Jennifer Mergele

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Born into a musical family, Jennifer was a musician from young age, starting out on piano.  She sang and acted in a variety of groups from small ensembles to fully staged productions and in a variety of genres from jazz, to barbershop, pop-rock, and opera.  She eventually found her way into the Andrew Sisters-inspired trio, Alli and the Cats, where she and her colleagues picked out harmonies from the original recordings and created characters and skits around their favorite tunes of the past.  The trio, coupled with her multiple seasons with the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston and Opera in the Heights, solidified her need for performing.  After her hilarious renditions of Fleta in Iolanthe and Hebe in HMS Pinafore, she knew this was a passion and gift she could no longer minimize. 

Jennifer is bi-coastal, maintaining a residence in Yonkers, NY in addition to her family's home in McMinnville, OR.  In New York, Jennifer recently took the lead in the short film, Hanlon's Razor.  She has appeared in other films and series as both host and background.  On stage, she has performed with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players and in the short play festival at the Players Theatre.  She is most proud of applying her entrepreneurial skills in co-founding Nightingale Productions, LLC and it's vintage harmony trio, the New York Nightingales. The Nightingales have performed for numerous crowds and events in NYC and beyond at venues including Feinstein's/54 Below, West Point, the Smithsonian, Tavern on the Green, and many more. 

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In Oregon, Jennifer has been in several productions with Gallery Theater, most notably as Miss Honey in Matilda and the opening soloist in the Sound of Music Nuns ensemble.  You may also recognize her in local commercials for Oregon State Credit Union and McMinnville Downtown Association.  She is also very excited to keep her love of jazz and swing of the '30s and '40s going with her new trio, the Melodarlings.