VANESSA HANDRICK GARNER – RAFA ALUMNAE

Vanessa was recently seen as Louise in the Andrea McArdle production of GYPSY, as well as BAHBT’s production of Oklahoma! playing Laurey. Vanessa made her off-broadway debut at the age of seven as Kathy in Really Rosie, returning to Houston shortly after that she performed with several Houston companies including Theatre Under the Stars and Houston Grand Opera. After graduating from Houston’s High School for Performing and Visual Arts, she appeared in the National Tour of Bye Bye Birdie with Tommy Tune and Ann Reinking. In 2000, Vanessa wrote and recorded her first solo album A Letter Home to You. Her record received national radio airplay, as well as a Just Plain Folks award in 2001. Her song Not The One was featured on the hit show Dawson’s Creek.