Devorah Lynne Dishington

Education

About me

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:
" The Smelly Janitor ": 3rd Place Short ~ 2007 3rd Annual San Marcos Student Film and Video Festival.

Orange Coast Fencing Academy's Awards Banquet 2007 & 2008, Orange Coast Fencing Academy " Teacher of the Year 2007 & 2008 ".

Orange Coast Fencing Academy, Best Class Volunteer, 2005.

Battle of the Bands, Orange County - Best Live Band, 2004, Room 105 made it to the finals before finishing in fourth place.

Orange County Register, Best Fall 2003 Releases, 2003, Best Band Album Release

Orange County Music Awards, Best Blues Band, 2003, Nomination.
Additional skills:
Skills and Talents:
Ambidextrous, Caring and Genuine Person, Hard Worker, and Quick Study.
Computer Experience ( Various Programs: Experience and Knowledge ).
Horse and Domesticated Animal Management Experience ( Care, Handling, Knowledge, and Driving and Riding Both English and Western ).
Languages Known and Authentically Reproduced Accents:
 Keen Talent for Absorbing Accents: Australian; British Cockney, Lower, & Upper Class; Canadian; French; German; Irish; Middle Eastern; New York; Russian; Scottish; Spanish; and United States East, Midwest, & Southern.
 Studied German 4 Years, Began Learning Arabic & Persian, & Sang Differing Styles in English, French, German, Italian, Latin, & Spanish.
 Working Knowledge of Foreign Language Pronunciations: Arabic, Egyptian, Farsi / Persian, French, Italian, Spanish, and Turkish.
Instruments: Professional Level - Electric Bass, Keyboards and Piano, and Vastly Varied Style of Vocals (Classical, Show, Pop, Blues, Rock, R & B); Intermediate Level - Power Chords, Single Note, or Lead Guitar and Time - Keeping Drums.
Vehicles - Bicycles; Cars and Trucks: Both Automatic and Manual Transmissions; Carts and Coaches: One - Horse and Pony Carts and Carriages; and Ships: Sailing Experience - Ten Years of Ocean Sailing Capability as a Previous Cal - 20 Sailboat Owner and Frequent Sailor.
Voiceover Talent, Who Creates a Wide Array of Diverse Sounds and Voices by Utilizing a Huge Vocal Range and Varying Tonal Qualities.
Weapons - Guns: Handguns, Rifles, and Sharp Shooting; Fencing: Right and Left Handed - Foil: Competing Level Six, Orange Coast Fencing Academy, Student Assistant / Class Instructor / Private Tutor: Level 1 - 3, Member: U.S. Fencing Association and Swashbuckler's Fencing Club, Épee & Sabre: Level One; Stage Combat: Capes, Dialogue, Knives, and Swords; Whips: Bull, Driving, Lunging, and Riding Whips; and Wooden Staff. Strong interest in learning Archery!
- Writer of Numerous One - Act Plays, Poetry and / or Song Lyrics, Varying Length Novels, Scenes, Scripts, Short and Long Stories, and Songs, Both the Words and Music Alone or in Collaboration.

General Interests:
- Animals: Especially Domesticated Animals and Horses.
- Arabic, Indian, and Muslim Cultures: Dancing; Horses; Jewelry; Languages.
- Aviation ( Particularly Military Aviation - Helicopters and Fighter Jets ).
- Collect: Boots, CDs, Model Horses, Star Wars, Tolkien, & Ethnic Jewelry.
- Archeology/Egyptology; Basic Scientific Data; History/Humanities; World Languages; Mythological, Historic, & Sci-Fi Fantasy Writing
Additional information:
My Entertainment Goals ~ To play the widest spectrum of characters with honesty, intensity, and truth throughout, while ever fully utilizing my creativity and stretching the limits of myself as I improve my Craft!

Ethnic Ancestries: Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, 1/64 Lebanese, Native American ( over 1/4 Chickasaw and more than 3/8 Cherokee ), Scottish, and Welsh.

Skills

Languages Spoken	Arabic, English, German
Accents/Dialects	Arabic, Australian, Boston, Caribbean, English - Cockney, English - London, English - Northern England, Farsi, French (Standard International), German, Irish, Irish Eastern (Leinster, Dublin), Italian (Standard International), Mexican, Midwest American, New York, Northern Irish, Russian, Scottish, Spanish (International Spanish) Acento Neutro, Standard American, Upper-class American, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), US West Coast (California, Portland), West African, Yiddish
Dance Styles	Belly Dance, Bollywood, Contemporary, Disco, Folk, Rock n Roll
Vocal Types	Alto, Belt/Traditional, Falsetto, Mezzo Soprano, Soprano
Additional Skills	Children's Entertainer, Horseback Riding, Impressions
Athletics	Badminton, Baseball, Equestrian (English), Equestrian (General), Equestrian (Western), Fencing, Jump Rope, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Stage Combat
Organisations / Memberships	SAG-AFTRA