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Connor Akira Perry

Singer – Actor – Musician

5’11 | 180 lbs. | Brown Hair | Hazel Eyes

Baritone/Tenor: G2-G6 | Can grow/shave beard

Education/Master Classes

  • University of North Carolina Wilmington – BA: Vocal Performance, Classical Voice – Beth Stovall
  • Performed in a Masterclass with Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Kate McGarry
  • Performed in a Masterclass with Andrea Edith Moore (North Carolina Opera)

Musical Theatre

  • SpongeBob SquarePants – SpongeBob SquarePants, The Musical
  • Otto – Spring Awakening
  • LeFou – Beauty and the Beast
  • Morris Delancey – Newsies
  • Neil Sedaka – Beautiful, The Carole King Musical
  • Muleteer – Man of La Mancha
  • Aaron Hunt (Original) – The Audition
  • Fireman – Ragtime
  • Donald – The Producers
  • Ensemble – Kinky Boots, Ragtime, The Prom, The Producers, Fiddler on the Roof

Collegiate Operatic Experiences

  • Javert/Don Giovanni (selections) – Mozart & Musicals – Beth Stovall
  • Dottore Malatesta (selections) – UNC-WOOP Spring Concert ’23 – Beth Stovall
  • Guglielmo (selections) – Così Fan Tutte – Beth Stovall

Choir Involvement

  • Cornerstone Men’s Quartet – CCHS 20-21 – Amy Tucker-Morgan
  • UNCW Concert Choir – Fall 21-Spring 22 – Dr. Aaron Peisner
  • UNCW Chamber Singers – Fall 22-Present – Dr. Aaron Peisner
  • St Paul’s Choral Scholars – Summer 23-Present – Dr. Bill Weisser/Brendan Conner

Performing Highlights

  • National Anthem Singer – UNCW Basketball, Wilmington Sharks
  • National Anthem w/ Ensemble – 2023 Azalea Festival Parade
  • Featured Vocalist – UNCW ArtsFest (‘23) – Southport Opera Day (‘24)
  • Chapel of Horrors – Port City Fear Factory – Scare Actor

Special Skills/Other Training

  • Black Belt in Isshin-Ryu Karate
  • Experience singing Musical Theatre, Classical, Opera, Rock, Pop, and Jazz
  • Experience singing in Italian, German, French, Yiddish, Swahili, Georgian, Irish, Latin and more.
  • Intermediate Tap (2 Class – Sydney Smith-Martin)
  • Intermediate Dance (2 Classes – Carson Hobbs, Sydney Smith-Martin)
  • Can play Piano, Guitar, Drums, Ukulele, Bass
  • Advanced Sightreading and Music Theory knowledge
  • Roller Skate
  • Can pick up on accents easily.
  • Trained in Vocal Pedagogy
  • Experience in Stage Combat

Biography

Baritone Connor Akira Perry, is a Wilmington native, singer, actor, voice teacher, and performer. He currently attends the University of North Carolina at Wilmington pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in vocal performance, where he studies classical voice under Beth Gazda (Stovall), and Nancy King.

At UNCW, Connor has performed one solo voice recital, has sung under the baton of Dr Aaron Peisner in both Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers for nine semesters, and serves as a Choral Scholar at St. Paul’s Episcopal church. Connor has participated in master classes with decorated performers, such as Grammy nominated and Metropolitan Opera Baritone Joshua Conyers, Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Kate McGary, and Andrea Edith Moore of the North Carolina Opera. He has performed in four UNCW Spring opera concerts, singing selections of Don Giovanni from “Don Giovanni”, Javert from “Les Miserables”, Dottore Malatesta from “Don Pasquale”, Gugliemo from “Così Fan Tutte”, and Eisenstein from “Die Fledermaus”. Connor has also served as a featured soloist in multiple engagements around Wilmington such as UNCW’s ArtsFest (‘22), Southport Opera Day (‘23), Opera House Theatre Companies  Luminary Gala (‘24), UNCW Department of Music’s Honors Recital (Fall 2024), UNCW Chamber Singers “Messiah” Parts II & III (‘25), and has served as the national anthem singer for UNCW men’s basketball and the Wilmington Sharks.

Outside of UNCW Connor is a highly active member of the Wilmington theatre community, working with multiple theatre companies over the past four years. Some of his notable musical theatre credits include the titular role in Thalian Association Community Theatre’s production of “Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Square Pants Musical” for which he was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the 2025 Wilmington Theatre Awards, and Best Actor at the 2024 Thalian Awards, Neil Sedaka and Righteous Brother in Opera House Theatre Companies “Beautiful, the Carole King Musical”, Otto in “Spring Awakening”, Muleteer in “Man of La Mancha”, and has ensemble credits for multiple award winning productions.

Contact

For Voice Lessons or performance inquiries, please email caperry.ccs@gmail.com