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CHRISTIAN SAINT-GIRARD

  Director / Choreographer / Stage Manager

Cell: 717-304-3773

633 Aspen Lane                                                                                                                                      

Lebanon, PA 17042                                                                                                           

mailto:CSGstage@comcast.net

New York City

CELEBRATION (Jones & Schmidt) Lincoln Center
STORY THEATRE   Lincoln Center
SOMETHING MORE THAN ORDINARY (Original Musical) Actor's Outlet Theatre Center
THREE BOARDS AND A PASSION w/ Viveca Lindfors  Actor's Outlet Theatre Center
                                          (Original / Director & Co-Author)  
LEAVE IT TO JANE (1917 Jerome Kern Musical)  Nameless Theatre
DUMBWAITER Studio 58 Playhouse
SHE LOVES ME St. Bart's Playhouse

                                                      

Stock

MY FAIR LADY w/ Erin Stewart, Peter Simon Hilton Gretna Theatre, PA
MAME w/ Kathryn Kendall Gretna Theatre, PA
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN  Granbury Opera House, TX
42ND STREET w/ Jan Leigh Herndon Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, NY
CABARET  Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, NY
MAME w/ Ginger Prince Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, NY
INTO THE WOODS Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, NY
CAMELOT  Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, NY
APPLAUSE Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, NY
MY FAIR LADY Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, NY
UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN   Theatre-by-the-Sea, RI
HELLO, DOLLY! Seaside Music Theatre, FL
SHENANDOAH Thomaston Opera House, CT
PAINT YOUR WAGON (Choreographer only) Thomaston Opera House, CT
MUSIC MAN w/ John Ritter  Melody Top Playhouse, WI
GYPSY Millbrook Playhouse, PA
FORTY CARATS Millbrook Playhouse, PA
CHICAGO Millbrook Playhouse, PA
ON THE TOWN  Green Mountain Guild, VT
TWELFTH NIGHT (Original Musical Version) Clinton Musical Theatre, CT
CINDERELLA (Rodgers & Hammerstein) Clinton Musical Theatre, CT
OKLAHOMA! (Choreographer only) Forestburgh Playhouse, NY

         

Regional

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE w/ Joan Copeland & Mia Dillon Playhouse on the Green, CT
BABES IN TOYLAND (Victor Herbert Operetta) Playhouse on the Green, CT
A TOUCH OF SPRING Stamford Center for the Arts, CT
EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS... (AD / PSM) Stamford Center for the Arts, CT
A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDS w/ Howard Platt (PSM) Polka Dot Playhouse, CT
K2 (PSM) Stamford Theatre Works, CT
CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY (PSM)   Stamford Theatre Works, CT
VISITING MR. GREEN (PSM) Stamford Theatre Works, CT
RHAPSODY IN GERSHWIN (Original Revue-PSM) Stamford Theatre Works, CT
MEDAL OF HONOR RAG (PSM) Stamford Theatre Works, CT
THE MUSIC LESSON (PSM) Stamford Theatre Works, CT
BLOOD KNOT (PSM)   Stamford Theatre Works, CT
FRATERNITY (World Premiere-PSM) Stamford Theatre Works, CT
THE MUSIC OF LERNER & LOEWE (Original Revue-PSM) Stamford Theatre Works, CT
REEL MOOVIES! (Original Musical)  Sharon Playhouse, CT
SOUTH PACIFIC (Choreographer only)  Hoffman-LaRoche, NJ
WEST SIDE STORY  Queens Theatre-in-the-Park, NY

Dinner Theatre and TYA

ANNIE An Evening Dinner Theatre, NY
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Original / Librettist) An Evening Dinner Theatre, NY
SNOW WHITE  An Evening Dinner Theatre, NY
PINOCCHIO   An Evening Dinner Theatre, NY
HANSEL AND GRETEL (Humperdinck Opera) An Evening Dinner Theatre, NY
SLEEPING BEAUTY  An Evening Dinner Theatre, NY
FAME (Choreographer only) Workshop Productions, CT
INTO THE WOODS, JR. Polka Dot Playhouse, CT
SMALL WORLD (Original/Librettist)   Gretna Theatre, PA
A GREEN SHOW (Original/Librettist) Gretna Theatre, PA
THE DOCTOR IS IN (Original/Librettist) Gretna Theatre, PA
RAINY DAY STORIES (Original/Librettist)   Gretna Theatre, PA

Opera and Ballet

THE MAGIC FLUTE State Repertory Opera, NJ
THE RED SHOES (Co-Choreographer / Librettist) Garden State Ballet, NJ  

Additional Background  

Artistic Director Playhouse on the Green, Bridgeport, CT 2002 - 03
       (An AEA - SPT Theatre)
   
President, Producing Artistic Director Producers' Association of Real Theatre for Youth, Inc.
       (PARTY)  1986 - 87 (An AEA - TYA Company)
   
Associate Director  Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Auburn, NY  1990 - 92
       (Professional Summer Theatre)
   
Director of Education Polka Dot Playhouse, Bridgeport, CT 2002
       (An AEA - SPT Theatre)
  Conceived and Produced Summer Youth Theatre
  Workshop and ETC (Evening Theatre Classes)
   
Director of Theatre for Young Gretna Theatre, Mt. Gretna, PA 2007
    Audiences/ Intern Coordinator      (Professional Summer Theatre)
   
Casting Director  Gretna Theatre, Mt. Gretna, PA 2007 - Present
       (Professional Summer Theatre)
 
Member, Board of Advisors Actor's Outlet Theatre Center, NYC  1981 - 85
       (Off-Off-Broadway division of Lone Wolf Productions, Inc.)
   
Chairman, Steering Committee  Actor's Outlet Theatre Center, NYC  1982 - 83
   
Member AEA, SAG, AFTRA, Catholic Actors Guild
   
Honors/Awards Who's Who In America, 2000 to present  
  International Who’s Who of Business Professionals 2004 to present
  “Twiggy” Award - Best Choreography 1987 – OKLAHOMA!

 

Teaching Experience

Theatre  Acting is Believing (a basic course for young actors)
How to Audition for Musical Theatre (teens and adults)
Musical Theatre Workshop (teens and adults)
Acting for TV Commercials (children and teens)
   
Dance  Ballet (basic through advanced - children to adults)
Tap (all levels through professional)
Jazz (all levels through professional)
Musical Comedy Dance (soft-shoe technique)
   
Instructor at Theatre Development Fund -The Costume Collection - Guest Director (2X), NYC
Actor's Outlet Theatre Center, NYC
Manhattan Theatre Workshop, NYC
The Studio at Once Upon a Time Productions, Inc., NYC
Phil Black's Dance Studio, NYC
Polka Dot Playhouse, CT
Darien Dance Center, Darien Arts Council, CT
CT Conservatory for the Performing Arts, Workshop Productions, Inc.
Stratford Academy of Dance, CT
Connecticut Dance
Newtown Center for the Performing Arts, Showbiz Kids, CT

Training

Theatre and Drama Fordham University at Lincoln Center, NYC
  University of Oslo, Norway
   
Acting HB Studios, Uta Hagen, et al
  Stella Adler Conservatory, Stella Adler, et al
   
Voice  University of Oslo, Norway
  Dr. Rolf Hovey, Vienna, Austria (private)
   
Dance Tap, Jazz, Ballet
  Joffrey, ABT, International Dance, Chuck Kelly, Phil Black, others

                  

REFERENCES, reviews and some video tapes available on request.  Also, see PERFORMER RESUME for additional skills and credits.

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