Samantha Parrish, a sophomore musical theatre major from Forney, Texas, will present her sophomore recital on April 11, at 11:00 a.m. in McBeth Recital Hall of Mabee Fine Arts Center.
Parrish is a regional National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) finalist, receiving fourth and fifth place honors; she has also received both regional and state NATS semi-finalist honors. She recently played Vladimir in Ouachita’s all-female production of “Waiting for Godot” and has been cast as Aggravain in Ouachita’s upcoming musical production, “Once Upon a Mattress.”
Parrish will perform “Plaisir d’amour” by Johann Paul Martini; “Der Tod und das Mädchen” by Franz Schubert; “La Gioconda voce di donna” by Amilcare Ponchielli; “Spring Awakening, The Dark I Know Well” by Duncan Sheik; and “Gypsy, Some People” by Stephen Sondheim. She will be accompanied by Phyllis Walker.
The recital is free and open to the public.