Meet Alyssa!

Alyssa Bischel is a 2023 graduate of Point Park University with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography, a concentration in Jazz dance, and a minor in Musical Theater. A Buffalo, New York Native, Alyssa fostered her passion for dance and musical theater at a young age.

Alyssa made her professional regional theater debut as “June” (Squish) in O’Connell and Company’s summer 2023 production of “Chicago” in Buffalo, NY. Her most recent show is “Mother Goose” at the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Last Halloween, she performed in “The Conjuring” as a contortionist through RWS. Some of her favorite performances with The conservatory Dance Company at Point Park University include “Two Lost Souls” reconstructed by LLoyd Culbreath (Verdon Fosse Legacy), and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Production of “Cinderella,” (raccoon/ensemble) at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Alyssa’s favorite choreography credits include “The Lion King Kids” at “Rising Star” theater camp in Buffalo, New York, and her Senior Choreography project, “Bohemian Rhapsody” a musical theater/contemporary/jazz piece featured at PPU.

In addition, Alyssa teaches master classes at Classical Ballet of WNY, and The Chapin School in NYC. She was also Vice President of PPU’s dance club, as well as being a performer with “Impulse,” a hip hop performing group at Point Park. Alyssa has performed in all dance genres as a member of PPU’s Conservatory Dance Company including Contemporary Choreographers (Amy Hall Garner), Faculty Dance Concert, Fall Dance Concert, and Spring Dance Concert.

Alyssa studied at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Las Angeles. She is a versatile performer who portrays her expertise in dance, voice, and acting . Some of her special skills include acrobatics, contortion, improvisation, choreography, partnering/lifts, modeling, and fitness. Alyssa’s goal is to bring joy to the observer via her dynamic movement quality, in which she uses her body as an instrument to tell a story, and elicit emotion.