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Biography

Olivia Dobbs is a woodwind doubler based out of Milwaukee, WI.

She enjoys a multifaceted freelance career in the pit, the studio, and onstage. In addition to ten years of regular pit orchestra work, she has played in a contemporary folk band for the musical "Passing By" (featured in the Chicago and New York Musical Theatre Festivals in 2015). As a collaborative improviser, she accompanies comics in The Improvised Musical (T.I.M.). She subs with several regional symphony orchestras and big bands, and teaches private lessons.

Some recent credits include "The Marvelous Wonderettes" at Sunset Playhouse, and performing at Alpine Valley with the Americana band Dead Horses as they opened for The Who's "Moving On! Tour" appearance.