ABOUT SUZANNE

SUZANNE KARPINSKI is a professional stage director, instructor and musician living in Los Angeles. She began playing piano at the age of seven and singing soon after. Suzanne completed a conservatory training though Arizona State University at the age of eighteen and received her bachelors in Theatre Performance on a scholarship to Chapman University. She records music for independent films and has performed solo and in bands. In addition to her teaching background, Suzanne has worked at many of the larger regional theatres including South Coast Repertory, The Old Globe, and Center Theatre Group, among others. She is currently Co-Artistic Director of Sacred Fools Theater Company in Hollywood.

EDUCATION AND AWARDS

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Music with Honors
Chapman University, Orange, CA

Arizona Music Study Program
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Awards:
Champan University Provost's List
Founder's Scholarship for Artistic Excellence

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Private Piano Instructor - 2002 - Present
Suzanne Karpinski Studio

Piano Teacher, May 2007 – November 2008
Hollywood Academy of Music, Hollywood, CA

Piano Teacher, August 2002 – August 2007   
California Music Studios, Orange, CA

Group Keyboard Instructor, August 2002 – May 2003 
Elements Music Corporation, Tustin, CA