Grace Deveney

About:

Grace (she/her) is a Scottish singer and actor-muso playing clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano. Last year, she was a finalist in The Young Scottish Musical Theatre Performer of the Year competition, held by The Singers Company in Glasgow and performed in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival during the summer. Grace was absolutely delighted to play Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in February and is so grateful to the RCS for everything she’s experienced over the past three years!

*Grace is in the process of applying for an Irish Passport, making her eligible for work in the EU.

Bio:

Pronouns: She/Her

Height: 5’6″

Playing Age Range: 16-25

Nationality: Scottish

Visa Status: Permission to Work in the UK

Scholarships/Prestigious Awards: Young Scottish Musical Theatre Performer of the Year Finalist (The Singers Company)

Skills:

Accents: Scottish (West Coast)*, American (Standard, Western), RP English, Cockney, Irish

Dance: Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, Tap, Commercial

Singing: Soprano*, Mix Belt*, Choral, Folk, Pop/Contemporary, Harmony*

Music: Clarinet*, Tenor Saxophone*, Piano, Singer-Songwriter, Orchestra Experience

Previous Qualifications: HNC Musical Theatre, New College Lanarkshire (2021-2022); Junior Conservatoire Musical Theatre Programme (2019-2021)

Other: Devising, Nadine George Vocal Captain*, Running, Sports, Barista*, Bartender, Car Drivers License*

*Denotes high proficiency or native accent

Work Experience:

Ensemble, Spring Awakening, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (dir. Louise Shepard)

Rona Lisa Peretti, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, RCS (dir. Tom Cooper)

Trio/Music and Spoken Voice Captain, She Loves Me, RCS (dir. Vik Sivalingam)

Eilidh, Sunshine on Leith, Captivate Theatre/Edinburgh Fringe Festival (dir. Sally Lyall)

Lady MacDuff, Macbeth: Shakespeare and Music Workshop, RCS (dir. Daniel Cameron)

Kt/Mary, Merrily We Roll Along: Sondheim Workshop, RCS (dir. Tom Cooper)

Featured Vocalist, Christmas at the Conservatoire, RCS (dir. Tom Cooper)