Cameron Vipperman

Cameron Vipperman - Actor, Singer, Dancer, Musician, Writer, Teacher, Life-long student

My favorite thing about theatre is getting to play with my fellow actors and discover something new in every performance. I love playing characters with a lot of heart and a touch of sass.

Favorite roles include Jo March(Little Women: the Broadway Musical), Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz), Johanna (Sweeney Todd), Brooke (Noises Off), and Dyanne (Million Dollar Quartet Christmas).

Quick facts:

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (concentration in Musical Theatre, minor in Education) from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC (c/o 2024).

First job post-grad: Associate Actor at New Stage Theatre in Jackson, MS (2024-2025)

Dream roles not yet played: Cosette in Les Misérables, Anna in Frozen

Vocal Range: E3-C6 (high mix belt and legit styles)

Instruments: Piano, ukulele, guitar

Hometown: Columbia, SC

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Email: cevipperman02@gmail.com

Long-time passions: choral music, piano, musical theatre, history, songwriting, playwriting, reading, summer camp, and drinking coffee on porches.

Newer interests: Shakespeare, theatre for youth, vocal pedagogy, and weightlifting.

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I loved "Noises Off" so dang much! These are awfully late, but it truly was the best cast with whom to kick off the year at @newstagetheatre 💖🐟🚪

NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn
Directed by Francine Reynolds
Scenic Design by Richard Lawrence and Brent Lefavor
Scenic Art by Michael Montgomery
Costume Design by Anna Christine Hillbery
Properties Design by Jenna Kahley
Lighting Design by Andrew Prince
Sound Design by Alberto Meza
Stunts by David Reed

A Year (8 months?) with Frog and Toad! Photos from the show and the road🐸

📸1,2,3,10: Destin Benford @stockroomboy

Directed by Xerron Mingo
Music Directed by Angie Rawls
Scenic by Richard Lawrence and Michael Montgomery @standing_confidently
Costumes by Nina Frost @itsninafrost
Props by Jenna Kahley @98.jennz
Sound by Alberto Meza @alberto_meza123

Thank you @newstagetheatre @newstage.ed for a year of opportunities!

Thankful I'll never have to know "without these combs, who will I be?"...maybe the real combs were the friends we made along the way.

Little Women @newstagetheatre
📸 @karengilderimages
Director - @malaika0625
Music Director - Tim Moak
SM - @matteapierce
Scenic - Sam Sparks
Lighting - Matt Webb
Costumes - Aryana Gaines
Sound - @alberto_meza123
AD - @ashlynpinkerton
PM - @kc_nelms
TD - Richard Lawrence
Artistic Director - Francine Reynolds

I'm overwhelmed with pride and gratitude! As an actor, I am well acquainted with the applause-induced heart flutter and sore cheeks. To feel that same sensation from an aisle seat in the back row this weekend was beyond words. This was a passion project for me, and I am so thankful for everyone who helped bring The Moors to life.

The Unframed at New Stage Theatre Series presents:
The Moors
by Jen Silverman

Directed by Cameron Vipperman
SM @dude_its_jacob_heuer
Scenic design @standing_confidently
Light design @bwe_3
Sound design/board op @keithallendavisjr
Costume design @ashlynpinkerton
Props design/light board op @s.olartatiana

Huldey - @ashlynpinkerton_performer
Emilie - @mahri_em
Marjory - @mf.duckie
Agatha - @heydeshay
Mastiff - @bwe_3
Moor-Hen - @tjbierle

Reposting my only successful tiktok here, enjoy my review of cabaret:)

I hear Pooh Bear's voice saying "autumn" whenever the leaves start changing and there's a chill in the air! Here's some pics from my 🐻💛autumn🍯🎈

is really enjoying wearing /ʌ bɑθmæt/ ! (Vicki, on the other hand...)🐟💐👠🍾🚰🚪🪓

2024-2025 New Stage Associate Artists reporting for duty!🫡

So happy I got to spend my 15th summer at camp (marking a full year of my life spent in the woods)! Now I'm ready for another full year of theatre and "the real world"...but first, a nap.

this reminds me a lot of high school musical 3...except college...

Belated thank you to @winthropapo for a fun night at the Caroline Awards! Congrats to all the winners and nominees (especially those from R+J🩵).

Goodness gracious, what a privilege it has been to create with these sweet folks (and so many more)! Kissing "No Business Like Show Business" goodbye on Sunday was bittersweet.

I am so excited to have presented my first full recital as a vocalist today--hopefully the first of many as I continue a musical life. When I found out that music majors are required to give recitals, I was jealous of the opportunity. Thank goodness for an amazing voice teacher, @ashleywestdavis and fabulous accompanist, @jenkempka14 who helped make this learning experience available to me as a theatre major! Their influence on me during my college career will last a lifetime.

If you asked me a year ago if I thought I would ever be in one of Shakespeare's plays, I probably would have said "maybe, but I don't really want to or think I'd be good..." uh oh...I caught the Shakespeare bug and now I can't wait to be in another one. I wish I could have watched this gorgeous show from the audience every night, but I know performing it was just as meaningful. Thank you, thank you, thank you for everyone who believed and believes in me. I love you, R+J. 🫶Montague

📸 @sebastian_liafsha and @coopiebeck

Please, let there always be weirdly lit, awkwardly posed, lovingly taken curtain call photos of me! I love this art. Happy world theatre day🩵

@setc was a blast! I learned a lot and spent time with sweet friends🫶

This weekend was a great opportunity to try to learn something about myself as a performer and meet lots of new people! What really sticks out to me is that as young performers, we all have different journeys and strengths, but we all share the same passion as we pave our own path into this industry💗

More highlights from Oz @theatrechar 🌈💗🏠

As a cast mate said, this show has the power to turn around someone's whole day. Taking on Dorothy always made me feel lighter, more empowered, and able to find joy more easily, and I carried that with me after stepping out of her shoes every night. I'm trying to maintain those lessons learned now, 2 weeks after closing, and I hope I'll carry them with me for the rest of my life.

Photos - Janae Britt
Director - Allison Modafferi Brewster
Assistant Director - Meghan Modafferi
Choreographer - Vanessa Zabari
Music Director - Matt Primm
Stage Manager - Cassie Prodan Maybay
Costume Designer - Rachel Engstrom
Scenic Designer - Chris Timmons
Lighting Designer - John P. Woodey
Projection Designer - Alison Fuehrer

This first photo is how I feel looking back on my time in Oz, and it's thanks to the wonderful team and community at @theatrechar 🫶

Photos - Janae Britt
Director - Allison Modafferi Brewster
Assistant Director - Meghan Modafferi
Choreographer - Vanessa Zabari
Music Director - Matt Primm
Stage Manager - Cassie Prodan Maybay
Costume Designer - Rachel Engstrom
Scenic Designer - Chris Timmons
Lighting Designer - John P. Woodey
Projection Designer - Alison Fuehrer

There are too many gorgeous photos to share, so there will be another post for sure🌈 (these are just portraits!)

Today's final performance of Sweeney Todd with @rockhilltheatresc has me reminiscing on how far I've come since my first time doing this show with @columbiact ...so thankful for every opportunity to do theatre that comes my way.

Until we meet again, Jo.

(Swipe for a silly photo of my pal @krawzie and me being dramatic about our poofy dresses!)

Looking forward to another weekend of shows with this bird watcher🪶👀

📸: Reporting from 20XX

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Musical Thriller
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondeheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Direction: Chris O'Neill and Kalaylah Chisolm
Music Direction: John Nipe
SM: Cooper Beck
ASM: Eden Cook
Costumes: Keely Simpson
Lights: Shannon O'Connor
Set: River Rumsey and Emily Smith
Props: Emily Smith and Hali Christopher
Produced by Morgan Overcash, Hali Christopher, and Emily Smith

Checked "performing in a 24-hour musical" off the bucket list a few weeks ago! The show was High School Musical On Stage and I played the operatic drama geek, Cynthia. It was a whirlwind experience that I'm so thankful for!
📸:Andrew Mills and Ashley Epperson

This past week, I got to participate in the Varna International Music Festival! Singing Mozart's Requiem and Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna with a huge organ/orchestra as well as some best of @winthrop.choirs repertoire, seeing my fellow singers in Suor Angelica and The Impresario, and exploring the sights and sounds of Bulgaria was a unique experience that I will always be thankful for!

Both the cast of Pippin and of my original one-act reading, Not Your Mother's Motherhood, were honored at the @winthropapo Caroline Awards!

Not Your Mother's Motherhood was recognized for participation in the 2022-2023 season.

Pippin won best ensemble, best assistant stage managers (Emily Dennison and Kieran Hedlund), best student costume design (fabulous @maryhgarber ) and best lead performer (the unbelievably talented and kind @sydneyislarge ). Still so honored to be part of this team!

(please let me know if I missed any awards for Pippin, I know there were a bunch :))

Reflections on Pippin:
~a close-knit ensemble and scene partners you trust and can have fun with make all the difference
~playing>acting
~I really enjoy being a goofball on stage
~we are always evolving, even in performance
~if you face-plant in a comedy, everyone thinks it is part of the show
~planking is the best offstage prep for singing
~hula hooping is harder than I remember

Photos by Bill West-Davis, Mary Garber, and Emma Swire Clark
Director: Rachel Dawson
Music Director: Ashley West Davis
Choreographer: Kelly Ozust
Audio Design: Jay Forst
Costumer: Paula Garofalo
Set Design: Daniel Gordon
Light Design: Biff Edge
Props Design: Ali Griffin

In honor of #worldtheatreday , please enjoy these throwback show photos dating as far back as 2016!
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1: Spring Awakening, Winthrop University (2022)
2: "Hear Our Voice" Musical Theatre Revue, Winthrop University (2021)
3: Mamma Mia!, AC Flora HS (2019)
4: Les Misérables, Columbia Children's Theatre (2019)
5: Pirates of Penzance, Columbia Children's Theatre (2018)
6: High School Musical, AC Flora HS (2018)
7: Little Shop of Horrors, Columbia Children's Theatre (2017)
8: Legally Blonde, Columbia Children's Theatre (2017)
9: Sweeney Todd, Columbia Children's Theatre (2016)
10: Shrek the Musical, Columbia Children's Theatre (2016)

striking a balance between 💁🏼‍♀️👀😂🤪🙃😃😎🤨&🥰. Thank you @_ecphotos_ !

It was all squinty smiles from me last night, seeing and hearing "Not Your Mother's Motherhood" presented to an audience for the first time! Thank you to everyone who attended and who asked questions in our talk-back. Y'all have no idea how hype your participation, laughs, applause, cringes, and smiles made me for the future of this piece.

To the cast: y'all put as much care into this project as I did and I couldn't have asked for more.

Hopefully, no one's seen the last of this play!

The cast and I are excited for our reading of "Not Your Mother's Motherhood," tonight at 5 in the Johnson Studio Theatre! No cost to attend and participate in a q&a afterwards:)

The first public reading of my new play is this week! Please attend and stay to ask questions and offer feedback on the writing. The cast and I are so excited!

Meet the cast of Not Your Mother's Motherhood! This story is already coming to life thanks to these wonderful actors. I cannot wait to hear more from them in our next rehearsal.

I am so excited to do the first staged reading of my play, "Not Your Mother's Motherhood." Winthrop students--please come out tomorrow and audition!

I'm Cameron! Nice to meet you!
I'm starting this account to create a platform and portfolio for my creative work. I love performing as a singer, actor, and dancer (often all three at once), and I also have a passion for writing for theatre.

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Why I chose a Bachelor of Arts...

I love performing, but I knew I wanted to have my hands in more than just the on-stage aspect of theatre, and a B.A. allowed me to do just that. I used my electives to take stage management, costuming, and design courses. I minored in Educational Studies, which combined my love for working with kids that I gained from years of summer camp with my love for the arts. As an Honors Program student, I was also able to stage a reading of my play, "Not Your Mother's Motherhood" as my Culminating Honors Thesis Project.

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Letter of Recommendation 1

Letter of Recommendation 2

Cast of "Not Your Mother's Motherhood" staged reading

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Theatre for youth is important to me!

Read my lesson plans here and here

Leading songs at YMCA Camp Cherokee

Girls Camp Director 2022-2024

Counselor 2018-2021

Teaching and performing original music

"Seeing You" by Cameron Vipperman and Sadie Stanley is a 45-minute musical that premiered in 2017.

My dream performance jobs would involve...

performing as a princess
leading a musical television series
originating a role in a new musical
refreshing and bringing my own experiences and expression to iconic, well-known roles (even those that may be considered antiquated)
combining my passions for piano or choral music with musical theatre.