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Caroline Taylor is an actor, singer, director, writer and marketer [1] from Trinidad and Tobago. [2] [3]

Taylor was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and won a T&T National Scholarship for Languages in 2000 while at St. Joseph’s Convent Port of Spain, and a Commonwealth Scholarship (Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan) in 2009. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Performance Studies from Williams College, [4] and a Master of Arts degree in drama from Goldsmiths, University of London. [5]

Taylor's performing arts work has included theatre, musicals, opera and film performances as an actor, [3] [6] singer and director in Trinidad, the United Kingdom [7] and the United States, where she was reportedly the first Trinidadian to write and perform a show at the New York International Fringe Festival in New York City. [8] She co-wrote the 2007 documentary series Iere Vibe on C TV; [9] has been the editor of Discover Trinidad and Tobago ; [10] and writes for Caribbean Beat . [2] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Making Social Media Success" Archived 1 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Trinidad & Tobago Metro Magazine, 19 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 Aretha Welch, "Caroline", Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 9 July 2006.
  3. 1 2 "Marionettes' 'Carmen' Resumes Today", Trinidad & Tobago Express, 17 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "The Artist Formerly Known As...Caroline Taylor" The Williams Record, March 2004.
  5. ↑ "Local Commonwealth Scholar in London Performance Festival" [ permanent dead link ], Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, June 2010.
  6. ↑ Peter Ray Blood, "Lights, Camera, Action – Theatre Comes Alive in T&T" Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine , Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 7 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Messiah Mania: Trinis wow audiences in England", The Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 6 October 2007.
  8. ↑ Tomi Tsunoda, "Review: Pack Light at FringeNYC" Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine , NYTheatre.com, August 2006.
  9. ↑ "Caroline Neisha Taylor". Internet Movie Database (IMDB). Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Magazines Team up with TTFF", Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 4 October 2011.
  11. ↑ Caroline Taylor, "Saving Tobago's Turtles" Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Beat, July/August 2011.


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