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Debra Whitfield

Debra Whitfield

Artistic Director at Chatillion Stage Company
Actor, Playwright and Theatre Director

New York City, New York

Member Since:
February 2019
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About Debra

Debra Whitfield is an award-winning actress, director, and writer. She has worked at The Mint Theater, Florida Studio Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Dorset Theatre Festival, Two River Theater Company, Hartford TheaterWorks, the Human Race Theatre Company, Premiere Stages, and the Bickford Theatre, among others. Her favorite roles include Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire, Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra and Natasha in the musical, Rough Crossing. Off-Broadway she has directed The Banana Monologues and Olympics Über Alles. She’s also directed Brighton Beach Memoirs, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Witness for the Prosecution. Debra’s writing credits include: FIRE, Duck Sauce Can Be Dangerous, The Man in the Window, and Champagne, all produced in New York City. Her play Tech Support will have a production at 59E59 Theaters in the summer of 2019, which she will direct. Debra is the Artistic Director of the Chatillion Stage Company and is on the Board of Directors for The Shaw Project. She is a proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA and SDC. DebraWhitfield.net

Gender:
Female
Height:
5' 6"
Weight:
125
Body type:
Slim
Hair:
Shoulder Length
Hair color:
Blonde
Eyes:
Green
Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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Credits

  • Starring Austin Pendleton

    Starring Austin Pendleton (2016)
    Documentary by Gene Gallerano/David H. Holmes Herself A quirky and inspirational documentary film on the philosophical approach to the life and work of character actor, Austin Pendleton. Winner Best Documentary (Short), Anchorage International Film Festival.

  • Lost Revolution

    Lost Revolution (2011)
    Film by Michael J. Narvaez Betty Set in the late 1990's, a Puerto Rican former revolutionary is forced to confront his past after the murder of his eldest son. He must devise a way to avenge his son's death, save his family from ruin, and face the consequences of his choices.

Awards

  • BEST ACTRESS: HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE (CATCO)

  • BEST ACTRESS: THE ADJUSTMENT (Florida Stage)

  • BEST ACTRESS: RELATIVELY SPEAKING (Dorset Theatre Festival)

  • BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: THE MOUSETRAP (Dorset Theatre Festival)

  • BEST DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER: WELCOME TO THE HARD LUCK CAFÉ (NYWinterfest)

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