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Sean Patrick Doyle originally hails from Miami, FL. His international touring credits include a year-long run as Baby John in the Asian and European tours of West Side Story (dir. Joey McKneely) and the Korean tour of Fame: the Musical. In the U.S., his theatrical credits include the Emcee in Cabaret, Mr. Mistoffelees in Cats, Mendel in Fiddler on the Roof and Chantal in La Cage Aux Folles. At the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC., Sean Patrick has been featured as a dancer in A Salute to the 1940s Broadway Musical (dir. Baayork Lee) and Washington National Opera's mounting of Tchaikovsky's The Maid of Orleans. Sean Patrick also appeared in the televised program, The Kennedy Center Honors, saluting West Side Story's original Anita, Chita Rivera, in a tribute choreographed by Academy Award-winner Rob Marshall. He holds a Bachelors of Music from Catholic University in Washington, DC. He is also a published playwright and travel photographer.
as Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol
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Full Biography: Sean Patrick feels very lucky to be doing what he loves every day, and to have never outgrown his childhood passion for theatre. Born and raised in Miami, FL, Sean Patrick began acting when he was five, and made his professional stage debut at the age of ten in Oliver! at Actors' Playhouse. Some of his most memorable roles as a child include Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol and Jacob in The Rothschilds. The latter was music directed by Donald Chan, who, as chance would have it, later served as conductor for the tour of West Side Story. The highlight of his childhood career, however, was playing opposite Gail Edwards as Patrick in Mame and being personally coached by Jerry Herman before the production christened The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre.
Two years later, he entered high school at South Florida's top magnet school, New World School of the Arts in downtown Miami, where he lost his boy soprano, was introduced to Meisner, and first stepped up to a ballet barre. While at New World, his most memorable performances were in A Midsummer Nights' Dream (Puck), and A Chorus Line (Bobby).
as Puck in A Midsummer Nights' Dream
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After New World, Sean Patrick chose to get his Bachelors of Music in Musical Theatre at Catholic University in Washington DC, where he studied voice with program head Maureen Codelka and cabaret sensation Jim Van Slyke. He appeared in nearly every mainstage production, but his most memorable roles were the title role in Kurt Weill's Johnny Johnson, Mark in A Chorus Line, and Goofy Clark in Best Foot Forward.
During his four years in DC, Sean Patrick was blessed with many professional opportunities including The Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Chita Rivera, choreographed by Rob Marshall. Sean Patrick was honored to dance with the likes of Charlotte d'Amboise, Desmond Richardson, and Valerie Pettiford, all of whom he had admired for years! Also at the John F. Kennedy Center, Sean Patrick appeared in the 13th Annual National Symphony Orchestra Gala (dir. Baayork Lee, chor. Karma Camp), A Salute to the 1940s Broadway Musical. Sean Patrick was a tapping NSO member in the opening number of the Gala, which was conducted by Marvin Hamlisch and included performances by Elaine Stritch, Barbara Cook, Frederica Von Stade, Dana Reeve, and Brian Stokes Mitchell. In the Opera House, he also appeared in the corps of Washington National Opera's production of Tchaikovsky's The Maid of Orleans. A year earlier, he had the honor of re-opening the renovated Opera House with a production of Bernstein's MASS, which featured Sean Patrick as a countertenor in the lush "Kadosh" portion.
His first job out of college was the first ever national tour of South Korea, a production of Fame, the Musical. In order to take part in the production, Sean Patrick departed the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC several weeks early to join the tour and graduated in absence with his Bachelors of Music on May 18th, just days after opening the show in Seoul.
A few months later, he departed the country once more, and enjoyed a year-long run as Baby John in the international tour of West Side Story, directed by Joey McKneely (Broadway choreographer of The Boy from Oz, The Life, and Smokey Joe's Cafe). While on tour, he visited seventeen countries and played some of the world's most beautiful and prestigious venues including Singapore's Esplanade Theater on the Bay, the historic Bologna Opera House in Italy, The Dresden Semper Opera in Germany, and the notable Bunkamura Theater in Tokyo.
Sean Patrick is also an accomplished playwright and travel photographer. As a young man, his first play Solving Manhattan was produced as part of City Theatre's Kid Shorts. City Theatre's continual showcase of new short works (now in conjunction with the Actors Theatre of Louisville) inspired Sean Patrick to write more works in the short format. His work has now appeared on the stages of Miami, Chicago, and Washington, DC. An excerpt from his one-act play Vent now appears in Audition Arsenal for Men in Their 20s: 101 Monologues by Type, 2 Minutes & Under, published by Smith & Kraus. Another excerpt from the same play appears in 60 Seconds to Shine: 221 One Minute Monologues for Women. In September 2007, one of his travel photographs from his year-long adventure with West Side Story will be published in Lonely Planet's The Asia Book. |