JAMES P. COLETTA

(J.P.)

                                                                            Height - 4’11”

                                                                                        Weigh – 91 lbs

                                                                                                            Age – 13

Cell (412) 706-0718                                                                   Vocal Range

                                                                                                    High: C# Low: D#   

Experience

2009          passion play local tour

 2008         Bye Bye birdie – Mr. macafee

                 Beauty and the beast - Beast

  2008         All Academy Musical – solo                                     Pittsburgh CLO Academy

  2008         Pa. State Honors Choir                                             Hershey, Pa. 

                                                                                                   Solo Reading

  2007         A Musical Christmas Carol –Daniel Cratchit         Pittsburgh CLO

                                                                                             Director: Jason Coll

                                                                                             Starring: Edmund Lyndeck

   2007        High School Musical – Chad                                  Pittsburgh CLO Academy

                   Guys and Dolls, Jr. - Sky

   2007        ADCA Honors Choir                                               Penn State University

   2007         Billy Budd - Powder Monkey                                 Pittsburgh Opera

                                                                                                    Director: Christopher Hahn

                                                                                                    Starring: Nathan Gunn

Piano

French

Horn

Recorder        pittsburgh clo acadamy dance voice and acting 2 years

                      tri-county choral show choir 5 years

                      point park dance voice and acting 2 years

The Impact of Musical Theater on My Life

James P. Coletta

7/11/08

All through elementary school, kids, especially the boys, would tease me because I didn’t play a sport.  I tried baseball, basketball and finally wrestling because it was “the guy thing to do”.  I did skate for awhile, tried hockey, hated it, and preferred the “performing” part of figure skating.

Then one day I was at a performance of my brother’s (it was Guys and Dolls) and I instantly fell in love with Musical Theater.  Over the next seven years I became involved in as much preparation for performance as I could.  I attended every rehearsal that I didn’t get kicked out of for the high school shows my brother was in and memorized everyone’s part.  I learned to play the piano, joined a Children’s Show Choir, and sang when they would let me in church. I was participated in State honor’s Choirs.  I took some basic acting and dance at Point Park and of course went to every show that I could talk my parents into taking me to.

But what really made me want more was being on stage in Pittsburgh Opera’s “Billy Bud”! The audience applause and the excitement before the curtain goes up.  There is nothing like it! 

Then I followed in my brother’s footsteps and found CLO Academy Classes and camps.  It’s everything I love.  Its friends, music, acting, music, dancing, music, school (just kidding), music, and great teachers (not kidding).  Oh, did I mention MUSIC ?

Now I have something that I do well and that I am proud of.  Don’t get me wrong, most of the boys still make fun of me, probably more, but I don’t care anymore because I’m doing something that I love and that makes me happy.  There’s no business like show business!