JEreMY CARVER-JAMES,
Ensemble Baritone, Zodzerick Understudy, Fight Captain

Jeremy Carver-James is thrilled to be apart of the American Debut of Treemonisha. Originally Zodzetrick in the Canada premiere of Joplin’s original work in 2012, it has been a beautiful journey of workshops to bring this new version to fruition today, and participate for his first time in a fully theatrical realized version. Jeremy is a singer, actor, and dancer known for his versatility of genres. Ranging primarily in Musical Theatre, Opera, and Jazz, he has performed internationally with Come From Away Australia. Select theatre and opera credits include: Something’s Rotten and La Cage Aux Folles (Stratford Festival), Waitress (RMTC),  Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (RMTC and Segal), Rock of Ages, Rocky: The Musical, Ghost: The Musical, Hairspray, Joseph…, Red Rock Diner (Drayton Entertainment) Alberta Kitchen Party (Alberta Theatre Projects), 9 to 5 (Citadel Theatre), Back in ‘59 (TIP), Hairspray (Theatre Aquarius), Shrek (Globe Theatre), Sweet Charity, The Next Whiskey Bar, Pygmalion, Cabaret, The Philadelphia Story, The Light in the Piazza, Guys and Dolls, and Ragtime (Shaw Festival), Pure 90s, 80s Solid Gold Part 2 (Stage West), Naughty but Nice (Forte Musical Theatre Guild), Porgy and Bess (Opera de Montreal), Treemonisha (Nathaniel Dett Chorale), and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (ATP). Jeremy has been a soloist for a number of contemporary music ensembles including the Afro-centric choir the Nathaniel Dett Chorale. In the summer of 2011 he was a guest soloist for the Elvis A-Z concerts with Gregory Charles for the Festival Mondial Choral in Montreal,QC. He has also been featured as a gospel performer for the Italian tour of the Club Vocal du Collège Vocal de Laval, the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, the Alberta Honor Choir, and Festival 500 in Newfoundland. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Jeremy received his training from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in Voice Performance.