Brii Simmons-Murray

Brii Simmons-Murray is a vocalist, creative, and director in Acadiana. Full time, she is an Elementary Music and Theatre Teacher in Lafayette, but part time you can find her working with local theatre companies such as Cite des Artes and ShelbyHave Productions or working with music and theatre educators to help develop curriculum, build programs, and streamline the performing arts process for programs of all sizes and age groups. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Music Education from University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and worked as the Education Coordinator at Wonderland Performing Arts for several years. She grew up singing with her mom and sister, along with a long lineage of vocalists in her family. She performed in several professional choirs such as Baton Rouge Early Vocal Ensemble, Magnolia Voices, and Our Lady Queen of Angels Church Choir and theatrical productions with the UL Opera Theatre including Another Opening, Another Show (herself), You're Gonna Love Tomorrow: A Stephen Sondheim Evening (herself), Three Singers and Some Furniture: An Evening of Opera Scenes (Rosina/Susanna/Mademoiselle Silberklang), Hansel and Gretel (Dew Fairy), as well as The Looking Glass Theatre Company's productions of 9 to 5 the Musical (Doralee Rhodes), Into the Woods (Vocal Music Director) and an original work The Grand Ole Variety Show written and directed by Brii Simmons-Murray and Renee Barry-Byrne, and Shelby Have's productions of Chicago: The Musical (Katalin Hunyak), The Rocky Horror Show (Riff Raff) and Rent (Mark's Mom). She has directed children's productions: Aristocats Kids with Wonderland Performing Arts and Junie B Jones and Peter the Musical Jr. at Episcopal School of Acadiana, and organized TLG goes to NYC: an educational opportunity for high school students in Acadiana to attend Broadway Student Summit 2023 in New York City. She feels a constant pull toward education and creating opportunities to give all people the tools to reach their goals and make their dreams come true.