About
Her Profession
Elya Faye Bottiger is a Chicago-based actress. She is also a trained singer and dancer. Past shows include “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”, “The Wizard of Oz”, “Happy Days”, “Lend Me A Tenor”, “Peter Pan”, “Mamma Mia”, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”, “Alice In Wonderland”, “Run For Your Wife”, and “The Game’s Afoot”at the Palace. Her recent Chicago credits include "The Little Mermaid" at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, "Little Me", "Babes in Arms", and "Applause" at Porchlight Music Theatre, "The Marvelous Wonderettes" at Open Door Repertory Theatre, "At Mister Kelly's" and "Holiday Stories" with Three Cat Productions, and "Oklahoma!" at Columbia College Chicago. This past summer Elya Faye was a resident company member at Timberlake Playhouse in Mt. Carroll, IL for her second season. There she was in "Gypsy", "Rock of Ages", "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", 'Titanic", "Mary Poppins", "Ah, Wilderness!", "Evita", "Scapino!", "Carousel", and "Little Shop of Horrors". She was also featured in Porchlight Music Theatre's "New Faces Sing Broadway 1972". Ms. Bottiger is graduating with a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance at Columbia College Chicago this May.
Current Work
Sondheim Tribute Revue
Currently Elya is performing in Theo Ubique’s production of “Sondheim Tribute Revue”. From “Anyone Can Whistle” to “Follies” to “Assassins” to “Road Show”, Elya and the cast are paying tribute to the father of contemporary musical theatre.
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Fun Facts
If Elya was a scented candle she would be called “Old Curiosity Shop” and it would smell like buttercream frosting, antiques, and neroli.
She has a minor in Gender Studies and in college practiced teaching youth about politically outdated musical theater pieces (from vaudeville to golden age) and how to teach them in a manner appropriate to our present. She studied how to show children the challenges that the pieces present, how to create inspired art from those pieces, and how to present an audience with solutions to the problems presented.
Elya loves to travel! Her favorite destinations include Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Belize.
Representation
For inquiries please contact Shirley Hamilton Talent Agency
email: kylie@shirleyhamiltontalent.com or call 312-787-4700
Photo Credits: CODY JOLLY Photography
John St. Pierre Photography
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