LYNNEA BARRY, a Jazz Kings, Shedd Theatricals, Shedd Presents, and Oregon Festival of American Music regular since her return to Eugene in 2014, made her debut as artistic director at The Shedd in June 2021 with Be-Bop-A-Lula: Rockin' Through The '50s, which The Shedd remounted 4 months later by popular demand. I Walk The Line: Classic Country is that project's natural follow up! Her upcoming projects as director include Stairway To Paradise: Broadway, Tin Pan Alley & the Songbook at Oregon Festival of American Music Winter 2022 in March and Pick Yourself Up: Hollywood in the '30s as a part of Oregon Festival of American Music 2022 this coming July. She has appeared in 12 Shedd musicals, including Holiday Inn (Linda Mason), White Christmas (Betty Haynes). Guys and Dolls (Miss Adelaide), Singin’ In The Rain (Lina Lamont), Good News! (Professor Kenyon), Oliver! (Nancy), On The Town (Ivy Smith), Whoopee! (Harriet Underwood), How To Succeed In Business…(Hedy La Rue), Anything Goes (Erma Latour), Babes In Arms (Babe Reynolds). Her next Shedd Theatricals turn is this coming September when she'll be seen as Babe Williams in The Pajama Game.
Lynnea has a degree in Musical Theater and Dance Performance from the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in Manhattan. During her years in Hawaii, she was seen in Cabaret (Sally Bowels) and Tony & Tina’s Wedding (Donna), and co-hosted Golfing Thru...Hawaii on OC16/KFVF and Jole Agnew’s Entertainment Talk Radio on KAOI.