Mary Launder is currently a vocalist with Sweet Pepprika and Joe Lill's Six of One Orchestra.  She is thrilled to be a part of the professional instructors team at Barbizon Modeling and Acting Centers and this fall (2011) will be teaching the 5th and 6th grade performing arts at Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School.  You will also find Mary using her talents through the Education and Evaluation Center at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science where she is proud to be a part of the Standardized Patient Program.  Previously she sang with Luke and the Cool Hands (releasing their first CD; Luke & the Cool Hands in 1994, and their second; That Cowboy Jazz in 1998) and The Launder Sisters whose last performance together was in the Spring of 2007 as part of the Oconomowoc Celebration Concert Series.  Mary earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Florida State University (FSU),  and her Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from FSU through the Asolo State Theater Conservatory in Sarasota, Florida.  Working professionally as an actress, vocalist, dancer, and teacher since 1980, Mary has conducted performing arts workshops and appreared in The Brave Little Taylor and Reynard the Fox for over 25,000 young students.  Other credits include:  Nunsense, Pump Boys & Dinettes (which became one of the longest running musicals in Chicago theater history), The Music Man, Three Penny Opera, Gondoliers, The Pirates of Penzance, The Art of Dining, Taken in Marriage, A Christmas Carol, and many more.  Inspired by Neal Kenyon, Vic Passante and Charki Dunn, Mary taught performing arts classes and choreographed and directed the musicals The King & I and West Side Story at Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School (BZAEDS) in Chicago.  "The productions at BZAEDS were true collaborations."  "Students, teachers and community members all worked together to bring these works of art to life."  "What a wonderful experience!"  Mary would like to thank her family and friends for their continuous support.