Andrea Belser, Performing Artist:

Andrea Belser is a Performing Artist and Instructor from Cleveland, Ohio who has received her Bachelor of Arts from Wright State University in Theatre Studies, with an emphasis in Dance and Vocal Music. Beginning with ballet at 3 years of age, she also continued her studies in various dance forms, including tap, African folk dance, liturgical/spiritual dance, jazz, musical theatre dance, modern/contemporary, hip hop, Bollywood, Latin ballroom, and anything else she can get her hands on.

"[In 'I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda'] Andrea Belser makes Juliette live, she inhabits the role. We feel her terror, we experience her losses, we silently cheer for her to achieve her goal, we revel in her reattachment with a family member, we are driven to understand the horror of horror."

~ Roy Berko, Times Newspaper
  

Post college, Andrea has remained extremely active in the northeast Ohio theater community, receiving 2008 Best Actress in Cleveland for her role as Juliette in I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda at Dobama Theatre, and nomination as 2012 Best Actress in Cleveland for her role as Pecola in The Bluest Eye at Karamu House Theatre.

"Her sad eyes and a broad smile teetering on the edge of despair, Andrea Belser's magnetic portrayal of the insecure and emotionally vulnerable Pecola ['The Bluest Eye'] haunts me still...This stunning performance won my heart and broke it in the same moment."

~ Fran Heller, Cleveland Jewish News

She presents herself on and off stage, doing anything from acting, dancing, or singing, to stage manager, choreographer, or dresser/costume assistant. She has also worked with several theaters, including but not limited to Cleveland Public Theatre, Yin Tang Dance, Near West Theatre, The Fine Arts Association, The Lantern Theatre, and Talespinner Children's Theatre. After marriage, Andrea decided to keep her maiden name of Andrea Belser as a performance/stage name, but proceeded to use her married name of Andrea McCormick (or Mrs. A) in her teaching.

"As Juliette [In "I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda"], Belser’s expressive face held me captive throughout. There isn’t one false note in the ingénue actress’s riveting portrait, alternately shy and outspoken, angry and hopeful."

~ Fran Heller, Cleveland Jewish News

Andrea McCormick, Instructor of Performing Arts:

Andrea (or Mrs. A to young students) currently teaches drama/theatre arts, musical theatre and dance in different theaters, outreach programs and venues, both in groups or private lessons. Since 2009, she has taught students ranging from 2 years old to elder, with theaters and companies such as Playhouse Square, Fairmount Center for the Arts, Beck Center for the Arts, Dancing Wheels, Cleveland Play House, Kultue Kids, DANCEcleveland, Cleveland School of the Arts, The Musical Theatre Project, and Great Lakes Theatre. She has also is listed on the Ohio Teaching Artists Roster. You can find a few class performances and choreography by Andrea on her YouTube channel: Thespian Drea.

"Andrea Belser is compelling as Pecola ['The Bluest Eye']. She rings all the right notes out of a scene..."

~ Roy Berko, Times Newspaper

In addition to the arts, Andrea is has worked as a caregiver of infants/children and the elderly as a nanny/babysitter and STNA in home and nursing home. She is also a Reiki Practitioner and ordained minister, and uses these in conjunction with the arts in her subsidiary business: Amalgam Arts & Wellness. Feel free to browse the Amalgam Arts & Wellness website for more information on classes, productions, and services. Complete artist and work resume can be provided by request. Thanks for visiting!