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Deborah Tennant has been a professional performer in the fields of music theatre, drama, film and TV for 30 years. Her portrayal of Sister Berthe in the Mirvish production of The Sound of Music was praised as “wonderfully droll” by the Toronto Star’s Richard Ouzounian. She has played Mother Abbess, Sisters Margaretta and Sophia, and Maria in other productions of SOM over her career, including The Stratford Festival where she also appeared in Inherit the Wind.
Deborah has acted and sung across Canada, from Vancouver to Halifax. She was a company member at the Manitoba Theatre Centre for 2 seasons, appearing in The Man Who Came to Dinner, Paper Wheat, A Tale of Two Cities, Sister Mary Explains It All to You and Bedroom Farce. Other favourite roles include Marilla in Anne of Green Gables and Eulalie Shinn in The Music Man for 1000 Islands Playhouse; originating the role of Gabby in Act of Creation for Magnus Theatre; Ruth in Blithe Spirit and Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance for Sunshine Festival Orillia; and Elmire in Tartuffe for Neptune Theatre, Halifax.
Deborah also has an extensive film and TV resume, including Little Mosque on the Prairie (CBC), Guns(CBC),Princess(Disney),Martha Behind Bars(CBS), Doc and Sue Thomas:F.B.Eye (Pax). She had the pleasure of working with Tippi Hedren (111 Gramercy Park), Christine Lahti (The Gisella Perl Story) and Diane Keaton (Sister Mary Explains it All).
Deborah has taught in the triple threat program at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto for 15 years and is Coordinator for the Vocal Area. She has also helped develop the Music Theatre Presentation curriculum and brings a unique approach to song analysis based on her experience as an actor and singer.
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