
A multi-disciplinary artist, Tara Marlena Laberge has performed professionally in Opera, Oratorio, Musical Theatre, & Theatre. US/Canada stage credits include; History Theatre, Troupe America (National/International Tour 2005 & 2007), Prather Family of Theatres (Broadway Palm - Florida), Actors Theatre of Minnesota, Drama on a Dime, Hit & Myth, Fire Exit Theatre, Storybook Theatre, Cowtown Opera, Theatre BSMT, Opera NUOVA and the Victoria Conservatory Opera Studio. As a soprano soloist Tara has performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Calgary Festival Chorus, Calgary Wind Symphony, Calgary Youth Orchestra, the Northrop Summer Concert Series, Theatre Lyra, Opera BOB and GJ Concert Productions.
Since receiving her Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance, Dr. Laberge has maintained an active teaching career. She is currently engaged as a Music, Theatre, and English teacher at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir school. She has also held teaching positions at Ambrose University, Rocky Mountain College, Augsburg College, the St. Paul Conservatory of Performing Arts, Mount Royal University Conservatory, and Storybook Theatre. She is also active as a Music Director and Stage Director, and is in demand as a Voice and Musical Theatre adjudicator. Dr. Laberge is a proud member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
Since receiving her Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance, Dr. Laberge has maintained an active teaching career. She is currently engaged as a Music, Theatre, and English teacher at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir school. She has also held teaching positions at Ambrose University, Rocky Mountain College, Augsburg College, the St. Paul Conservatory of Performing Arts, Mount Royal University Conservatory, and Storybook Theatre. She is also active as a Music Director and Stage Director, and is in demand as a Voice and Musical Theatre adjudicator. Dr. Laberge is a proud member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
Reviews"An incredibly strong performance...Laberge manages to capture the emotional subtleties of the script and give them flight...We sit rapt as she describes seeing her love nest being rented out to of all things, a straight couple, and the palpable pain she exudes ensures that our eyes will always be searching for her onstage. The same strength is shown in Laberge’s singular ability to manage the emotional nuances of torturing the others versus being tormented herself."
No Exit - Jessica Goldman, Applause Meter/CBC Eyeopener - Calgary, AM "Leahy and Laberge have a particularly powerful scene when Murphy visits Madeline in prison...Russell-King has written a play that puts its female characters and actors in a spotlight they don’t often get, at the same time giving audiences a crackerjack evening of theatre." High and Splendid Braveries - Louis B. Hobson - The Calgary Herald - Calgary, AB "Tara Marlena Laberge plays Von Trapp's fiancé Elsa Schrader with tremendous style and glamour. She looks like an old-time movie star." The Sound of Music - Francesca Dolan, News-Press - Fort Myers, FL At the same time two wonderful voices are allowed to shine: Tara Marlena Laberge, who sings the ghostly part of Mr. Warner's deceased wife, exhibits a lustrous soprano." A Servant's Christmas - Christy Desmith, Pioneer Press - St. Paul, MN "The children's parents, Delphinia and Clarence Cassidy, played by Tara Marlena Laberge and Keevin Peuse, are a pair of gifted actors and singers..." Babes in Toyland - Anne Chlovechok, The Daily Jeffersonian - Cambridge, OH |
" Cochrane and Laberge play the first act of Shadowlands for as much humour as Nicholson’s script allows. Joy proves to be a dynamic and intellectual foil for Lewis....Watching Cochrane struggle to understand what could hardly be considered subtlety on Laberge’s behalf is hilarious. It’s akin to what happens weekly with poor Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory and Cochrane makes it all seems so sincere....In the second act, when Joy is bedridden, Cochrane and Laberge show us how vulnerable these two people are. There are moments of such tenderness and warmth as Lewis and Joy come to realize just how much they mean to each other and how well they complete each other." Shadowlands - Louis B. Hobson, The Calgary Herald - Calgary, AB "...the couple really stands out thanks to Laberge and Gellatly who are a great pairing. Laberge is fantastic in delivering Marsha’s sharp remarks and pent up frustration which occasionally slips out over the course of the play. Gellatly is entertaining as the bumbling husband who tries to satisfy both his wife and this mad woman who wedges herself between them. And together, they share this relaxed chemistry that is simply a joy to watch.” DURANGED! - Wanda's Visit - Rodrigo Flores, Joyful Magpies - Calgary, AB "Soprano Tara Laberge was clearly well prepared and sang the recitative sections with authority and confidence." St. Paul (Mendelssohn) - Kenneth Delong, Calgary Herald - Calgary, AB |