Madison LaPlante

Biography

Madison was born on August 10 and she was born and raised in Rhode Island. Madison is most recently known for the feature film, The Unholy, portraying "Faithful Teen Girl." Her stage work includes Spring Awakening (Ensemble), Shrek: The Musical (Mama Ogre/Dragon), 9 to 5 (Doralee Rhodes), The Laramie Project (Robbie Patterson), and 1776 The Musical (Thomas Jefferson). In 2018, Madison won the Stephen Sondheim Award for Best Supporting Actress portraying the role of Dragon in Shrek the Musical. In 2022, Madison and the ensemble of Spring Awakening were awarded the Merit Award from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Aside from theater, Madison can be seen on television and film. Her screen credits include NOS4A2 (Truck Stop Patron), Dexter: New Blood (High School Student), The Unholy (Faithful Teen Girl), and I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Featured AMA Woman). Madison is a professional model and has worked with The International Beauty Show, Redken, Lovely Bride, Limitless Hair Studio, and MassArt. She is also a teacher in Manhattan, expanding the love of the performing arts to the future generations. Madison also acquires a Cosmetology license. If she is not on the stage, she designs hair and makeup for plays and musicals. She has designed for The House of Bernarda Alba and The Wolves at Rhode Island College. She has also worked on hair and makeup crew for Working: The Musical, Good Friday, The Little Mermaid, and many more. Madison wants to spread positivity and inspire others to chase their dreams. Achieving life long goals requires hard work, but with persistence, motivation, and a strong mind set, anything is possible.