Singer and Performer
Susan’s career has taken her worldwide. Susan was a guest entertainer for Princess Cruises, the female lead at the Diamond Horseshoe for Tokyo Disneyland, and starred in “Escandola,” a musical revue in Europe. Susan has worked with the late Bob Fosse, Peter Matz and Earl Brown and at home; she has performed with Bob McGrath on the Variety Telethon and sung with Dal Richards and Bobby Hales Orchestras’ and with Motown singer Bobby Taylor. She starred, as Nelly Forbush in “South Pacific” for Theatre Under The Stars, “Godspell” at the Vancouver Playhouse, was the female lead in “Steppin’ Out” with Variety at the Vogue and a guest entertainer in the “Hugh Pickett Tribute” at the Arts Club. At Metro, she starred as Reno Sweeney in “Anything Goes” and Dorothy Brock in “42nd Street”. Susan produced and starred in her own one-woman show, “An Evening with Susan Skemp” at the Gateway Theatre, “A Date with Susan & Michel” at the Oasis and her Cabaret series, “Nostalgia” with Phil Moriarity at Metro. She was in the Canadian Premiere of “Snoopy” as Sally Brown and sang a live telecast to New York for the “Rick Hansen Man in Motion Tour” at Expo ’86.
Susan starred in the Japanese TV series, “Rice Curry” and the Vancouver produced Children’s TV series, “Tell-A-Tune-Town” — for which she wrote six original songs. Susan was the lead vocalist on, “The TLO Celebrates Musicals” CD, she sang on the 2005 Grey Cup Theme song and 2007 PNE parade song, was a session gospel singer on the Harrison Ford film, “Fire Wall”. Susan performed at the 2012 Senior Games, in 2013 she produced and sang at the “Christmas at the Dunbar” event and produced and performed in 2014 for the “Dunbar Celebration” and at Hycroft in 2015. From 2015 to 2021 she performed at over 50 different Senior Centres and residences all over the lower mainland. For Canada’s 150 celebration Susan wrote, directed, produced and performed in a musical revue at the Richmond Night Market in July 2017. Her short film, “Play it Again” which she wrote, produced and sang the theme song for, premiered at the Dunbar Theater in 2017. In 2018 she wrote, produced and edited company corporate videos for Euro Asia Inc. and Desi Apps. Susan’s second short film, “Murder at the Dunbar” which she also wrote, produced and edited, premiered at the Dunbar Theater in 2019. Susan also worked on the book “Can’t Stop Dancing” by dancer James E. Hibbard, now available on amazon. For three years Susan sat on the Executive Board of Directors for the Richmond Arts Coalition. Susan now produces content for the RAC media platform. Since 2021 Susan has written, produced and directed the “Let’s Celebrate Together” series, five shows in all. In 2025 she began writing, producing, directing and editing the “RAC Artist Showcase” a series that showcases RAC members.
