Sarah Deller

Actor Writer Director Theatre-maker Dramaturge

I am an early career artist with an interest in devised work, physical theatre, and classical work -- especially work that combines all three. Love working with queer theory, feminist theory, and experimentation.

Reviewed as "the consummate character actor," I love playing roles that are distinctly different from me and that reach emotional extremes. My favourite roles include Hippolito in the Jacobean revenge tragedy Women Beware Women (as I loved playing his immense inner struggle) and the Drunk Beloved -- an audience plant -- in which I convinced people I was a patron who had overindulged and embarrassed myself. It was such a triumph to see people react and know my authenticity had convinced them.

Pronouns: They / she

Credits

Emily Brontë, COARSE, Sarah Deller with the Support of the Villains Theatre, 2021-2022
Elizabeth Holmes, Optimistic, Sarah Deller, 2022
Ensemble, Love and Information, Canadian Stage, 4 weeks, 2018
Dolabella, Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare by the Sea, 8 weeks, 2015
Starveling / 1st Fairy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare by the Sea, 8 weeks, 2015
Tiffany, Sleeping Beauty, Shakespeare by the Sea, 8 weeks, 2015
Sasha, Gravity Lesson, Driftwood Theatre, 1 day, 2019
Drunk Beloved, Pop-Up Love Party, Zuppa Theatre, 1 day, 2016
Govianus, Tyrant, Villains Theatre, 2 weeks, 2017
Bel-Imperia, The Spanish Tragedy, Villains Theatre, 2 weeks, 2016
Hippolito, Women Beware Women, Villains Theatre, 2 weeks, 2016
Nina, The Seagull, Dalhousie, 1 week, 2015
Liz, Our Country's Good, Dalhousie, 1 week, 2014
Euelpides ("Eck"), The Birds, 1 week, 2014

Training

MA English -- Dalhousie University
BA Combined Honours in Acting and English -- Dalhousie University
Theatre Performance Intensive -- Stratford Festival
Shakespeare School -- Stratford Festival

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Film - short
  • Literature
  • Live art
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Opera
  • Other
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Singing
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

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