Rydia News

December 2011 Here We Come A-Wassailing Among the malls, holiday parties, private homes, and not so wintry streets! From Black Friday to Christmas Eve, you can listen to the sweet serenades and jolly jingles of Rydia and her fellow singers in costumed quartets. She is once again with the famed Victorian Carollers and Big Smile Entertainment. And who else is that in the picture? Fellow KidStage actress Yvonne Murphy.
	hAllowEEn sPeCiAL They're Coming... ...to take me away! Ho Ho He He Ha Ha! Some people like Witchy Wanda or Paulie the Purple People Eater say I've lost my mind. I just want you to know that my name is Mary Lou and I'm a Ghost. I sing a few songs here and there, like "Monster Mash" and "Jeepers Creepers" - but the tune closest to my heart is called "Ben" - about my very special friend, who is always running here and there...
October 2011 National Commercial! Keep your eyes glued to your televisions. Ever since Rydia's hilarious performance on American's Funniest Home Videos, the people have been demanding more national exposure! You can catch Rydia sporting a snazzy business suit in a National Commercial for IdeaPaint: a fabulous product that allows you to turn any paintable surface into a whiteboard. Can't wait for a commercial break? View the ad right now at YouTube or IdeaPaint's blog. Wait for the handoff of a Big Idea at 0:14!
More Pictures	September 2011 Magic Carpet Ride Do you prefer a blond, a brunette, or a smokey dark-haired songstress from Arabian Nights? Why not choose them all! Take a quick glance at a couple of the preliminary photographs taken at the Enchanting Woodside next to Underwood Photography. If you're lucky, you might even get a glimpse of Indian Princess Pocahontas...
August 2011 Fairy Princess Though she once toured the country as the Wicked Witch in Sleeping Beauty, now Rydia plays the enchanting princess. Big Smile Entertainment not only brings charasmatic carolers to your doorstep, but also transports you to the land of Far, Far, Away... Who knows? Maybe you will soon have the chance to rescue a Fairy Princess of your own!	More Pictures
	July 2011 Get your horror on! Disappointed in Scream 4? Can't wait until Halloween for your next gory thriller? Want to watch Rydia on the tube every Friday night? Pre-order your very own copy of Drive-In Horroshow from Amazon.com. Post your apocalyptic review of the film on IMDb.com. DVD Release on July 5th! Pop up some corn, turn the lights down low, and make it a horror night. Also, check out the new bloody trailer. Shrill screams at 0:29.
April 2011 Be Whisked Away to Arabia Cross off another nationality on Rydia's checklist of ethnicities played! She portrays Fatima Mansur, the Arabian Roommate, in Apollinaire Theatre's production of Arabian Night - a thriller about five souls on one hot evening. This is only one of four fantastic plays running as part of Foreign Fest. There is nudity. No children please. And no, just like in Hair, Miss Vielehr still keeps all her clothing on.	More Pictures
More Pictures	March 2011 I WANT YOU... ...for my training video! Rydia has been working her way up the professional ladder, from retail to corporate - Staples to IBM. Employees nationwide will soon be able to glimpse her assisting customers in office supplies or questioning tomorrow's leaders in business conferences. And my, doesn't her hair look amazing! A well groomed employee is a hard working employee.
February 2011 Rydia on Fox News Again! Rydia has traveled to the frozen wastes of Wisconsin to bring The Yellow Dress to Slinger High School. Those fortunate enough to subscribe to the West Bend Daily News can read an article (with picture!) Unfortunate souls can watch Rydia in a clip from Fox6 News on YouTube. (Watch for her parents Denise & Jerome in the front row).
	December 2010 Raven's Revelations is live! Ever wanted to be a little more like your fantasy character? Rydia and her amazing friend Alan White created a recurring program in the style of a Radio Play where listeners can get their monthly horoscope. There is even a specially divined "Fateful Foretelling" for those born on the 16th of December! Download either your incredible individual horoscope or the entire electifying episode and listen to it on a device of your choosing... if you dare...
September 2010 Model Fabuloso Rydia has been attending physical therapy at Beth-Israel Deaconess. She executes her exercises with such flair, style, and precision (and looks so good doing it) that she was asked to be a model for their Quarterly Spine Center magazine! You can even see her posing with physical therapist Allison Hylwa on an ENORMOUS signboard.	More Pictures
"The voice is a celestial melody." "The human voice is the organ of the soul." -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "I pray thee gentle mortal, sing again, Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note..." -Tytania, Queene of Fairies	June 2010 Listen to my voice... voice (vois) noun an instrument or medium of expression Coming Soon: Rydia will visit you on an entirely new realm: voice-over! Commercial, narration, audio books, work-out and cooking tutorials, those annoying phone systems, and more!
April 2010 To the South! Four plane rides, two performances, and a pretzel in an airport hanger later... Rydia brings The Yellow Dress to Little Rock AFB. On the left is Linda Benjamin, SARC Program Assistant. P.S. Stop by the delightful restaurant Vieux Carre if you get a chance!
	December 2009 Gotta Sing Sing! It's the most wonderful time of the year again! Rydia is a holiday caroler for Big Smile Entertainment. Malls, parties, and events oh my! Spreading holiday cheer far and wide. Also... what's this? Another TJ Maxx/Marshalls commercial reenacted? Dressed fabulously (look at that stylish fitted coat) and singing rewritten holiday carols to help consumers find a better way to shop.
October 2009 "The Watcher" Premieres The amazing makeup man bites poor little "Mary" in "The Watcher" segment of Drive-In Horrorshow. Film shows nationally: Dark Carnival Fiml Festival, Rock & Shock, Horrorhound Weekend of Horror and more! Says Horror News: "One of the more scarier shorts... a cut above the rest and a slice of incredible independent filmmaking."
	Mid-May 2009 Unarmed Fight Master! Rydia proudly stands with her SAFD certificate in Unarmed Stage Combat. Instructors include Galway McCullough and Ron Piretti (fight choreographer for In the Heights and West Side Story on Broadway). Beware... small sword is next!
May 2009 Rydia as "Card Girl" Remember that TJ Maxx/Marshall's commercial from television? Well, Rydia reenacted the commercial throughout the streets of Boston. Check out that fabulous outfit and the fabulous savings!
	June - October 2008 "Taylor" in HSM The new Disney favorite, High School Musical, plays at the Ogunquit Playhouse: "Broadway at the Beach." Extended through October by popular demand. Rydia played Taylor McKessie, head of the Science Decathalon team (and yes, Rydia went to MIT in reality).
November 2007 "Diana Ross" Impression Rachel, Rydia, and Mitzi singing "White Boys" in Hair at Jamaica Plain's Footlight Club. Give me a tall... A lean... A sexy... A sweet... A pretty... A juicy... White boy...
	September 2007 Everybody loves a Cabaret... Lauren Hall & Rydia as "Helga" and "Kat" in the classic musical Cabaret. Performed in Cambridge with Metro Stage Company. The dancing was so spectacular it won an IRNE for Best Choreography! Congratulations to Linda Sughrue.