LAINE BINDER
(678) 595-7566
elainetbinder@hotmail.com
www.lainebinder.com
Alto/Mezzo with Belt
5’8” 140 lbs. Blonde/Hazel
THEATER (REPRESENTATIVE)
Broadway Melodies (revue)…………………Laine (Always a Bridesmaid, Nobody Does it Like Me, etc.)………Highlands Playhouse, NC
The Summerhouse in April………………......Isabel………………………………………….….…….Curly Willow Productions
A Little Night Music…………………………Countess Charlotte Malcolm…………………………………..…..Onstage Atlanta
Godspell………………...……………….......Laine (Learn Your Lessons Well, Turn Back O Man)………..………..Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Jekyll & Hyde……………………...………..Ensemble…………………………………………………..…Atlanta Lyric Theatre
The North Platte Canteen (revue)………...…Laine (Sit Down…Letter, Blue Moon, The Way You Look Tonight)...Highlands Playhouse, NC
The Oz Chronicles (revue)……………....…..Laine (Defying Gravity, For Good)…………..…………...……….……Onstage Atlanta
Victor/Victoria………………………………..…Norma Cassidy……..……………………………………………...Onstage Atlanta
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas…….…..Miss Mona…..…………………………Auburn University Theatre (guest artist), AL
Urinetown…………………………………...Little Becky Two-Shoes1………………….…….…...………..…..Onstage Atlanta
Jerry’s Girls…………………...………….…Laine (Gooch’s Song, Kiss Her Now, I Am What I Am, etc.)….…...Highlands Playhouse, NC
Blithe Spirit………………...………………..Edith2…...……………………………...…………………..…...Stage Door Players
Cabaret………………………………………Sally Bowles…………...…………………………….….Neighborhood Playhouse
Girlfriends……………………………....…...Phyllis…………………....………………….….…Fallen Angels Productions, DC
Saturday Night………………………………Dakota Doran3….……….…………………………...…The Arlington Players, DC
Murder at the Café Noir.…………….....…...Sheila Wonderly……….…………………………………….…S 2 Productions, DC
The Lord's Miraculous Storm……………….Moonbeam…….………………..…….The Playwrights' Repertory Theater (SEPP)
Gypsy………………………………….….....Mama Rose…………..……………………....……….Ad Hoc Productions, Emory
Little Shop of Horrors…………………....…Crystal…………….…………....……………………......….West Allis Players, WI
Cabaret…………………………….…......…Sally Bowles4…..………………………......Ad Hoc Productions/AHANA, Emory
Grease……………………………...……......Rizzo……………...…………………………......Mukwonago Village Players, WI
Working…………………………………......Checker/Operator (I’m Just Movin’, If I Could’ve Been)…….Ad Hoc Productions, Emory
Travesties…………………….……….…......Gwendolen……..……………….…………....Starving Artists Productions, Emory
Back to Methuselah…………….……………Maiden………………………..…………...……………..…………Theater Emory
Macbeth: In Your Face…………….………..Lady Macbeth…….………….…………....…Starving Artists Productions, Emory
Suddenly, Last Summer…………………..….Miss Foxhill………...…………………..……………..……...…Emory University
STAGED READINGS/WORKSHOPS/IMPROV
Defy You, Stars………………………………Juliet…………………………………………..…..……………....Alliance Theatre
Insurrection………………………………..…Izzie Mae…………….………………….……..PushPush Theater/Theater Emory
Troupe Member……………………….……………….Murder Upon Request, DC
The Marriage…King Neptune…………….....Contestant #2…………………………………………………....….Theater Emory
Doc Hollywood: The Musical……………......Secretary Quartet…………………………………………....….Variety Playhouse
CABARET/CHORAL
Atlanta Lyric Theatre Spotlight Series
Onstage Cabaret Nights
Stage Door Canteen
Highlands Methodist Church Bolivian Mission Benefit, Highlands, NC
Staff Singer, First Presbyterian Church 2004-2005
Emory University Concert Choir (SE ACDA 2002, Eastern European Tour 2002, National ACDA 2003)
TRAINING/HONORS
B.A. in Theater Studies, Alpha Psi Omega, Minor in French Studies, Emory University 2003
Voice: Robert Ray
Artistic Intern, Alliance Theatre 2004-2005
1
Best Actress in a Featured Role, Post and Alley Awards 2006
2
Best Supporting Actress, Woody Awards 2005
3
Outstanding Cameo in a Musical Nominee, Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH Awards), DC 2004
Friends of Theater Emory Award Finalist 2003
4
Best Leading Actress, Emory University 2002
All credits are from Atlanta, GA unless otherwise indicated.
LAINE BINDER
EXPERIENCE
2005-2006
Alliance Theatre
Atlanta, GA
House Manager
 In charge of managing the audience and ushers and working as a liaison between the
audience, stage manager, and box office.
2005-2006
Horizon Theatre Company
Atlanta, GA
Administrative Associate
 Development, Casting, other duties as needed including acting as assistant to the CoArtistic Director.
2005
Horizon Theatre Company
Atlanta, GA
Box Office
 Ticket orders by phone and walk in, subscriptions, will-call, daily reports, customer
service, returns/exchanges, credit card processing, cash box.
2004-2005
Artistic Intern

Alliance Theatre
Atlanta, GA
Assistant to the Associate Producer/Casting Director. Also assisted other
departments as needed: particularly company management, literary and marketing.
2005
Highlands Playhouse
Highlands, NC
Box Office
 Ticket
orders by phone and walk in, seat selection, customer service,
returns/exchanges, credit card processing, cash box, reserved parking.
2003
Oak Grove Child Development Center
Atlanta, GA
Drama Teacher
 Taught basic drama skills to students aged three to ten years.
Co-founded the
CurtainsUp music/drama program. Co-directed the annual summer performance
integrating the CurtainsUp curriculum and utilizing every summer program student in
one cohesive production.
EDUCATION
1999-2003
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
 B.A., Theater Studies. Minor in French Studies.
 Alpha Psi Omega (the national theater honors fraternity, President 02-03, Vice
President 01-02)
 Awards and honors include: Theater Studies Award for Sustained Leadership, Friends
of Theater Emory Award Finalist, Best Actress 2002
SKILLS
75 wpm, internet, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, Microsoft Office, page
layout, mailings, multi-line phone systems, faxes, copies, acting, singing (3 octave range
with strong belt), directing, accents/dialects, improvisation, public speaking,
conversational French, lifeguard certification, extremely proficient mathematical skills
LAINE BINDER
(678) 595-7566
elainetbinder@hotmail.com
www.lainebinder.com
DIRECTION/PRODUCTION
Ragny Botz and the Bedtime Monsters………Director…………………………….……………..…..Onstage Atlanta
Dead Idol…………………………………….Writer……………………………………..Murder Upon Request, DC
Glimpses of the Land of Make Believe………Director………………..…………………………………...CurtainsUp
Brave New Works 2003……………………...Project Manager…………………………………..……Theater Emory
(Not) Only to Entertain………………………Director……….………………………....Ad Hoc Productions, Emory
Staging the American Family………………..Director (The Glass Menagerie)………………….……Theater Emory
Ah! Wilderness………………………………Assistant Director………………………………………Theater Emory
The Olympic Play Project…………………...Assistant Director………………………………………Theater Emory
Scenes from The Glass Menagerie……….….Director……………………………………………..Emory University
The Role of Della…………………………….Director……………………………………………..Emory University
TECHNICAL THEATER
Little Shop of Horrors……………………….Light Board Operator…………………………...Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Never Too Late………………………………Sound Board Operator………………………….…Stage Door Players
Pentagon……………………………………..Light Board Operator……………..…………...……Emory University
Chamber Music………………………………Light Board Operator……………………….……….F-Utility, Emory
A Funny Thing…Forum……………………..Assistant Stage Manager…………………Ad Hoc Productions, Emory
HOUSE MANAGEMENT/BOX OFFICE
Various………………………………………House Manager……………………………………….Alliance Theatre
Various………………………………………Box Office………………………………....Horizon Theatre Company
Various………………………………………Box Office………………………………….Highlands Playhouse, NC
Pentagon…………………………………….House Manager………….…….. ……………...……Emory University
Chamber Music……………………………...House Manager………….……..…………………….F-Utility, Emory
TRAINING
Artistic Intern, Alliance Theatre 2004-2005
B.A. in Theater Studies, Alpha Psi Omega, Minor in French Studies, Emory University 2003
HONORS
Best Actress in a Featured Role, Post and Alley Awards 2006
Best Supporting Actress, Woody Awards 2005
Outstanding Cameo in a Musical Nominee, Washington Area Theatre Community Honors, Washington, DC 2004
Theater Studies Award for Sustained Leadership 2003
Friends of Theater Emory Award Finalist 2003
Best Leading Actress, Emory University 2002
All credits are from Atlanta, GA unless otherwise indicated.