Verena McBee – Actress                                                       

mcbeellangelo@yahoo.com

www.verenamcbeejazz.com              

cell: 971-280-1976                                                                                                                                      \

                                                                                  

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Height: 5'3''                                Eyes: blue                              Hair: red                                       Type: Irish

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1992-97                                                     University Osnabrück (Germany)

                                                                  German & music – piano, singing, flute,                                   

                                                                  1st state examination

                                        

Acting school:                                         „Schule für Schauspiel O33“ Hamburg  

1997-1999                                                - nationally recognized -

                                                                 (1st price  for  the  education concept

                                                                 at the  FRIEDRICH-SCHÜTTER-PRICE award

                                                                 through ERNST-DEUTSCH-THEATRE/ Hamburg (Germany)

 

 

 

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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04/2000

“Die Rettungflieger”                                        Daniela                                                 ZDF, Series

Studio Hamburg. Germany                                                   

Director: Rolf Liccini                with Gerit Kling

 

07/2003                                                                                                                                                               

“The other Eva”                                              Sr. Birgit                                             ARD, Series              

Director: Gloria Behrens

Munich, Germany

with Günther Schramm, Günther-Maria Halmer, Svenja Pages

 

01/2004

“Niedrig & Kuhnt” -                                      Beate Giesken                                     SAT 1, Series

filmpool

Inspectors investigate                                                                                     

Cologne, Germany                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

 

Synchronous

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02/2002                                

“Who wants to be a princess?”

PPA Film, Munich, Germany

 

08/2003                                              

“Sitting Ducks”

Kika/Studio Hamburg. Germany                                                                                      NDR

 

12/2003                                

“Fairy Talers”

Studio Hamburg. Germany                                                                                            NDR

 

07 /2004                                             

“Sopranos”

Studio Hamburg. Germany                

Director: Jürgen Neu                                                                                                     NDR                                            

 

08/2004                                              

“Wire in the Blood”  

Studio Hamburg. Germany                                                                                             NDR

Director: Jürgen Neu

 

 

 

                                                                                                                       

Theatre Productions

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12 / 1999                                         “You wish did he say” - own production

                                                           as ‚Lise’

                                                           City house Brussels (Belgium) 

                                                           & Theaterbar Cologne (Germany)                                  

                                                           Director: Jürgen Wolf

                                       with Véronique Elling, Saskia Junggeburth,

                                                                          Marion Schmitz, Helen Thamm

 

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

 

 

04 / 2002                                             “You can´t escape my love” - own production

                                                           as ‚Trude’                                                                     

                                                           Cologne studio (Germany)

                                                           Director: Jürgen Wolf

                                       with Saskia Junggeburth

 

 

12 / 2002                                             “Lottchen watches a tragic movie” by Kurt Tucholsk-

                                                            own production                                                          

                                                            as ‚Lottchen’

                                                            Theater at Hotel Olympic, Munich (Germany)                   

 

02 / 2002                                            “Robert Stolz night”

                                         Show with some Robert-Stolz-songs (Light opera)                   

                                                            Ciarivari-Theatre Vienna (Austria)

                                                            Director: Helene Schmidt-Lévar

 

10 / 2002                                             “Robert-Stolz-night”

                                         Show with some Robert-Stolz-songs

                                                             Summerplays Wolfsthal (Austria)

                                                             Director: Helene Schmidt-Lévar

 

07 / 2002 -                                           “Jud Süss” by Lion Feuchtwanger

11 / 2002                                             as ‚Graziella’

                                                           Theatre Right Of The Isar, Munich (Germany)

                                                           Director: Hartmut Baum

                                       with Miko Greza, Norber Heckner, Wolfram Kunkel, Arthur Loibl

                                                                          Hans Martin, Jochen Strodthoff

 

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

 

2002-2003                                           “Come in my love alcove” - operetta night

                                                           as ‚Minou’/ Vocalist

                                                           Studio Cologne (Germany),

                                                           City house Brussels (Belgium)                         

                                                           Theatre Gallery Würzburg (Germany)

                                                           Playhouse Cologne (Germany)

                                        Director: Jürgen Wolf

                                       with Till Brinkmann, Ralph Peter, Bruno Wienzen, Birgit Wegemann

 

12 / 2003                                             “A bird´s dream”

                                         Musical art performance with originals

                                                             Vocals & Piano.

                                                           Theater at Hotel Olympic, Munich (Germany)

                                                          

 

12 / 2003                                              “Melancholy” – own production

                                                              as ‚Magdalena’

                                                              Cityhouse Brussels (Belgium)                                                                

                                                              Director: Jürgen Wolf

                                        with Véronique Elling

 

 

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

 

05 / 06 2004                                           “Homeevening” by Greta Heldt

                                                                as ‚Marie’

                                                                tribühne Theater, Lübeck (Germany)

                                                                Director: Saskia Junggeburth                

                                                                 

 

08 – 12 / 2004                                      “And why Goethe?” – own production

                                                               as ‚Charlotte v. Stein’, Christiane v. Vulpius’, ‚Suleika’

                                                              Theater in der Washingtonallee, Hamburg (Germany)                                                            

                                                              Director: Angelika Landwehr     

 

 

 

 05 / 2005                                             “Tristram Shandy” by Laurence Sterne

                                                             as ‘Lillian’, the musical interruption

                                                             Theater at Hotel Olympic, Munich (Germany)                                                                       

                                                             Director: Jürgen Wolf

                                        with Tine Bär, Till Brinkmann

                                                                                                                                                              

06 / 2005                                            “Tristram Shandy” by Laurence Sterne                                                                   

                                                           as ‘Lillian’, the musical interuption

                                                           Studio Eibelstadt, (Germany)

                                                           Director: Jürgen Wolf

                                       with Tine Bär, Till Brinkmann

 

05 / 06 2005                                      “Jills True Love Stories” - own production                                                  

                                                          Solo- 1-Woman show                                                          

                                                           A scenic-musical journey                                                                                                                              

                                                          music & concept: Verena Gemsa (McBee)                                                                     

                                                          compositon, singing, piano                                                                                  

                                                          Director: Ali Sommer

                                                          Theater in the Washingtonallee, Hamburg (Germany)

 

09 / 2005                                           Moderation (MC)

                                                          of the 333. Birthday of Wilhelmsburg/Hamburg (Germany)                                             

                                           

06/ 2006                                         “Eve & Lillith”

                                                        Eve.

                                                        Galli Theatre at SAGE THEATER, 7th Ave/NYC

                                                        Director: Johannes Galli

                                    With Anette Dorfmann.

 

2007 – current                                 Performing in NYC with Verena McBee Band (Jazz)

                                                        & 2 CD productions ( 2013 & 2018 )

 

12/ 2013                                          “New Year’s eve performance event”

                                     (1-Solo performance per hotel room by different actors)

                                                       ‘Chantal” - Chanteuse  (light opera) 

                                                        Theatre at “Hotel Olympic”, Munich (Germany)

                                                        Director: Juergen Wolf

                                     With Till Brinkmann, Stefan Loehman, Matthias Schwartz, Nicole Kersten, Inge Brings

                                                        Followed by

                                                        Verena McBee Jazz Trio

                                                        “Swing into the New Year” 

                                      with Cecil McBee/ bass, Hans Wolf/ piano

 

12 / 2019                                          “New Year’s eve performance event”

                                      (1-Solo performance per hotel room by different actors)

                                                        ‘Blind Woman’ by Juergen Wolf                                                                                                                

                                                         Director: Juergen Wolf

                                                         Theatre at “Hotel Olympic”, Munich (Germany)

                                     With Till Brinkmann, Felicitas Klessinger, Philomena Brinkmann, Till Brinkmann,

                                                                       Nicole Kersten, Inge Brings

                                                        Followed by

                                                        Verena McBee Jazz Trio

                                                        “Swing into the New Year” 

                                     with Cecil McBee/ bass, Tizian Jost/ piano

                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

ZBF - agency Hamburg                                                                                               ZBF –agency Munich

ZBF – Agentur Hamburg                                                                                             ZBF Agentur München          

TV: Jenfelder Allee 80, Hamburg (Ger)                                                                   Leopoldstr 19, 80802 München (Ger)

 

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