Vanessa Wendt
AEA
Singer. Actor. Combatant.
"The object of art is to give life a shape."
-Jean Anouilh
Upcoming Projects
New York Renaissance Faire
Vanessa is thrilled to be returning the to the New York Renaissance Faire this year in a new capacity. Come join in the excitement and frivolity as Robin Hood and his Merry Band butt heads with the notorious Sherriff of Nottingham! Anything can happen on a festival day!
New York Renaissance Faire runs August 17th - October 6th, Saturdays, Sundays, and Labor Day Monday!
Tickets and travel information available here.
Recent Projects
"Penny" at the Queens ShortPlay Festival
The Queens Short Play Festival launches on February 22nd and runs for four weeks until the Grand Final on Sunday, March 24th. The Secret has a long tradition of presenting short and one-act play festivals over the last decade; the Queens Short Play Festival is a popular event where you will see over 60 plays, and perhaps 120 – 180 different actors in the multiple shows that are split into different programs.
"Penny", starring Vanessa Wendt and Christian Victoria Allen, directed by Christina Ashby, is part of Program B, which kicks off Friday, February 23rd!
Photographer: Shirin Tinati
Legs Diamond reunites at Lincoln Center!
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has announced a special reunion of original cast members from Peter Allen’s 1988 Broadway musical Legs Diamond, written by Charles Suppon and Harvey Fierstein.
The evening, which will be directed by original cast member Jonathan S. Cerullo (Band In Berlin, The Three Musketeers, Cats), will be moderated by Richard Ridge, and feature performances, songs, and never-before-heard stories from behind the scenes of the fabled musical.
One Night only!!
Monday, December 4th at 6pm
Tickets are free and information is available here
Full article available on Playbill.com
The Whimsical World of Sherlock Holmes
Presented as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival come join Sherlock Holmes, John & Mary Watson, Mrs. Hudson, Billy, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Irene Adler (played by yours truly!) in a madcap adventure about life, love, and the true meaning of free will.
For more info about the musical, the cast, and the creative team check out whimsicalsherlockholmes.com
Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama
I recently appeared as a guest on the podcast Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama, A special project of Turn to Flesh Prodctcions, Hosted by Emily C.A. Snyder, joining her in a conversation about about differences between end-stopped and open-ended line endings in verse drama.
https://www.hamlettohamilton.com/s1e7.html