2008 Closing Session

Luncheon Keynote

Deneen Frazier-Bowen

Friday, March 14

Time 12:15

Room Concord A

Closing Keynote Students in the Driver's Seat: Redefining the Structure of Learning

Watch the Recorded Session (last half of presentation)

Becoming an actress is a dream that took hold on Ms. Frazier-Bowen's sixteenth birthday, when her parents gave her two tickets to see the Broadway show, Dreamgirls. Ms. Frazier-Bowen remembers being mesmerized by Jennifer Holliday's performance on stage and realizing what she wanted to do with her life... the only problem was she was a short, white girl who couldn't sing.

The road to being a professional actress was not a direct one as it took Ms. Frazier-Bowen a decade to fully commit herself to being a professional actress. During that time, she forged a career in education, working with schools and teachers to better leverage new technologies as learning tools.

 

Now an experienced and versatile actress, Ms. Frazier-Bowen earned a 2003 B. Iden Payne award nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama" for her portrayal of Annie Lou Holsom in Waiting for MacArthur. Other premiere stage roles include Darcy Snelgrave in the intense and erotic, One Flea Spare; the title role of a dog in Sylvia; and, Sissy in the West Texas Classic, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. Currently, sheis collaborating on a new one-woman show, Head Over Heels.

 

On film, Ms. Frazier-Bowen can be seen in several independent features: an undercover cop in the independent

feature "Manhood is Dead" and a corporate go-getter in the film "Severance." Her work in short films includes the

enthusiastically narcissistic newscaster in "The Last Race" and the confident woman in "Love in 3 Minutes."

In addition to dramatic acting, Ms. Frazier-Bowen is also well versed in industrial films, commercials and voiceovers.

She studies Alexander Technique with Sumi Komo and has worked with a wide variety of teachers. In her

free time, Ms. Frazier-Bowen loves to snowboard or backpack in the mountains with her husband.

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