HAIR COLOR: Light Brown
VIDEO LINKS (IF ANY): https://youtu.be/WOLRAvnHZPQ https://youtu.be/HSrlMFt8PXA https://youtu.be/uXbbJi_PMag
VOCAL RANGE: (IF ANY): C3-C6
UNION AFFILIATION (IF ANY): SAG-AFTRA Eligible
BIOGRAPHY:
Sophie Maja Hughes is a New York City based performer most recently working in theater, television, and film. Sophie is a trained vocalist and a versatile, multi-faceted artist with experience in modeling, dance, writing, music composition and performance, costuming, directing, and fine art. Sophie is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York Conservatory, and they are currently pursuing their BFA in Musical Theater at The New School. Sophie has most recently been featured in several short films, worked as a background actor for Central Casting, and has been a part of staged readings as an original cast member through Ring of Keys and The New School. Sophie is honored to be a part of Gorilla Door and the New York Theater Festival.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
American Musical and Dramatic Academy (Chryssie Whitehead, Jay Russell, Kristen-Beth Williams, Dave Shalansky, Oren Korenblum, Sharla Nafziger, Robert Manning Jr; Integrated/New York City, NY)
Vocal Coaching (Jill Holly, Kevin Bell/Durango, CO)
Advanced Acting: Vocal, Film, and Directing (Ben Mattson/Durango, CO)
Broadway Artists Alliance (Jennifer Johns-Grasso, Bob Cline, Various Artists/New York City, NY)
Modeling and production training at Klickpicks (Katherine O’Sullivan, Jose Pinto/New York, NY)
The New School: School of Public Engagement (Lauren Comito, Nadia Williams, Evan Rapport, Juliette Mapp, Uchenna Nduka, Mya Kagan/New York City)
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Ten years of violin, wrote and directed a play. 5 years of tap, jazz, ballet, and musical theatre dance. Fencing, climbing, biking, water sports, kickboxing, bodybuilding, skiing. Scuba certified, can whistle, paint, fashion design, reads music, basic French. Dialects: Australian, Southern, Scottish, English, French, Russian, New Jersey, Canadian. Valid passport, valid driver’s license, public speaking, activism.
OTHER SKILLS:
Picks up on new skills quickly, communication, organization, production.