“There are definite vocal trends for every generation as well as accents and I'm not talking about regionalisms.” Quote by Erica Schroeder
“I'm an actor/singer who moves well... sometimes. I'm actually a great mover but not every style fits my body and a dance call back is my worst nightmare.” WellsSometimesBodyMovingActorsWorstStyleFitSingersNightmareWorst Nightmares Author:Erica Schroeder
“I can't say what my greatest strength between acting and singing is...I'll leave that to the critics. Maybe my best strength is performance itself, being with the audience and feeling what they feel, bouncing off of them.” FeelsI CanFeelingsActingAudienceStrengthSingingPerformancesCriticsBest Strength Author:Erica Schroeder
“I think any good singer needs to be a good actor. You have to be able to tell the story.” ThinkingNeedsStoriesAbleActorsSingersGood Actors Author:Erica Schroeder
“I love performing in a good straight play as well and I'm a crossover actor, I crossover from plays to musicals, musicals to plays. This is very difficult for performers.” WellsPlayActorsDifficultPerformingPerformersCrossover Author:Erica Schroeder
“My favorite thing to do is transform. The further the character is away from me the more I enjoy it.” CharacterEnjoyMy FavoriteThings To DoFavorites Things Author:Erica Schroeder
“I initially told people I wanted to be a dancer and ultimately a "Rockette." I didn't really know what a musical theatre performer was other than the Shirley Temple type.” PeopleKnowsWantedTypeMusicalTheatreDancerTemplesPerformersOld PeopleMusical Theatre Author:Erica Schroeder
“I hardly ever belted; I was a soprano and a comedienne and intended on doing mostly soprano legit roles but my first equity show, to my surprise, was Blues in The Night at The Cleveland Playhouse.” FirstsShowsNightRolesSurpriseEquityClevelandSopranosLegit Author:Erica Schroeder
“My advice to aspiring performers is trust your instincts, 9 times out of 10 they are perfect.” PerfectAdviceInstinctPerformersTrust Your Instincts Author:Erica Schroeder
“Think of every audition as a chance to perform and you will have fun doing it.” ThinkingFunChanceHaving FunAuditions Author:Erica Schroeder
“I have mentored two young aspiring actors and I wish that I had known I could look for a mentor because it would have been a lot easier to be able to ask those questions to someone who had gone through it already.” LooksHas BeensTwoAbleYoungActorsAsksWishKnownGoneEasierMentor Author:Erica Schroeder