2013 Program - Canadore College

14 - Guest Artists And Production TeamTracey Berti(Co-Director, Rag and Bone; Singing/VocalCoach for Rep21)Tracey has spent over 30 years in showbusiness as an actress, singer, musician, radioperformer, theatre consultant and vocal coach.A native of Great Britain, Tracey trained asan actress at the Guildford School of Acting,and studied voice, speech and singing atthe London School of Natural Voice. Sheperformed in repertory seasons throughout theBritish Isles for many years in theatres suchas York Theatre Royal, Leicester Haymarket,Sheffield Playhouse, Salisbury Playhouse,Norwich Theatre Royal and Derby Playhouse.She participated in many productions in theprestigious West End of London in showsthat include West Side story, Jesus ChristSuperstar, Sweet Charity, Grease, Oliver andHoward Goodall’s Girlfriends.In 1989 she was honored to perform in a privateshowing of The Broadway Show for PrincessDiana at the Nottingham Playhouse.Tracey was a soloist with the BBC RadioOrchestra on the popular weekly radio showsFriday Night is Music Night and Songs fromthe Shows. She was also a vocalist with theRoyal National Theatre’s resident band.North Bay credits include two seasons withNipissing Stage Company as well as solo guestperformances with the North Bay SymphonyOrchestra. Tracey is, at present, a memberof the 40’s retro harmony group The Girls inPearls, who regularly perform with the 22 WingMilitary Band.Tracey has been a faculty member in CanadoreCollege’s Theatre Arts Program for the past 7years, where she teaches voice, speech, singingand musical theatre. She most recently directedI Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Changefor Gateway Theatre Guild. She was MusicalDirector for Peter Colley’s The Donnellysfor Rep21, and has been collaborating withMr. Colley and composer Jim Harney since,rewriting the original music and lyrics.