Elka Chowdhury
cjackson6@fordham.edu
212-636-6338
Height: 5’2″ | Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown | Voice Part: Soprano w/ belt
Theater
| Cassiopeia | Odetta | Kendall Allen, Fordham University |
| Cockfight | Santa Barbara | Anna Brenner, Fordham University |
| Blood Wedding | Mother-In-Law | Garrett Kim, Fordham University |
| In the Heart of America | Fairouz | Jose Gamo, Fordham University |
| The Great American Novel Project | Actor 1 | Garrett Kim, Fordham University |
| The Skin of Our Teeth | Moses/Refugee/Vocalist | Taibi Magar, Fordham University |
| South Pacific | Liat | Ray Yucis, Leonia Summer Stage |
Film
| Applesauce | Student | Onur Tukel |
Readings
| Alice in Wonder How I Can… | Dodo/Tweedle Dum | Dave Stishan, MidCity Productions |
| Branwell (and other Brontes) | Elizabeth | Mandy Heiser, Tribe Theatre Co. |
Education & Training
- Fordham University: BA Theatre Performance
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Acting: Tina Benko, Alison Fraser, Dawn Saito, Matthew Maguire, Maria Christina Oliveras
Voice & Speech: Andrea Haring, Grace Zandarski
Movement: Teva Bjerken, Dawn Saito
Classical & Musical Theatre Vocal Technique: Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek
- Bergen County Academies –Academy for Visual and Performing Arts
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Acting: Rebecca Strum, Victoria Pero, Stephen Kaplan
Voice & Speech: Victoria Pero
Movement: Victoria Pero
Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap: Laurie Crochet
Classical & Musical Theatre Vocal Technique: Hanne Dolasse
Skills
Movement: traditional Balinese dance (training 3 yrs), Vinyasa yoga
Languages: conversational Spanish, conversational Indonesian, reads Arabic
Vocalist: musical theatre, pop, jazz, R&B, a cappella
Miscellaneous: stage makeup, licensed driver