Deborah Eckman
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"Who have you got in the driving seat
Who's behind the controls
Who's telling you who it's safe to meet
Who's got the starring role?"

Experience:

THEATRE:
Roles include -
JOAN OF ARC/ Bottom in Shakespeare's Women
    Theatre of Eternal Values - Rome Fringe Festival, Italy (2014)     International  Shakespeare Festival, Bitola, Macedonia (2018)
Verona Shakespeare Festival, Italy (2022)                                                 plus tours in Italy, Switzerland, Austria & Slovakia... so far!  More to come -
    www.shakespeareswomen.com

                                     
SATAN/urchin boy  in William Blake’s Divine Humanity               
    Theatre of Eternal Values – New Players Theatre, London UK
    (World Premiere)   www.theatreofeternalvalues.com

ALICE  in Relative Values (Noel Coward) 
Metro Theatre, Vancouver BC

RUTH in  Dregs the musical     
 Arts Club Revue Theatre, Vancouver BC

LOUISON  in  Le Malade Imaginaire (Moliere)
for Theatre of Eternal Values – Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Europe & India tours    www.theatreofeternalvalues.com                                    

ENSEMBLE in Music of Life Gala
for Reckless Productions, Directed by Simon Callow, Palace Theatre,       London, UK         
                                                                   
CHORUS  in  Tosca   
Directed by Francessca Zambello , Earls Court, London UK

MONA in A Crucial Week in the life of a Grocer’s Assistant
   Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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Joan of Arc - 'Shakespeare's Women', Rome Fringe Festival

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Bottom - 'Shakespeare's Women'
Teatrino di Corte - Royal Villa of Monza, Italy

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Urchin boy - 'William Blake's Divine Humanity', New Players Theatre, London

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Alice - 'Relative Values', Metro Theatre, Vancouver BC


TV/FILM:
Productions include: -
             
Barrister in JUDGE JOHN DEED for BBC TV   
New mother in EASTENDERS for BBC TV  

Secretary in THE JACKAL for Jackal Productions Ltd
Peasant in FIRST KNIGHT for First Knight Productions Ltd
Wedding guest in FOUR WEDDINGS & A FUNERAL for Four Weddings Ltd

Also:
Independent Canadian Feature:
SARAH in SISTERS for Blue Media Inc.    


Training:

UK:
Full Equity member
3 year Performing Arts course (majoring in drama), ALAM (Hons) & LLAM diplomas, I.S.T.D. (Intermediate)
 Physical Theatre skills with Rough Cut Theatre Company
 Rhythm Tap – regular classes included Derek Hartley & Tobias Tak
   
CANADA/USA:
Camera Acting Technique at the Studio on the Drive & U.B.C.P. (Vancouver, BC)
Rhythm Tap – regular classes  Brock Jellison (Vancouver, BC);
 3 months Classical Indian singing (private tuition) with Shweta Jhaveri ( Berkeley CA)

INDIA:
1 Year Classical Indian singing - Late PK Salve Academy of Arts (Nagpur)

Skills:

 Voice:
Soprano with good low-mid range (low Db to F in alt.), excellent ear for harmonies, good sight-reader.
Styles: jazz, pop, blues, musical theatre, Indian classical, light opera

Other:
Good ear for dialects/accents (esp. RP, London, Australia, NZ, South Africa, US, Irish, Welsh)
PADI Open Water Scuba Diver.

VOICEOVER:
Reading app for onebillion.org  - have narrated over 100 short stories for children learning English.

Narration for various independent short films & adverts.

Audio books - various publications for Listening Books including -
Get Off my Case by John Farman   
History of Zoroastrianism by Paula R. Hartz

CLICK BELOW for Voiceover demo reel clips

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Joan of Arc - 'Shakespeare's Women'

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