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# Susannah Mars

Voice Over Actress, Singer, Performer

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- [Close to You ](https://susannahmars.com/close-to-you/) - Happy hour I performed for Friends of Chamber Music (FOCM), and decided to sing Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s Close to You. It’s deceptive, that song, as so many of Bacharach’s are. It feels easy and simple, but that chart is full of extra beats and hidden bars that are his signature. As I was
- [Prompts, Acts, Divinations](https://susannahmars.com/prompts-acts-divinations/) - Three Six Five I’ve purchased a new book: Three Six Five; prompts, acts, divinations, by Lucy Ives. As I mentioned in my last entry, I’m wondering, “What’s next for me?” And by what’s next, I mean, what can I cook up for myself that is meaningful for this last swath of time I have in
- [I'm Walkin' Here](https://susannahmars.com/im-walkin-here/) - April showers bring May phlegm? I’ve been sick twice lately. Very out of character. I’m done with it! Is the planet slowly but surely trying to do us humans in? I wouldn’t blame it. Our cast of SpongeBob is dropping like congested flies. It’s a mask fest at rehearsal. There is an upside, in my
- [Marspril](https://susannahmars.com/marspril/) - This is the Marspril blog. Why Marspril? I couldn’t get my head and fingers around writing and publishing in March, so it’s a hybrid, “Marspril.” March mixed with Mars and a sprinkle of April. Perfect, as it is sprinkling right now. What is it they say, “April showers bring May flowers?” If the rain is
- [Will you be my Valentine?](https://susannahmars.com/will-you-be-my-valentine/) - St. Valentine’s Day is anon. I found myself wondering about this saint and his day. I have mixed feelings about the day itself; it brings joy to so many, and for the same number of humans, it likely brings despair and an echo of loneliness. Of course, there are many nuances of feeling for this
- [Blue Sky Mind](https://susannahmars.com/blue-sky-mind/) - Courageous love and joy Reading through some writing and class notes from last year, I found this: “Liberation is food for the bellies and hearts of all; tender care of our miraculous planet and all living things on it, a collective sigh of love and gratitude; a tender bend into the cycle of life.” Yesterday
- [That's a Wrap](https://susannahmars.com/thats-a-wrap/) - Precious Gems Happy Holidays 2025 What’s inspired you this year? As this year ends, I’m reflecting. I’ll share my inspirations; will you share yours? First, the song accompanying these photos — Precious Gems — was written by me during a 7-week songwriting journey collaborating with the brilliant Stephanie Schneiderman. Sharing stories and making art in
- [A Joyful Noise](https://susannahmars.com/a-joyful-noise/) - Each day begins and ends with me These are the simple and rich words that begin Judy A. Rose’s choral call to joy “A Jubilant Day.” I’m an alto in the Portland Interfaith Gospel Choir, and this week’s rehearsal lifted me up and touched me deeply. As LaRhonda Steele, our directress, shared with us, stepping
- [Precious Gems](https://susannahmars.com/precious-gems/) - I started a class with Stephanie Schneiderman in September. It’s title: You Are the Song. It’s a seven-week course that has led me and several other humans in a step-by-step process of lyric writing and melody composition to create, record and perform an original song. Yikes, right!? Not at all. Stephanie so tenderly and thoughtfully
- [Good morning, America, how are you? ](https://susannahmars.com/good-morning-america-how-are-you/) - Good morning, America, how are you?Say don’t you know me, I’m your native sonI’m the train they call The City of New OrleansI’ll be gone 500 miles when the day is done I rode Amtrak last week, taking the route “The Empire Builder,” to Whitefish, Montana. The Portland station is a step back in time.
- [Won't You Be My Neighbor?](https://susannahmars.com/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/) - It’s you I like, Mr. Rogers I added It’s You I Like to my iPad this past couple of weeks because David Saffert and I — and if you haven’t purchased his new CD yet, there’s still time — are working on a series of songs by Fred Rogers. YES, that Fred Rogers, also known
- [I Am Woman](https://susannahmars.com/i-am-woman/) - I missed May entirely. It’s audition season, and between learning complex cuts of Sondheim, Schwartz, and various other composers, I’m walking my artistic path prepping for a concert on Father’s Day, meeting with collaborators and dreaming up ideas that “light me up.” Because, you know what? I’m sixty-two years old, and if I knew thirty
- [Magic To Do](https://susannahmars.com/magic-to-do/) - Oh, it’s time to start livin’ I’m back to uploading music to forScore, and All Good Gifts is the first song in the “A” notebook to add. This song leads me to Stephen Schwartz — who composed that song for “Godspell.” That leads me to another show written by Mr. Schwartz, “Pippin.” Back in the
- [April Showers of Love](https://susannahmars.com/april-showers-of-love/) - April showers bring My sweet dad’s heavenly birthday was on April 4th. He would have been ninety years old. Oh, my goodness, how I would have loved to have had him in this world longer. Aging looked good on him, in both heart and mind. A prayer for peace This month I’m researching a show
- [I'll Be Seeing You](https://susannahmars.com/ill-be-seeing-you-2/) - I’ll be Seeing You was written by Irving Kahal and Sammy Fain and published in 1938. Billie Holiday’s 1944 recording was the final transmission sent by NASA to the Opportunity Rover on Mars when its mission ended in 2019. Cathedral bells were tollingAnd our hearts sang on;Was it the thrill of Paris, or the April
- [I’ll Be Seeing You](https://susannahmars.com/ill-be-seeing-you/) - I’ll be Seeing You was written by Irving Kahal and Sammy Fain and published in 1938. Billie Holiday’s 1944 recording was the final transmission sent by NASA to the Opportunity Rover on Mars when its mission ended in 2019. Cathedral bells were tollingAnd our hearts sang on;Was it the thrill of Paris, or the April
- [Silly Love Songs](https://susannahmars.com/silly-love-songs/) - You'd think that people would've had enough of silly love songs It is February, after all, and NO, strangely, I DON’T have this adorable Paul McCartney song in my music trove. What I’m looking at this month are songs in French. Why, might you ask? On February 22nd, I have the great pleasure to sing
- [Heart and Music](https://susannahmars.com/heart-and-music/) - This is the first year that I haven't felt like I need to change my life completely on New Year's Day, despite the fact that the internet keeps telling me I need to. I’ve learned to accept my belly fat; my daily meditation practice is working and I have a few other ways to take
- [The last few days of December magic](https://susannahmars.com/the-last-few-days-of-december-magic/) - December will be magic December will be magic againDon't miss the brightest starKiss under mistletoeI want to hear you laughDon't let the mystery go now —Kate Bush The magic of light Was December magic? Nature offers us a darkness, a darkness that our culture fiercely rejects. We employ all ways to bring light to the
- [Would you like me to wrap that up?](https://susannahmars.com/would-you-like-me-to-wrap-that-up/) - That’s a wrap for Susannah Mars The pic above is from a movie I enjoyed working on, Cellar Door. You can stream it now, but only if you like scary suspense! Last week, I worked on another movie, In Spite of Ourselves. It's a sweet movie about a young man who is trying to become
- [Wake up](https://susannahmars.com/wake-up/) - Wake up to loss October 8th was my darling momma’s birthday, and when I awoke, I felt the loss deeply. She had an artist’s soul; she passed that on to me. I feel grateful for my life. I’ve had the support I needed to be an artist. Despite tremendous talent, my momma couldn’t find her
- [Growing one, or make it work!](https://susannahmars.com/growing-one-or-make-it-work/) - Work smart As I rehearse Amélie, my world reflects on some of the dearest pieces of our heroine’s journey. I play Amélie’s mama, and my character presents an obstacle to her ability to connect with the world. She teaches Amélie that no two objects, including humans, can ever touch. I imagine that this mama struggled
- [Bee-utiful](https://susannahmars.com/bee-utiful/) - The hive I skipped blogging in June and July. The days kept going by; that’s what days do, and the barrage of heartbreaking news events, coupled with my participation in Dis/Rep’s Evolving Our Power seemed to clog my creative writing arteries. In a good way. The question that emerged that made me question my desire
- [Picture This](https://susannahmars.com/picture-this/) - A picture is worth a thousand words Whether at a track meet or skiing at Mt. Hood, one of my biggest joys is hanging out with students from The Washington State School for the Blind. Another deep joy is acting, and I’m back at Portland Playhouse next week, gearing up for another month of the
- [A Garden of Artistic Delights](https://susannahmars.com/a-garden-of-artistic-delights/) - Nurturing a garden My dear friend Sue Mach, who teaches at Clackamas Community College, invited me to read some plays that she had helped shepherd onto the page by her students. She is collaborating with fellow teacher Jessica Wallenfels, and these short works will be presented at Clackamas Community College by the acting students of
- [Home](https://susannahmars.com/swooning-over-the-moon-2/) - One of the places where I feel at home is working with Colleen Connor at Audio Description Training Retreats. In April, I’ll be moderating The Fundamentals of Audio Description, a 3-day intensive training via Zoom with instructors Colleen Connor and Liz Gutman. This class includes: A review of the complex rules of Audio Description A
- [Swooning over the moon](https://susannahmars.com/swooning-over-the-moon/) - The show business My heart is full. I recently returned to Portland after a fantastic work session with Ned Lott, an inspiring and dear animated film producer. It took place in beautiful downtown Burbank. Long story short, the spot where we recorded is a Disney studio, where two walls are covered by the signatures of
- [Amblin’ into a new year](https://susannahmars.com/amblin-into-a-new-year/) - Amblin’ into a new year, as one “Practice sharing the fullness of your being, your best self, your enthusiasm, your vitality, your spirit, your trust, your openness, above all, your presence. Share it with yourself, with your family, with the world.” ― Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
- [Walking Into Winter](https://susannahmars.com/walking-into-winter/) - Amblin’ around Boston Toward the end of last month, I found myself in the Boston Central Library in Copley Square with my daughter, who enjoys uninterrupted studying there. I read one of its inscriptions as we walked up to that magnificent building. “THE COMMONWEALTH REQUIRES THE EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE AS THE SAFEGUARD OF ORDER
- [On the prowl for joy](https://susannahmars.com/on-the-prowl-for-joy/) - Amblin’ into the holidays? I'm thrilled to share that I’ll be joining The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus this year for Make the Yuletide Gay at The Newmark Theatre in December with Dru Rutledge. Find tickets here. Nobody does the holidays like the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus. Amblin’ with the people in your mind The yoga
- [Amblin’ along](https://susannahmars.com/amblin-along/) - These are the people in your neighborhood I’ve hung up my running shoes a bit this last month and have added some exercise that feels … a little slower and stretchier. When I run, I think: “Get it done, get it done.” While working on the fierce Miss Trunchbull at Portland Playhouse, I’ve been holding
- [Amblin’ along the PCT!](https://susannahmars.com/amblin-along-the-pct/) - An Amble of any other name, smells My daughter Olivia is an adventurer. Several months ago, she proposed a backpacking trip to Gary and me; approximately twenty-seven miles in three days. I am an athletic human, and although it seemed like a big trip, I thought, “I’m in.” I wanted to give it a shot.
- [Amblin' Around](https://susannahmars.com/amblin-around/) - It takes a village In my July newsletter, I mentioned a production of Gypsy I was in at Portland Center Stage. Above is a photo from the show taken by Owen Carey. PCS’s Chris Coleman, Rose Riordan, and director Bill Fennelly took a chance on me. I was slated to play one of the strippers,
- [Feeling Bloggy](https://susannahmars.com/feeling-bloggy/) - Money makes the world go round I'm heartbroken to report that cultural funding in our state will stop woefully short of our deep need. Read Bob Hicks' article here. Bill 2459 would have appropriated the necessary funds to the Oregon Business Development Department to distribute to Oregon cultural organizations in response to the negative impact
- [Me being me!](https://susannahmars.com/me-being-me/) - Going deeper than our masks of composure In all about love bell hooks cites M. Scott Peck's definition of community: The coming together of a group of individuals “who have learned how to communicate honestly with each other, whose relationships go deeper than their masks of composure, and who have developed some significant commitment to
- [Unfurling](https://susannahmars.com/unfurling/) - Happy anniversary Happy Anniversary to me! I’ve been blogging for one year, where'd the time go? After digging into my calendar, I found that I was rehearsing We Live Here at Hand2Mouth Theatre a year ago. During that process, through my audio description mentor Cheryl Green, I learned about an offering from Curiosity Paradox. It
- [Better Late Than A No Show](https://susannahmars.com/better-late-than-a-no-show/) - I’m late for a very important date. I just watched the Boston Marathon on ESPN. OH. MY. GOSH. I often end up in tears at sporting events, and watching the Boston Marathon this morning was no exception. Five women, after twenty-five miles, battled, yes, battled to win. Watching reminds me to continue showing up fully
- [The Wearin' o' the Green](https://susannahmars.com/__trashed/) - Good mourning Have you made an error that was so glaring that you couldn’t believe you made it at all? We’ve created the trailer for Mourning Has Broken, and if you can support us in the home stretch, the Go Fund Me is live. That said, there wasn’t an audio description on the trailer first
- [Opening the Heart](https://susannahmars.com/opening-the-heart/) - My dear collaborators Merideth Kaye Clark and Stephanie Lynne Smith and I have been working away, busy rehearsing Hey Old Friends. We will play at Wilfs Restaurant on February 24th. We’re expanding our initial show that sold out at ReSound NW: A Place to Sing, and I am beginning to learn “The Road You Didn’t
- [<strong>The Eyes of My Daruma Doll</strong>](https://susannahmars.com/the-eyes-of-my-daruma-doll/) - Happy New Year Lots of friends are celebrating the arrival of the 2023rd year of the Common Era or Anno Domini. Some will celebrate the Lunar New Year in the Spring, Rosh Hashanah in the Fall, Nowruz in the Spring, Pahela Baisakhi in April, or Diwali in the Fall. Recently, my daughter gave me a
- [Everything Is Connected](https://susannahmars.com/everything-is-connected/) - Hello treasured friends. This is a strange and winding road, this life. This summer, my family and I traveled to Normandy, France. The photo above is of Etrétat, a picturesque town there. I first fell in love with Etrétat watching Lupin on Netflix, based on Maurice Leblanc’s Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar. My obsession with French
- [December Deep Dive](https://susannahmars.com/december-deep-dive/) - Sing, sing-a-song Above I’m sharing another crosshatch drawing by Meadow, my mentee from Family of Friends. Meadow’s art is essential to our animated short documentary, Mourning Has Broken. The Alt ID beneath it is for blind and low-vision folks. Innovative audio description and closed captions will be created for our final film. It will be
- [Voicing the Voice of Voiceover (or Compassionate Authority Cubed)](https://susannahmars.com/voicing-the-voice-of-voiceover-or-compassionate-authority-cubed/) - Mourning is breaking I’m sharing another crosshatch drawing by my mentee from Family of Friends, Meadow. Meadow’s art is essential to our animated short documentary, Mourning Has Broken. Audio description for blind and low-vision folks will be featured in our final film. The documentary showcases the music of Dick Titterington with whom I sing a
- [Everything Is Art](https://susannahmars.com/everything-is-art/) - Above I’m sharing two cross-hatch drawings by my mentee from Family of Friends, Meadow. Meadow’s art is essential to our animated short documentary, Mourning Has Broken, for which we are in the final throes of fundraising. These drawings have Alt ID for blind and low vision folks. The audio description will be featured in our
- [Love For All — Unobstructed](https://susannahmars.com/love-for-all-unobstructed/) - Hello treasured friends. This month my bedside reading is Living From A Place of Surrender; The Untethered Soul in Action. Michael Singer, the author, reads the audiobook. The book continues to inspire me to “Let it go! Let it go!” (Insert Frozen soundtrack here!) And to live in the wonder of this miraculous planet. I
- [Connecting ... Hell yes!](https://susannahmars.com/connecting-hell-yes/) - Essentialism by Greg McKeown. Hello treasured friends. This month my bedside open book, both audio and hard copy, is Essentialism by Greg McKeown. Questions marinate as I drift to sleepI have an embarrassment of riches. When I was culling construction paper for the show, We Live Here at Hand2Mouth Theatre, I brought a stack of
- [My Life Is an Open Book](https://susannahmars.com/my-life-is-an-open-book/) - This idea of blogging and connecting to folks by sharing my thoughts seems awfully one-sided, to say the least. Although as a working artist, especially innovating We Live Here with Hand2Mouth Theatre, my job is creating pathways to deeply connect with my audience, and that might be you. So it is to that end— the joy
- [Mourning Has Broken is in post production!](https://susannahmars.com/mourning-has-broken-is-in-post-production/) - We're living through unprecedented times of uncertainty and loss right now.Some of us are seeking ways to process our GRIEF through ART.Mourning Has Broken is a short film about 4 artists grieving the loss of loved ones who collaborate to create a work of art together. We're seeking post-production funds for animation, sound mixing, editing and

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- [Blog](https://susannahmars.com/blog/) - SUSANNAH MARS | Inspired Female Voice Overs 503-260-4840 email Home Voice Over Music, Stage & Film GALLERY & TESTIMONIALS Blog Contact BLOG Close to You July 22, 2026 Happy hour I performed for Friends of Chamber Music (FOCM), and decided to sing Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s Close to You. It’s deceptive, that
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- [concerts](https://susannahmars.com/music-2/concerts/) - HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN: THE MUSIC OF JUDY GARLAND AND BARBRA STREISAND Photo by Jennifer Alyse STARRING SUSANNAH MARS AND MERIDETH KAYE CLARK The lives of Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand became inexorably entwined when Ms. Streisand and Ms. Garland sang two American standards in counterpoint — “Happy Days Are Here Again” and “Get
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## Projects

- [Voice Over](https://susannahmars.com/project/voice-over/) - SUSANNAH MARS | Inspired Female Voice Overs https://youtu.be/QmWKISj2lnsAudible https://youtu.be/rc_ZHvvGVYUNarration for Friends of Chamber Music Education Partnership https://youtu.be/S3l1M6jxezENarration; Impressions of Glass: National Aviary https://youtu.be/u04HMPigy9APolitical Booking: In Both Ears 3115 NE Sandy Boulevard, Suite #230, Portland OR 97232 USA 503.892.8833 612.387.9225 CELIA@CELIASIEGEL.COM Awards and Affiliations Susannah is a proud member of the Screen Actors
- [Music, Stage & Film](https://susannahmars.com/project/music-stage-film/) - SUSANNAH MARS | Inspired Female Voice Overs TV & FILM NBC’s GRIMM, TNT’s The Librarian, Stormchaser Films The Intruder https://youtu.be/j39LtPzpfL4https://youtu.be/zASgNmn8C-U
- [Next to Normal](https://susannahmars.com/project/next-to-normal/) - John Debkowski and Susannah Mars in "Next to Normal" at Artist Repertory Theatre - photo credit: Owen Carey Susannah Mars shows us the central character’s complex and confused interior and sings with grace, power, and a unique sense of humanity. Bob Hicks, Oregon Arts Watch Susannah Mars anchors the cast (paradoxically) as a woman
- [Sweeny Todd](https://susannahmars.com/project/sweeny-todd/) - Susannah Mars as Mrs. Lovett and David Pittsinger as Sweeney Todd. Photo: Cory Weaver. "My second take-away: Susannah Mars is a beast of an actress/singer. She ruled as Mrs. Lovett, the sociopathic pie purveyor. Moving from sung to spoken dialogue seamlessly, naturally, and fluidly, Mars embodied this very complex woman - from hilarious and punny,
- [Ragtime](https://susannahmars.com/project/compass/) - RagtimeE.L. Doctorow’s sweeping novel comes vividly to life in this Tony Award-winning musical, set against the backdrop of the ragtime craze in New York City. Three disparate families intertwine: a wealthy white couple; a Jewish immigrant father and his motherless daughter; and an African American ragtime musician who teaches them all about the surprising interconnections
- [Portland Gay Men's Chorus](https://susannahmars.com/project/maptastic/) - it's no surprise that the night's biggest moments came from special guest Susannah Mars, ... one of Portland's top musical theater stars.
- [stage & screen](https://susannahmars.com/project/live-performance/) - Demo Reel Upcoming Performances [two_third] IN PERFECT HARMONY Saturday, October 7, 2017 – 2pm Saturday, October 7, 2017 – 8pm In the peace-loving ‘60s and ‘70s a world found solace in the soothing harmonies emanating on pop radio. Remember the timeless music of groups like Mamas and the Papas; Fifth Dimension;
- [concerts](https://susannahmars.com/project/concerts/) - Upcoming Performance [two_third] "Happy Days Are Here Again", starring Susannah Mars and Merideth Kaye Clark Hotel deLuxe is bringing the classic supper club experience to downtown Portland for the ringing in of a New Year you won’t soon forget! On New Years Eve, the glamorous hotel and Veuve Clicquot will present “Happy Days
- [The Melody Lingers On](https://susannahmars.com/project/the-melody-lingers-on/) - Clackamas Repertory Theatre’s “The Melody Lingers On.” Pictured (left to right): Mont Chris Hubbard as Mark, Merideth Kaye Clark as Juliet, Susannah Mars as Kathy, and Don Kenneth Mason as Jeffery. Photo by Travis Nodurft.
- [It's a Wonderful Life](https://susannahmars.com/project/its-a-wonderful-life/) - The beloved holiday staple comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast with the story of George Bailey. George grew up in picturesque Bedford Falls, but dreams of leaving the small town behind to see the world. Obligations and unforeseen circumstances get in the way of his aspirations and he is tied to his
- [Fiddler on the Roof](https://susannahmars.com/project/fidler-on-the-roof/) - Appearing as Golde in Portland Center Stage's Fiddler on the Roof.
- [Adventures in Artslandia](https://susannahmars.com/project/trail/) - Adventures in Artslandia - Interviews with prominent voices from Portland's performing arts community.
- [Take Me to the World](https://susannahmars.com/project/take-me-to-the-world/) - Take Me to the World“Of the four releases Susannah Mars’s Take Me to the World is, perhaps, the most exciting: Mars boasts a powerful voice that she unleashes with great effect on this eclectic mix of songs. The CD begins with its title track, on e of Sondheim’s finest, and receives a gentle treatment from
- [Mars On Life](https://susannahmars.com/project/smart-watch/) - Mars On Life written by Susannah Mars "...Mars' voice sparkles throughout, showcasing why she's one of the most-dependable musical stars in the city. Getting to hear her at Christmas time is a gift itself," Taking care of your child-prodigy, opera-diva mother and comedic genius movie star father could easily detour a person from finding her voice
- [Happy Days are Here Again](https://susannahmars.com/project/solo-flight/) - Folks who feel in need of a blast of happiness can look forward to "Happy Days Are Here Again," a concert featuring two local, vocal powerhouses — Merideth Kaye Clark and Susannah Mars. The two women will perform the hits of Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland.

## Testimonials

- [Oregon Arts Watch](https://susannahmars.com/testimonial/harry-bearstein/) - "Susannah Mars wins the prize for combined vocal and acting skills: from within her personal bubble on stage she held us with facial and physical attributes and then burst through with vocal strength and agility.”
- [Nan Knight Haemer, Northwest Reverb](https://susannahmars.com/testimonial/sarah-smith/) - "My second take-away: Susannah Mars is a beast of an actress/singer. She ruled as Mrs. Lovett, the sociopathic pie purveyor. Moving from sung to spoken dialogue seamlessly, naturally, and fluidly, Mars embodied this very complex woman - from hilarious and punny, to poignant, to murderous, just like a fully fleshed character should! No hint of
- [Ryan Ricks & Brittany Cox, <br>Next Level Voice Demos](https://susannahmars.com/testimonial/veronica-jones/) - "We really enjoyed working with Susannah on her narration demo. Her creative and positive attitude in the session was amazing. She's professional and takes direction well. Hire her!"
- [Geoff Kleinman, On Portland ](https://susannahmars.com/testimonial/kelly-jordan/) - "There are two solo numbers which are strong enough to bring down the house, one performed by Gavin Gregory and the other by Susannah Mars"
- [Christopher Mattaliano; General Director, Portland Opera](https://susannahmars.com/testimonial/2004/) - There are those actors who inhabit their roles so completely and honestly that the audience simply must enter the world of their performance, singers who communicate in a manner that’s so direct and deeply connected to what they're feeling that the audience is swept away by the experience. Susannah is both.

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://susannahmars.com/category/uncategorized/)

## Skills

- [MUSIC](https://susannahmars.com/skill/music/)
- [STAGE](https://susannahmars.com/skill/stage/)
- [VOICE](https://susannahmars.com/skill/voice/)