FAREEDA PASHA - AEA, - BAE, - SAG-AFTRA

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New Media & Animation

Ms. Marvel

Animation VO

Marvel Digital

Condoleezza Rice Rap Battle

Music Video

Stanford U (Digital Short)

New York Theater

King John (Shakespeare)

King Philip of France (w/ French accent)

Dir. John Gordon, A.R.T. NY

Brecht on Brecht (Off Bway, opp. Anita Hollander)

Bertolt Brecht (Principal)

Dir. Nick Vaselli, A.R.T. NY

Art & Money

Marina (Lead)

Dir. Eduardo Machado

Buffalo Stance

Sid Rox (Lead)

Dir. Ben Rausch

Celestial Warlords

Sister (Lead)

Dir. Jack Sims

A Private Sorrow

Kiran (Lead)

Dir. Chris Chan Roberson

Equity Workshops & Readings

A Mother (Off Bway, opp. Jessica Hecht)

Marta/Masha

Baryshnikov Arts Center

Red Bull: The Jew of Malta (opp. Matthew Rausch)

Marlowe/Various

Dir. J. Berger, Symphony Space

Gingold: Mrs. Warren’s Profession (opp. Tina Benko)

Shaw/Narrator

Dir. L Kantor, Symphony Space

Gingold: The Misalliance (opp. Charles Busch)

Shaw/Narrator

Dir. D. Staller, SymphonySpace

TBTB+MTC: The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare)

Gremio

Dir. Gwynn MacDonald

Passing Through

Isis

By Nick Robideau @ The Brick

Call Waiting

Sandra Hartley

The Players Club

Additional Play Development NYC

A Perfect Peace (Lead)

M. Zuckerman (adapt. from Amos Oz)

Dramatists Guild

The Idles of March

Stuart Green

dir. Estrella Tamez

Blanket Time

Jeff Tabnick

dir. AhDream Smith

Frankenstein

Robert Vaughan

Theatrical Rights Worldwide

Physics from My Father (Lead)

Jessica Ammirati

AMDA Studios

All That Matters (Lead)

Hira Ismail

Fresh Lime Soda Prods

Film

Floating Carousel (w/ Dylan Baker, Reg Rogers, MC Creighton)

Supporting

Dir. Delilah Napier, L. Powers

Silent Partner (w/ Kara Young)*

Supporting

Dir. Aristotle Torres

Stitched

Supporting

Dir. Lorena Lorencou

Loose Threads

Supporting

Dir. Elif Fatima

*Oscar-qualifying; 32 festivals (4 wins)

Audiobooks

The Museum Detective (British novel)

Full Book (25+ characters/ multi-accent)

Audible/Recorded Books

The Home We Make (early reader)

Full Book Narrator

Audible/Recorded Books

Blackwater Falls (detective novel, NYTimes mention)

Full Book (25+ characters/ multi-accent)

Audible/Recorded Books

Blood Betrayal (detective novel)

Full Book (25+ characters/ multi-accent)

Audible/Recorded Books

The Racism of People Who Love You (memoir)

Full Book (academic language)

Penguin Random House

Play It Forward (int’l sports anthology)

Multi-Chapter Narrator

Audible/Recorded Books

When a Brown Girl Flees (YA novel)

Full Book (including Urdu/Hindi text)

Audible/Recorded Books

Rocket Ship Yoga (children’s book by Bari Koral)

Full Book Narrator

Audible/Recorded Books

The Strangest Fish (children’s book)

Full Book Narrator

Audible/Recorded Books

Dark Stars (horror anthology)

Chapter Narrator (multi-accent)

Audible/Recorded Books

Skills

ACCENTS: UK: RP, London, Australian, Scottish

EU: French, Spanish, German, Russian

Indian, Pakistani, Persian

LANGUAGES: English (native, USA)

Urdu and Hindi (conversational)

French (B2); Spanish (B2)

SINGING: Soprano (A2-C6)

European Art Song (French, German, Ital)

Pop, Standards/Legit MT

SPORTS: rowing (8 person), soccer (keeper)

Horseback riding (Western and English)

Long jump, high jump, hurdles

CERTIFICATIONS: US Passport, NY Drivers’ License

CPR & AED certified

Series 7 & 66 (Wall Street)

OTHER: Research (business, econ, medical)

Teaching (English & Poetry)

Commercial Production

Training

ACTING: HB Studio Advanced Level (5 years)

Jessica Hecht (5 yrs), Austin Pendleton

Carol Rosenfeld

CLASSICAL ACTING: Red Bull Theater, Miriam Silverman

HB: Jonathan Lynn, Peter Francis James

The Shakespeare Forum (NYC)

MOVEMENT/DANCE: Ilse Pfeifer

Alvin Ailey Extension (West African)

Bharatnayam (Indian Classical)

VOICE: Juilliard Extension (2 yrs)

Private vocal coaching 7 years

Diction: French, German, Ital.

PHONETICS: French (in Paris)

Spanish (in Argentina)

Urdu/Hindi (in South Asia)

Writing & Dramaturgy

DRAMATURG

A Mother (Starring Jessica Hecht)

Baryshnikov Arts Center (NYC)

Written by Neena Beber

Not Ready for Primetime

MCC / LDK Prod (NYC, Off-Bway)

Dir. Conor Bagley

PLAYWRIGHT

The Olympians (Time Out NY mention)

TBTB Theater

Theater Row

The Casting Party (bilingual English + Japanese)

Commissioned + Produced by TBTB

Bird Theater Fest, Japan

A Thing of Beauty*

Quarter-Finalist ScreenCraft 2021

Dramatist Guild Reading

An Act of Love

Semi-Finalist ScreenCraft Stageplay

The Honey-Knife*

Ryaknots Theatre (London Staging)

Developed at HB Studio

The Last Word

Transforma Theater

Brooklyn Art Haus

Time to Wonder Do I Dare

Commissioned + Produced by TBTB

Dir. Estrella Tamez

A Divine Comedy (w/ Kyra Allen)

Commissioned + Produced by TBTB

Filmed by The Anytime Players

The Deposition of Water*

Written under mentorship of Jose Rivera

HB Studio Reading

Ghosts in the Machine

Commissioned + Produced by TBTB

2021

Miss/Conception*

Developmental Workshop (North Star)

Fresh Like Soda Productions

* also acted in lead role

OTHER WRITING

National TV & Radio Spots (NYC Agency)

Published Research Papers & Articles (14+)

Sports, Media, Entertainment, Medical

Albatross (original song)

Developed with Wickham Vocal Studios

Performed at The Bitter End NY

Fareeda is a native New Yorker actress (5’10”, Dramatic Soprano A2-C6). Her many lives include Wall Street, Silicon Valley (Stanford MBA), Madison Ave (ad agency), and advising Fortune 500 CEO’s (media, clean tech). She has co-authored papers with UCSF doctors to improve COVID screening, and delivered keynote addresses at int’l tech conferences. She’s fostered refugees and serves on two Off-Bway theater boards. Standard American accent. Accent expert. At home in Shakespeare and heightened text. NYC LOCAL HIRE

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'10"

Weight:

Bollywood Dance, Classical English, Conversational French, Conversational Spanish, Cooking, CPR, Dramaturgy, Drawing, Drivers License, IPA (Phonetics), Ordained Minister (NY), Poetry, Textual Analysis, Heightened Language, Dramaturgy, Basketball, Equestrian - English, Equestrian - General, Equestrian - Western, Kayaker, Lacrosse, Running - General, Running - Sprint, Scuba Diving, Sculling, Snow Skiing - Downhill, Snow Skiing - General, Soccer, Softball, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - backstroke, Swimming - breast stroke, Swimming - butterfly, Swimming - freestyle, Tennis, Track & Field, Yoga, Dance - Bhangara, Impressionist, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Singer, Trumpet, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Range: Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, American - Texan Accent, Australian Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, British - Scouse/Liverpool Accent, East Indian Accent, French Accent, German Accent, Irish Accent, Israeli Accent, Italian Accent, Jewish/Yiddish Accent, Persian Accent, Russian Accent, Scottish Accent, Spanish Accent, Fluent Hindi, Fluent Urdu