| Jessa Watson
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Proud Member of AEA
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(917)
750-8826, or
Jessa@JessaWatson.com
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Height: 5'4" |
Voice
Type: Mezzo Soprano
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Hair: Brown • Eyes:
Hazel
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| Rabbit Hole |
Izzy |
San
Jose Repertory, Kirsten Brandt
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| How the Grinch Stole Christmas! |
Adult Who |
Old
Globe Theatre, Brendon Fox
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| SUDS:
The Rockin’ 60’s
Musical Soap Opera |
Dee Dee (originated role) |
National
Tour/Revival, Javier Velasco
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| Waves (1st workshop/staged reading) |
Claire Clairmont |
Vox
Nova Theatre Co., Ruff Yeager
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| Under My Apron |
Featured Actor |
Off-Off
Broadway/MITF, D. Williams
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| Cabaret |
Kit Kat Girl /Two Ladies |
San
Diego Repertory, Javier Velasco
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| A Christmas Carol (Musical) |
Narrator/Kate |
San
Diego Repertory, Javier Velasco
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| Richard III |
Queen Elizabeth |
Sledgehammer
Theatre, Kirsten Brandt
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| Devil’s
River |
Charlotte/Ensemble |
Sledgehammer
Theatre, Kirsten Brandt
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| Furious Blood |
Clytemnestra |
Sledgehammer
Theatre, Kirsten Brandt
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| Sweet Charity |
Ensemble |
Sledgehammer
Theatre, Kirsten Brandt
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| The Importance of Being Earnest |
Gwendolen |
North
Coast Repertory, Sean Murray
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| Travesties |
Gwendolen |
North
Coast Repertory, Sean Murray
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| Fuddy Meers |
Heidi |
North
Coast Repertory, Sean Murray
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| As Bees In Honey Drown |
Illya, et al |
North
Coast Repertory, Patrick McBride
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| Cloud Nine |
Maude/Lin |
Diversionary
Theatre, Brendon Fox
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| Girl
Bar |
Molly |
Diversionary
Theatre, Gayle Feldman
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| Film |
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| Playing Doctor |
Featured |
Jazzmyn Banks
Productions
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| 29th and Gay |
Featured |
Daisy3 Productions
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| Education |
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American Musical
and Dramatic Academy
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Classical Training: Children's Experimental Theater
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Acting for the
Camera: Annie
Hinton
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Viewspoints/Suzuki: Barney
O'Hanlon of SITI Company
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Biomechanics: Sledgehammer
Theater
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| Awards/Honors |
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* Outstanding
Actress in a Drama, Devil's River (San
Diego Playbill)
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* Best Ensemble, Richard
III (San Diego
Critics Circle and KPBS Patte)
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* Best Ensemble, Travesties (San
Diego Critics Circle and KPBS Patte)
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| Special Skills |
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Voice (Pop, Folk, Musical
Theatre), Dialects, Character Voices, Cartwheels, Yoga, Belch on
Command, Crossing Eyes, I am very flexible.
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