Dr. Larissa KellowayPERFORMER · RESEARCHER · EDUCATOR

The whole
performer

Artistry, inquiry, and the body
A practice that brings them together

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Larissa Kelloway
LARISSA KELLOWAY, PhD
ACTOR & SINGERDIRECTORVOICE RESEARCHEREDUCATOR
A CONNECTED PRACTICEART & SCIENCE

On stage
In the studio
Always curious

Art and research belong together.

My work moves between performing, directing, teaching, and investigating how the body supports the voice. Each discipline informs the others: the questions that begin in a rehearsal room can lead to research, and research can reshape the way we teach and perform.

Conservatory training at WAAPA sits alongside a science background from the University of Western Australia, doctoral research at Macquarie University, and years of practice in Pilates and movement.

The research behind the practice
ARTIST TRAINING

WAAPA

BA · Musical Theatre
SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION

University of Western Australia

BSc · Honours
DOCTORAL RESEARCH

Macquarie University

PhD · Pilates & singing
PERFORMANCE & DIRECTIONTHEATRE · CABARET
Professional portrait of Larissa Kelloway
THE ARTIST IN PRACTICE

A presence
A point of view

Musical theatre, cabaret, and the work of bringing a story to life—on stage and in the rehearsal room.

My repertoire spans musical theatre, jazz, and contemporary commercial music.

My work also includes directing musicals, plays, and cabaret, and providing vocal direction and dialect coaching for theatre.

Mezzo-soprano / belter · Vocal range E♭3–C6

Selected credits

Theatre performance
  • What’s Wrong with the BritishDecember 2025

    Mom / Stephanie · The Creators Lab, SFBATCO

  • Life’s InsuranceDecember 2025

    Eileen · The Creators Lab, SFBATCO

  • MissionDecember 2025

    Donaldina Cameron · The Creators Lab, SFBATCO

  • Mame2023

    Sally Cato and ensemble · 42nd Street Moon

  • Gypsy2023

    Electra · Woodminster Summer Musicals

  • The Descendants2023

    Belle and Grimhilde · Lucky Penny Productions

  • Clue2022

    Understudy: Mrs Peacock and Mrs White · Center Repertory

  • Much Ado About Nothing2022

    Antonia and Dogberry · San Francisco Shakespeare Festival

  • Groundhog Day2019–2020

    Mrs Lancaster / Healer · San Francisco Playhouse

  • Othello2019

    Assistant director; Lodovico / Gratiano · Inferno Theatre

  • The Boy from Oz2018

    Marion · Theatre Rhinoceros

  • Mamma Mia2018

    Ensemble · Center Repertory

  • Religomania The Musical2017

    Michele · San Francisco Fringe

  • The Sound of Music2015–2016

    Ensemble · Gordon Frost Organisation

Directing & vocal/dialect work
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream2026

    Vocal coach · Celeste Theatre, Cornerstone Arts Center · Colorado Springs, CO

  • Pippin2026

    Director · LeFevre Theater, Saint Mary’s College of California

  • ||:Girls:||:Chance:||:Music:||2026

    Vocal coach · Rembe Stage, The Strand, American Conservatory Theater

  • Love is in the air2026

    Cabaret · Music in Place, Sonoma Museum of Art

  • Musical Theatre Eras Tour2025

    Cabaret · The Garret, Toni Rembe Theatre, A.C.T.

  • Bridging Turtle Island2025

    Staged readings: Uncommon Birds, Agua Zero, and Assisi · Alternative Theater Ensemble and In the Margin, Forest Meadows Theater

  • Someone Else’s Story2025

    Cabaret · Rembe Stage, The Strand, A.C.T.

  • I Want It All2024

    Cabaret · The Rueff, The Strand, A.C.T.

  • The Excavation of Mary Anning

    Vocal and dialect direction · LeFevre Theater, Saint Mary’s College of California

  • Little Women; Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde2024

    Plays · Town Hall Theatre, Lafayette

  • Putting It Together2024

    Cabaret · The Garret, Toni Rembe Theatre, A.C.T.

  • The Performance2019

    Play by Genie Cartier · PianoFight, San Francisco

  • Tough as Nails2018

    Cabaret · Martuni’s Piano Bar, San Francisco

Cabaret performance
  • Someday, SomewaySeptember 2026

    Guest soloist and backup vocalist · Feinstein’s at the Nikko

  • About Damn Time2023

    Guest soloist and backup vocalist with Tom Reardon · Feinstein’s at the Nikko

  • Always Something There to Remind Me

    Soloist and co-creator · The Academy SF; LCA

  • Australian Bushfire Benefit2020

    Soloist and producer · Z Space

  • The Ladies Who Lunch2018

    Soloist and creator · Society Cabaret

RESEARCHTHE BODY & THE VOICE

A QUESTION AT THE HEART OF THE PRACTICE

How does the
body support
the voice?

My doctoral research explores Pilates as an adjunct practice for singers, with particular attention to musical theatre. It connects questions of posture, physical practice, and vocal production.

DOCTORAL THESIS / MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

Investigating the role of Pilates in the posture and vocal production of singers

Larissa Kelloway · PhD

PosturePilatesVocal production
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TEACHING & MOVEMENTTHE WHOLE PERSON

A performer’s experience
A researcher’s attention

Voice, acting, and bodywork

My teaching brings performance experience into dialogue with voice research and movement practice. I work with the singer or actor as a whole person, with attention to how the body and voice work together.

Alongside my adjunct professor role at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, CA, and my private vocal coaching studio, I am a faculty member of American Conservatory Theater, providing education, vocal coaching and directing across A.C.T.’s Young Conservatory and adult programs.

I am a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA). My movement practice draws on 27 years of experience, alongside training in classical and jazz ballet and contemporary dance.

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