finest professional regional theaters including Washington DC's Arena Stage, Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater, Maryland's Olney Theater, San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, San Jose's American Musical Theater, Walnut Creek's Festival Opera, Palo Alto/Mtn. View's TheatreWorks, Oakland's Woodminster Theater, San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon, New York's City Center, and others. Pierce is also a regular concert soloist with metropolitan orchestras (such as Symphony Silicon Valley and the California Pops Orchestra), and he is currently putting together his own solo cabaret-concerts. In his career, he has been privileged to work with many of the musical theater industry's most outstanding professionals, from producers and directors to composers, casting directors, actors, and musicians. Having started out as a child actor, and always an advocate of ongoing training, education, and practice, he has also studied with some of the industry's best and has been performing for over 35 years.
Education
Voice
Jan, 1982 - Jun, 1983Stanford University - Vocal training with Professor Gregory Wait (singing) and with Professor Evelyn Draper (speech).
Song Performance
Aug, 2000 - Aug, 2000TVI New York City - Master classes in song performance for musical theater with top Broadway casting directors Tara Rubin and Ron LaRosa.
Song Performance
Apr, 1999 - Jun, 1999Sara Louise Lazarus Studio, New York City - Private training/coaching in song acting and performance for musical theater.
Voice
May, 1998 - Sep, 2004Edward Sayegh Vocal Studio - Voice training (singing) with internationally acclaimed voice teacher in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles
Acting
Nov, 1994 - Oct, 1996Manhattan Edge Actors' Studio
BA, Art and Design, with distinction
Aug, 1989 - Jun, 1992San Jose State University
Drama and Music
Jan, 1984 - Jan, 1986University of Southern California (USC) - Studies in drama (acting in theater and film/TV) and music (voice).
Awards
Outstanding Performance Award
Dec, 1996Backstage West/DramaLogue
Distinguished Artist Mentor Award
Jun, 2015American Conservatory Theater's Young Conservatory, San Francisco
Honor
Nov, 1999Listed in Who's Who in American Theatre 1999-2000 (volume 56).
Outstanding Performance Award
Dec, 1998Dean Goodman Critics Award
Outstanding Performance Award
Sep, 1997Backstage West/DramaLogue
Affiliations
Actors' Equity Association
Jun, 1996Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 49,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Sep, 2012Founded in 1944, National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. (NATS) is the largest professional association of teachers of singing in the world with more than 7,000 members worldwide.
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
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