A few words about our personnel

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Jennifer Fontaine
Head of Artistic Development Teacher, Director and Performer

Graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts Company C Program, Jennifer is a performer, director, producer and voice teacher. Jennifer is co-founder and owner of Ain’t Seen Noth’n Yet (ASNY) and works out of her Musical theatre studio located at 1903 Merivale Road Suite 3 in Ottawa. Jennifer possesses an ARCT Voice Performance Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music. Jennifer teaches a full studio of private students of all ages, she conducts two vocal ensembles and directs summer musical theatre programs.

 

Kellina Gehrels
Studio Accompanist

Les Miserables 2015, Mary Poppins 2017

Kellina Gehrels completed a BMus at the University of Ottawa and has been an accompanist for many years. She has been involved with the community theatre scene in Ottawa for a few years, and was the rehearsal accompanist and part of the orchestra for several ASNY productions including Les Miserables, Mary Poppins and Little Women. She enjoys supporting singers and being part of the music whether it’s through these productions, accompanying soloists in competitions, or playing for choirs. During the day however, you’re most likely to find her outside working in the garden.

Sue McGahey
Jr. Chorus, Musical Theatre, Voice

After spending 20 years working as a Recreation Therapist in Long Term Care, Susan went back to Ottawa University to obtain her Bachelor of Education. She then taught Kindergarten for 14 years and has now retired. Susan has always been surrounded by music and dance from her early years right into adulthood. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts/Pass Music from Carleton University after many years of hard work and dedication. Susan has been privileged to sing in many and varied choirs throughout her life. Her passion for the stage developed in her later years, but once she had a taste of musical theatre, there was no turning back! She has sung, danced and acted in many musical theatre companies across the city. Susan has been fortunate to musically direct some stage productions, assorted choirs and at ASNY summer camp for the past four years. She thoroughly enjoys teaching children how to develop a passion for singing/acting in her private lessons and two Saturday morning classes.

Sharena Campo
Dance instructor

Sharena is a trained dancer with over a decade of competitive experience in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, musical theatre, and contemporary dance. She is best known locally as “Sharena Ballerina” after her many years of teaching in the community. She was also the choreographer for the Ottawa 67’s Dance & Cheer Team. More recently, Sharena trained virtually with the New York City’s Rockettes and NYC’s The Ballet Spot (throughout the pandemic). She is an avid musical theatre performer herself; her previous stage credits include The Princess in Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier (Moonlit Theatre), Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Suzart Productions), and Feature Dancer / Swing in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (ASNY). When she’s not dancing, Sharena is at home cuddling with her little pup Mieka!

Rachel Hunt
Voice, Piano, Audition Prep

I’m a professional actor, signer, dancer and teacher with a Masters in Musical Theatre from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. I am a new teacher with ASNY and will be teaching online voice and piano lessons, as well as audition prep. I have experience with teaching ages from 5 all the way to 70 years old! Come make mistakes and have fun!

Other than piano lessons, I teach a variety of voice styles ranging from pop music to musical theatre (belting, mix belt, and legit). I can also coach acting through song and monologue prep for any big audition coming up! If you want to have fun in a safe space, but also learn the foundation of technique – book a lesson with me!

ASNY Productions Studio
1903 Merivale Rd.  Unit C
Ottawa, ON
K2G 1E7
Telephone: 613-327-6595
E-mail: infoasny@me.com
 

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