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Want to be a Special Guest Performer?
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| BYOI is looking for special guest performers to perform at our intermission slot during our shows. This helps us break up the show a bit while giving local artists a chance to show off their talent. Our intermission is sponsored by Ahtspot.com. To book a spot with us, please sign up with Ahtspot.com and then contact us. We will book you for a 5 to 15 minute set and we will advertise you on our website. We hope to see you soon! |
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Past Special Guest Performers
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An Shaughnessy - Musician
An has performed in many a theater production, including Pippin, Big River, Fame and Hamlet. She has spent a great deal of time studying theater, both as part of her school and on her own. An took part in the Providence RI 48 hour film race this year with LTJFilms, in which she appeared in two films. An also studied Dance and Music both as a singer and musician.
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Cameron Morton - Comedian
Cam has been doing improv and stand-up through his old high school for a while now. He has been in many theater productions which include Sound of Music as Captain Vonn Trapp and Arsenic and Old Lace as Jonathan...
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Jacqueline Kamel
- Poet
I'm currently attending Salem State College obtaining a B.A in performing arts. I took college classes for theater in high school, and obtained lead roles in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown!, Arsenic and Old Lace, Fools, and Measure for Measure. I enjoy writing poetry, and have won multiple awards, and been published for them and some of my essays. I'm the associate features editor for my school newspaper, The Log, and I write slam poetry in my free time, and love to perform it. I have been acting, improving, writing, and singing since a young age, and I thoroughly enjoy playing the piano as well...
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Marq Twain - Band
I play guitar and sing. Charlemagne Ghandi plays tambourine. I was born and raised in Saco, Maine. I met C.G. on the Mason-Dixon Line. We perform three minute acoustic rock songs...
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Mary DeBerry - Comedian
Since landing in RI in 2002, Mary's writing talents have been in demand for a variety of local and national outlets. She is a regular contributing writer for Ahtspot, Image Icon Entertainment, The RI Film Collaborative, and Associated Content - The People's Media Company. She has also written for the RI International Film Festival and Imagine News. Two of Mary's short screenplays have been produced into films in RI. Both have screened at local festivals. Mary has written skit and stand-up material and was hired to write improv bits for the host of The 2007 New England Talent Awards. Currently Mary has a teleplay under...
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Matt McKay - Musician
Matt McKay is a New England based singer/songwriter, playing alternative acoustic rock and folk. Matt has performed, recorded and written with members of Van Halen, Extreme, Steve Vai Band, Aerosmith's Joe Perry Project, Rick Berlin and many other top artisits.
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Mike Messier - Actor
Hi, My name is Mike Messier and I host a public access TV show called "The Mike Messier Show". Please check out my website at www.mikemessier.com. I have worked in (one) major motion picture, several independent and student films, written and produced plays, and co-created animations like Schitick Man.
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Ms. Jamie Lee Fury - Belly Dancer
My journey through the world of dance began at the age of 4. I fuse all dance forms that I have encountered, Classical American Belly Dance being the grounding root. Ballet, Jazz, Latin, Irish step, Modern, even elements of figure skating are mixed with Folkloric, Tribal, Cabaret, Gypsy, and Turkish dance stylization, making a unique tapestry of uniting dance forms. I've had the pleasure of studying some of the finest instructors in the country, most notably Suhaila Salimpour, Nourhan Sharif, and .Rachel Brice I also hold a teaching background in Fitness, Figure Skating, and Belly Dance spanning across 18 years...
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Nick Albanese - Comedian
I was a theatre major at CCRI. Started film acting on RISD projects. Worked in NYC, and LA. I also perform stand-up comedy. I write, direct, and produce. I don't work on many projects, but the ones I do work on get my 110%. I'm also enjoy drama, and I make one heck of a gangster. Union Actor: (SAG)
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Raymond DiTomasso - Poet
What can be said, about a poet,
Soul or soulless expressions to let?
Eternity, a moment, in verse
His words; desolation, love, or worse?
Do you want that, or need that or him?
His prognosis of us, bright or dim.
Ask yourself, look within, you will know….
Then commission his work, or book a show!
Poetry!
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