Andrea Arvanigian(I)
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrea Rose Arvanigian was born and raised in Portage, MI. Her parents
knew early on that she was born to perform, with a perfect impression
of Jessica Rabbit at the age of 2 and an early love of singing. She
began taking piano lessons from the age of 4 and attended summer camps
for drawing and painting. She danced through elementary school and fell
upon her first musical in 3rd grade: Santa's Gone Hip. It was after not
being cast as Mrs. Claus that little Andrea decided that she would
never be in the chorus again. When she hit middle school, she began
taking theatre seriously and enrolled in musical theatre summer camps.
She performed throughout her middle and high school years in both
school and community productions. While in high school, she traveled to
the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with two separate productions and
attended the University of Michigan's All-State Musical Theatre program
at Interlochen Center For the Arts. After graduation, Andrea attended
Western Michigan University and obtained her BFA in Music Theatre
Performance. While there, she realized her passion and talent
specifically for acting. She had always primarily been a singer, but
was cast in few musicals during her college career as she was being
cast in lead roles in straight plays instead. While at WMU, Andrea
traveled to Canturbury, England with the cast of Seven Passages: The
Stories of Gay Christians to perform for Anglican Bishops at the
Lambeth Conference. Her college career went out with a bang as she
starred as Maria in West Side Story, selling out every performance.
After graduation, she starred in a regional production of Adam Rapp's
Red Light Winter and moved to Los Angeles the morning after closing
night. She quickly signed with DPM Talent for commercial representation
and has had commercial success (will share credits upon request). She
has also performed in several theatrical productions around L.A.,
including readings and two productions with DOMA Theatre Company, which
has been featured as a main contributor to the comeback of L.A. 99-seat
theatre. She has also recorded some of her own music and been a paid
voice on multiple original musical theatre recordings. She's
determined, confident, silly and takes full advantage of every
opportunity that is presented to her. So give her a chance and hold on
for the ride! It's going to be a good one.