Randi Hoidalen Olsen  holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Music Education from the University of Tampa and has been teaching or working with children since her teenage years. She is the founder and Artistic Director of the Live Oak Theatre Company as well as a private instructor of voice, flute and piano.  

 

Trained as a light lyric soprano for Musical Theatre, her favorite roles include Marian in The Music Man, Maria in The Sound of Music, Lily in The Secret Garden, Nellie in South Pacific, and Ginny Beth in the Off-Off Broadway production of Hot Coffee at the Lambs Theatre in Times Square.   A composer and singer/songwriter, Ms. Olsen enjoys collaborating and writing music for  Live Oak’s original musicals including Anne of Avonlea, Peter Pan, Around the World 80 Days and ReUnknighted.