Biography
A veteran professional actor, singer, and director, Debora has been teaching voice in the George Brown Theatre School since 1998. She holds a Voice Performance degree (BMus) from the University of Toronto and a Masters in Fine Arts in Directing (MFA) from York University. She studied extensively with master voice teacher, David Smukler, and master singing teachers, Richard Armstrong, Patricia Kern, and Mary Morrison, and also studied with Kristin Linklater, the ground breaking author of Freeing the Natural Voice. Debora headed the voice department at the University of Windsor, and also taught at York University, University of Toronto, and Sheridan College. She continues to teach voice, singing, and audition preparation in her private studio.
A Tyrone Guthrie award winner, Debora spent five seasons performing at the Stratford Festival and toured with the company to Broadway and the Old Vic in London, England. She also directed and acted in many productions at regional and summer theatre festivals across Canada
Debora worked with Elevated Grounds, coaching at-risk youth, and with Workman Arts through CAMH. She coached Pamela SInha in her Dora Award-winning play, Crash, which played in Soulpepper’s New York repertory in 2017. Debora has also coached several iterations of the youth-driven sex education show, SExT, including its 2019 tour of NWT.
Recently, Debora was the singing coach on the Handmaid’s Tale, as well two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery.
She applauds and continues to be inspired by the past, present and future graduates of George Brown Theatre School!
