Meet Sophia |
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Sophia Manicone is a 16-year-old actor, singer, and dancer from the Washington, DC Metro Area. A theater lover for as long as she can remember, Sophia saw her first Broadway production at the age of three and she’s been acting, singing, and dancing ever since. For her 5th birthday, she begged her parents for a red velvet curtain to hang in the basement to use as the stage curtain for the shows she and her friends would put on for anyone willing to watch!
Sophia made her professional debut at the age of 11 in RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL, as the talented and bubbly 8-year-old, Tina Denmark, who will do ANYTHING to land the lead in her school play. She went on to play a number of timeless roles, such as Amy in LITTLE WOMEN, Fern in CHARLOTTE’S WEB, Dorothy in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Anne in THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, and most notably, Scout in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, for which she earned a WATCH nomination for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play.
Although she loves bringing the classics to life, some of her most challenging and rewarding work has been with Creative Cauldron’s Bold New Works Initiative, in which she played in two world premiere musicals – KALEIDOSCOPE and WITCH. Surrounded by an incredibly talented all-female cast in both shows, Sophia witnessed first-hand the power of theater to open the audience’s eyes to social injustice and the plight of others. Her work with the show’s creative team, Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith, taught her the importance of theater in the lives of our communities. She was honored to make two original cast recordings with the casts of KALEIDOSCOPE and WITCH and hopes that they will make it easier for the important messages in these shows to touch communities beyond Washington, DC.
Sophia trains in voice, acting, jazz, ballet, contemporary and tap with coaches in Washington, New York and Los Angeles, including the DC Conservatory of Dance. She also studies with Broadway Artists Alliance, as well as The Theatre Lab and Levine Music’s Performance Institute where she played the role of Ellie Blake in FREAKY FRIDAY.
When not training, in rehearsal or on stage, Sophia enjoys time with her friends and family and two enormous dogs (Scout and Percy). She enjoys hiking, reading, travel and going to see her theater friends in their shows!
Sophia made her professional debut at the age of 11 in RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL, as the talented and bubbly 8-year-old, Tina Denmark, who will do ANYTHING to land the lead in her school play. She went on to play a number of timeless roles, such as Amy in LITTLE WOMEN, Fern in CHARLOTTE’S WEB, Dorothy in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Anne in THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, and most notably, Scout in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, for which she earned a WATCH nomination for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play.
Although she loves bringing the classics to life, some of her most challenging and rewarding work has been with Creative Cauldron’s Bold New Works Initiative, in which she played in two world premiere musicals – KALEIDOSCOPE and WITCH. Surrounded by an incredibly talented all-female cast in both shows, Sophia witnessed first-hand the power of theater to open the audience’s eyes to social injustice and the plight of others. Her work with the show’s creative team, Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith, taught her the importance of theater in the lives of our communities. She was honored to make two original cast recordings with the casts of KALEIDOSCOPE and WITCH and hopes that they will make it easier for the important messages in these shows to touch communities beyond Washington, DC.
Sophia trains in voice, acting, jazz, ballet, contemporary and tap with coaches in Washington, New York and Los Angeles, including the DC Conservatory of Dance. She also studies with Broadway Artists Alliance, as well as The Theatre Lab and Levine Music’s Performance Institute where she played the role of Ellie Blake in FREAKY FRIDAY.
When not training, in rehearsal or on stage, Sophia enjoys time with her friends and family and two enormous dogs (Scout and Percy). She enjoys hiking, reading, travel and going to see her theater friends in their shows!
