Theatre and Dance

Dorcas Sowunmi

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Dorcas Sowunmi
dorcas_showme@yahoo.com
(832) 265–8466

EMC
Height: 5' 5”
Weight: 135 lbs.
Hair: Dk.Brown
Eyes: Dk.Brown

THEATRE

Production – Role Company Director
The Way of the World – Lady Wishfort The University of Texas at Austin Jesse Berger
The Summer People – Olga The University of Texas at Austin Johanna McKeon
Twelfth Night – Maria State Theatre Paul Mullins
Macbeth – First Witch The University of Texas at Austin Ken Albers
A Lie of the Mind – Lorraine The University of Texas at Austin Lee Abraham
Conduct of Life – Olympia The University of Texas Lab Theatre Season Corey Atkins
Moon Over Buffalo – Charlotte SHSU Main Stage Theatre Sarah Ripper
Rich, Red, Clay – Lisa SHSU Main Stage Theatre Patrick Pearson
Cinderella – Step Mother SHSU Main Stage Theatre Jason Rivera
A Child is Born – Sarah SHSU Main Stage Theatre Maureen V. McIntyre
Death and the Maiden – Paulina LU Studio Theatre Todd Swink
Great Cross Country Race – Mrs. Sett LU Main Stage Dr. Adonia Placette
Three Tall Women – B LU Studio Theatre Bryce Ballon
Beating a Dead Horse – Miss Vicki Main Stage Theatre Travis Johns
A Piece of My Heart– Steel Rodgers Theatre Brook Doss
A Midsummer Night's Dream – Titania Rodgers Theatre Brook Doss

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / TRAINING

M.F.A. in Acting – The University of Texas at Austin (class of 2007)
–ranked in the Top Ten of Graduate Schools for Theatre(US News & World Report)

Training:

Acting: Franchelle Dorn, Lucien Douglas, Lee Abraham, Stephen Gerald
Voice/Text: Barney Hammond, Pamela Christian
Movement: Andrea Beckham (Pilates), Kent DeSpain (Improvisation)

Stella Adler Acting Studio – Summer Day Intensive 2003:

Acting: Don Williams
Voice/Text: Alithea Phillips
Adler Technique: Betsy Parris
Improvisation: Noel Wilson
Shakespeare: Angela Vitale
Movement: Joanne Edelmann

B.F.A. in Theatre (Acting) – Sam Houston State University (class of 2003)

MOVEMENT & SPECIAL SKILLS & AWARDS

Skills:

Dialects: Standard British, Jamaican, Spanish, Afro-Latino, Indian, and Irish
Awards & Honors: 2003 Irene Ryan Acting Award (one of sixteen finalists in Region IV of The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Movement: Aerobics, Pilates, Hula Hoop, Hip Hop Dancing, Tap, Ballet
Miscellaneous: Poetry

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