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Sarah Schols
Sarah Schols started singing at 6 and acting when she was just 8. All her music teachers loved to teach her because of her true ear, range and ability and from a very early age, her school report cards inevitably noted "Sarah LOVES Drama". Becoming serious about the industry after performing in "Annie Get Your Gun" at age 15, her outstanding performance after stepping into this role at only 24 hours notice resulted in her teacher weeping with joy and recommendation for Scholarship to the Australian Theatre For Young People (ATYP) where Sarah sucessfully gained one of just 15 places from 300 other candidates auditioning.
Sarah also joined Picton Theatre Group (PTG), while undertaking workshops with both ATYP and NIDA later touring Australia with ATYP to perform in "The Caucasian Chalk Circle". Her successful interpretation led to a scholarship and an invitation to return to ATYP to tour Japan the following year.
Sarah also joined Campbelltown theatre group for a year and with them performed West Side Story, Leader of the Pack and A Funny thing happened on the way to the forum. As well as working full time she successfully auditioned for Television advertisements before becoming part of an all girl singing group that previewed very successfully. Unfortunately due to commitments of other members this act never really got off the ground.
Following this up Sarah performed in 'The Oracle' at various venues in Sydney - a professional show with Armande Assanti in the cast line up, while also recording the soundtrack and having the surprise opportunity of singing with Johnny Diesel. For the next two years she performed in a number of successful semi-professional shows.
Sarah also began to pursue other life avenues, one being Childcare study at TAFE. At this time she also gave an impromptu singing performance that blew the socks off former Santana backing Drummer Johhny Espinosa, who asked her to sign on the spot to front his own band performing in Sydney and appear in a play he was writing, though her pursued her for this Sarah's other commitments and the travel involved made this unviable.
Musical theatre however was in Sarah's blood and she auditioned for the Melbourne Theatre Production of "Sunset Boulevard" and though selected, the Director asked her to pass this over to audition for a main role in the professional Sydney production of "Les Miserables". When the audition time arrived Sarah was in for another surprise, she found she was pregnant with her first child Jasmyn!
Later Sarah was sought for and played the lead role of "Jane Eyre" Jane Austins 's famous character created in her novel, in the world premiere as a Musical. Sarah continued performing and after the birth of her second child Harrisen re-aligned with PTG. Writing and staging a Christmas Pantomime 'The Spirit of Christmas', the following year saw her become president of PTG and write her second tongue in cheek PG Pantomime continuing the popular character of Jack in "Jack's Back".
To Date Sarah has had: 26 lead roles in Musical, Comedy & Dramatic productions such as "Annie Get Your Gun", "Jane Eyre", "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum", "West Side Story", "Leader Of The Pack", "The Heartbreak Kid", "Les Miserables" ( Eponine - 3 times)" The Caucasian Chalk Circle", "Other Times" (2nd in "The Summer Of The 17th Doll Trilogy"), "Godspell" "Cosi", "Jesus Christ Superstar" and numerous original productions.
Sarah has also:
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Played many varied roles, a man, a crow, a transvestite, a spirit being, a mental patient, American, English (including Cockney!), French, Russian, Spanish and everything in between including an Aristocrat with a peg in her mouth!
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Trained with ATYP, NIDA and the Sydney Theatre Company Numerous professional and amateur singing appearances.
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Been involved with advertisements and computer games.
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Featured as an actor in beneath "Black Skies:
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Been an extra in 'I am not someone else' (Feature film)
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Been an extra in "Bernardo's Boys" reenactments
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Written and Directed "Growing up in the Dilly"
Documentary
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Sung in the Pink Floyd cover band "Shine On"
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