Renee Wells

Performance

Renee Wells hails from the small town of Bigfork, Montana. During her early years she was constantly putting on impromptu performances for family and friends. Her first real performance experience came during her 8th grade year, playing Merlin in a Swan River School production of “The Knights of the Rad Table”. She has been performing ever since. In her early high school days she became involved with the Bigfork Playhouse Children's Theatre. During her days with BPCT she performed in multiple shows including “Jack and the Giant” (Jack's Mother), “Ichabod” (Narrator/Gunpowder), “Nifty Fifties” (Gracie Stanley), and “Friday Knight Fever” (Chess Club Member/Principal). Renee was also a cast member in the Flathead High School production of “Beauty and The Beast”. While attending Flathead High School she was a member of the Advanced Women's Choir, Concert Choir and Choral Aires. Through Choral Aires she had her first experience with directing and choreographing when she co-directed and staged a medley from The Phantom of the Opera. After graduating in spring of 2005, Renee attended Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri. While there she was a stitcher for multiple shows and had the opportunity to co-direct and act in a children's theatre production of “The Dancing Donkey”. In the summer of 2006, Renee worked at The Bigfork Summer Playhouse. She appeared on stage in “The Pirates of Penzance”(Daughter), “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”(townsperson), and “Hello, Dolly!”(ensemble) and worked backstage as a dresser for “Tour de Farce”. Currently Renee is a sophomore at Eastern working towards a theatre performance degree as well as a music minor. She is a member of the EOU Chamber Choir and is currently playing the role(s) of daughter/policeman in “The Pirates of Penzance”. Next summer Renee hopes to return to the Bigfork Summer Playhouse to further her professional theatre career. Renee plans to graduate in 2009 and follow her dreams, wherever they may lead.