Rori Lanée Waters

Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Costume Designer

Rori Lanée Waters

Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Costume Designer

About Rori

Education

Rori graduated from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School in 2023 and was pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre at the Los Angeles Center Studios School, before it closed. She is currently booking work while deciding what to do in future education.

Acting

Rori has been acting since the age of 8, her first role being Ariel in the Tempest. She's also played numerous other roles such as Sally in "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" Stage Manager in "Our Town" Sandy in "Grease" Velma Vontussle in "Hairspray" Janet Van de Graff in "The Drowsy Chaperone" and Alyssa Greene in "The Prom"

Singing

Rori has been singing since before she could talk, the first time she ever got up on a stage and performed was at the prime age of six, when she sang "Blackbird" by the Beatles for her school talent show. She has continued learning singing techniques and performing with multiple companies including "Broadway in the Hood" "Positively Arts" and "Dance Dynamics" and has gotten the opportunity to perform in venues such as The Smith Center and the NBA Halftime Show.

Songwriting

Writing songs since the age of 8, Rori currently has 8 songs released on all platforms. "Guy I See All the Time" "cry anymore," and her newest being "I CRIED While Taking New Headshots" She spent hours working to earn enough money to afford a macbook so she could get the program logic. And is hoping to produce music professionally in LA. As well as singing, Rori has been playing percussion since the age of 9. She then picked up the guitar at 11 and also began reading sheet music at that time. This is also when she discovered that she had perfect pitch. When the Pandemic started she picked up the Ukelele at 15, and recently has been learning to play the Piano at 17. And has officially taken college music theory and music production.

Costume Design

Ever since Rori was little she had always taken an interest in sewing. Making clothes for her dolls, and the occasional new dress design, Rori was able to professionally pursue costume designing at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts. Working for "Little Mermaid" "Something Rotten" "The Drowsy Chaperone" and "Christmas Carol". And was the Lead Costumer and Designer for "She Kills Monsters"