MICHELLE FREI
ACTRESS | NEW YORK CITY
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Originating Lead Performance — The Callback (2026).
Originated the principal role of 313 and co-wrote an original Off-Off-Broadway production directed by Drama Desk Award-winning Christian Kelly- Sordelet at The Producers' Club in Manhattan's Theater District.
International Professional Musical Theatre — Greatest Days (2023–2024).
Engaged to understudy five female principal roles and performed as Debbie in the Swiss premiere of the internationally established musical at Le Théâtre, Emmen.
New York Theatrical Performance — A Sketch of New York (2026).
Cast in an established Off-Off-Broadway sketch-comedy production, performing scripted comedy and choreographed theatrical combat before live audiences. 2
National Broadcast Recognition — Radio SRF 1 (2026).
Featured in a 42-minute national public-radio portrait documenting her professional development, acting training, and original New York theatrical work.
THEATRE AND MUSICAL THEATRE
THE CALLBACK | October 2026
313 - Principal Lead (Original Cast) and Co-Writer
Showbiz Assassins · The Producers’ Club, New York
Directors: Christian Kelly-Sordelet and Juanita Santafe Sabogal
- Originated the role of 313, an ambitious actress caught between psychological pressure, professional rivalry and escalating moral conflict.
- Carried the role’s full emotional arc across the evening, culminating in a choreographed physical confrontation at the play’s climax. 2
- Co-wrote the play with Christian Kelly-Sordelet, developing its characters, dramatic structure and audience-driven narrative.
NO VACANCY SERIES | September 2026
Teresa - Lead Understudy in Motel Story
Ivy Crest Theatre Company · Urban Stages, New York
Director: Erica Silberman
- Prepared the lead role in full through text analysis, scene study and rehearsal, remaining performance-ready in dialogue, blocking and character relationships.
- Collaborated closely with the director and company to safeguard the continuity of every performance
A SKETCH OF NEW YORK | September 2026
Actor and Stage Combat Performer
A Sketch of New York Productions, Inc.· The Producers’ Club, New York
Directors: Jo DiNozzi and Darien DeMaria
- Developed comedic characters for an Off-Off-Broadway sketch-comedy production, relying on precise timing and physical storytelling before live audiences.
- Executed choreographed stage combat within comedic scenes, sustaining character intention through controlled, repeatable physical action
GREATEST DAYS - SWISS PREMIERE | Winter 2023-2024
Understudy for all Five Young Female Principal Roles | Performed Debbie
Circomedia AG · Le Théâtre, Emmen, Switzerland
Directors: Silvio Wey and Carlotta Jarchow
- Covered all five young female principal roles, mastering each track’s dialogue, vocal material, choreography and staging.
- Performed the principal role of Debbie during the professional run, delivering both its dramatic and musical demands.
MADE IN DAGENHAM | February 2023
Beryl - Supporting Role
Musical Plus · Schüpfheim - Switzerland
Directors: Silvio Wey and Carlotta Jarchow
- Played Beryl, the outspoken and irreverent Ford sewing machinist, with bold characterization, sharp comedic timing and full musical performance.
WEST SIDE STORY | February 2016
Big Deal - Supporting Role
Musical Plus · Schüpfheim - Switzerland
Directors: Silvio Wey and Carlotta Jarchow
- Played Big Deal, a member of the Jets, integrating dramatic scene work with choreographed musical staging and the production’s stage fights.
SELECTED FILM and SCREEN PRODUCTIONS
● HIT HOUSE July 2026 | Willow - Principal Role | Independent feature film (in post-production) | Director: Christian Kelly-Sordelet
● CRAZY B*TCH August 2026 | Quin - Supporting Role, 48 Hour Film Project | Director: Patrick Scholl
● TO EAT A FRUIT August 2026 | Supporting | Short film | Director: Agnieszka Gradziel
● DIRECTIONS OF PROTECTION July 2026 | Supporting | Short Film | Director: Heidi Valkenburg
● FLUTTER August 2025 | Supporting | 48 Hour Film Project | Directors: Boy Ewald, Daniel Victor
STAGE COMBAT - PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
SORDELET INC., New York | 2026
Stage Combat Demonstrator - Rick Sordelet and Christian Kelly-Sordelet, Drama Desk
Award-winning fight directors
Demonstrated fight choreography for performing companies in rehearsal, modeling timing, intention and safe technique so cast members could learn and reproduce each sequence.
Productions supported
● The Lost Boys - Broadway, Palace Theatre, New York (2026)
● Stranger Things: The First Shadow - Broadway, Marquis Theatre, New York (2026)
● Tina - The Tina Turner Musical - North American National Tour (2026)
Independent Productions
● Take Me Out (2026) | Fight Choreographer | Independent feature film, in post-production | Directors: Joshua Malekos and Niko Volonakis
● Blood of My Blood (2025) | Fight Choreographer | Short Play Series Vol. 1: Inception · Caveat, New York | Director: Daniely Martins
SELECTED MEDIA RECOGNITION
Radio SRF 1, Swiss Radio and Television | August 30, 2026
"Die fünfte Schweiz "
Michelle Frei - Vom Entlebuch an den Broadway" 42-minute national radio portrait
VoyageLA Magazine | September 8, 2026
"Conversations with Michelle Frei", interview