CAP College Audition Project

The five Co-Founders and Owners are Camiah Mingorance of CEM Music Studios, Dave Clemmons of DCCAP, Holly Garmon of The Performer’s Warehouse, Michelle Evans of MJE Acting Studio, and Pat Valleroy with Emerging Artists.

DAVE CLEMMONS:

Dave Clemmons has been in the college audition coaching business long before college audition coaching was even a thing. His extensive career both in front and behind the casting table has positioned him to be an ultimate source of information for those going through the college audition process. As a performer, he spent time on Broadway in such shows as The Scarlet Pimpernel and Les Misérables and his National Tour credits include Les Misérables, Jekyll & Hyde and Whistle Down The Wind as well as numerous other National and Regional credits. Dave spent 15+ years behind the table as a Producer and Casting Director, most notably with Dave Clemmons Casting, where he cast more than 100 Broadway, Off-Broadway, National Tours, Workshops and Regional Productions. Over the last 20+ years, Dave has spent time traveling as a guest artist and lecturer to some of the top training programs around the nation, teaching workshops and developing relationships with top faculty and industry professionals. Dave is also a founder and permanent faulty member for The Performing Arts Project, where he shares his vast knowledge of the industry and the college audition process with students during the summer. In 2009, Dave started the Dave Clemmons College Advisory Program (D.C.C.A.P), where he has been coaching students through their college audition journeys for the last decade.

MICHELLE EVANS:

Michelle is the owner of MJE Acting Studio where she offers her services as a private acting, audition, and college audition coach to students both in the US and abroad through online lessons. Michelle has been working professionally since 2004, both on and off the stage, as an actress, director and teaching artist. She has won several awards for her directorial work both on regional and national levels. As a private acting coach, Michelle’s students have had success finding entrance into top universities as well as professionally on Broadway, National Tours, Regional Theatre and TV/Film. Michelle is a frequent guest artist and IE Judge for Thespian festivals around the US, local high schools and theatre companies. In addition, Michelle has served as an adjudicator and committee member for the Shuler Awards in Atlanta (2012-2018), Kansas City’s Blue Star Awards (2019-present), as well as One Act, Speech & Debate, and Literary competitions around the nation. Always in pursuit of sharing her knowledge with others, in 2017, Michelle began her writing adventures. You can find her articles and columns on www.performerstuff.com and www.theatreartlife.com. Michelle loves working alongside her CAP colleagues and coaching the CAP students through all of their acting needs. You can find out more about Michelle at www.mjeactingstudio.com!

HOLLY GARMON:

Holly is the owner and founder of The Performer’s Warehouse in Alpharetta, GA where she helped bring together one of the first and finest teams in Atlanta whose sole focus was helping students prepare for their college auditions. Through this team Holly helped to develop the P3 Conservatory at Performer’s Warehouse, a daytime conservatory for Musical Theatre hopefuls, in which students were able to give equal attention to their acting, voice and dance skills allowing them to develop all three disciplines in detail. While teaching is one of her passions, Holly also founded Performer’s Warehouse Productions and produced several shows with Dave Clemmons, including Les Misérables, allowing high school and college students the opportunity to work together with current professionals on the award-winning Alliance stage. Holly was born and graduated high school in New Orleans. She went on to Mississippi College where she graduated cum laude with a BA in English and a double major in Business Management. She is the mother of three children who have gone on to work professionally in the performing and visual arts fields. Her former students can be found on Broadway, National Tours, Regional Theatres throughout the US and in top theatre training programs all over the world such as Royal Welsh, Royal Scotland, CCM, Texas State, Otterbein, BYU, University of Alabama, Coastal Carolina, Cal Arts, and Texas Christian to name a few.

CAMIAH MINGORANCE:

Camiah has been singing and performing professionally for years, including tours, Atlanta theatre and private events. She has taught voice, theatre and music since 1996 and has had the honor of music directing for the renowned Dave Clemmons, as well as for Atlanta theatre companies. Camiah is honored to be the official voice teacher for the award-winning Aurora Theater in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Her passion for developing healthy voices and guiding singers towards successful professional careers has driven her to study with some of the world’s most respected vocal scientists and researchers, including Dr. Ingo Titze, along with doctors, speech language pathologists and other respected voice specialists. She is a Mentor Teacher for Vocology in Practice and International Voice Teachers of Mix and frequently writes educational articles for their worldwide communities of accomplished voice teachers. Camiah is a proud voting member of Pan American Vocology Association, where she strives to keep her vocal training on the cutting edge of research. Her students can be found on Broadway, on National Tours and in the world’s leading musical theatre college programs, from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, from Berkley College of Music to Otterbein University. Her students excel in musical theatre, music therapy, vocal performance and song writing.

PAT VALLEROY:

Pat lives in Atlanta with her husband John, and their three adult children. She specializes in the college audition process, and in helping high school students reach their potential. She has worked in Theatre for many years, as a teacher, director, managing director, and artistic director. In 2011, she began to help guide students through the maze of the audition world. After seeing the difficulty firsthand when her son went to college for musical theatre, she realized there had to be a better way. She went to work for The Performer’s Warehouse, where she found her home. As the college program evolved and changed, she was able to help guide many students through this process. She taught the Senior Audition class at The Performer’s Warehouse, where she specialized in the application process, school lists, headshots, resumes, and audition questions. In 2017, CAP was formed as the team realized that students across the world needed help navigating through this process. Pat has helped students get into many of the best theatre programs in the country, and in Europe. She loves to work with universities, students, and families as they embark on this journey. She stresses to all that you will get into the program you are supposed to get into, and to remember that you will get out of a program what you put into it. She looks forward to working with you!