Jessica Doyle-Mekkes
Jessica Doyle-Mekkes
Musical Theatre Area Coordinator, Teaching Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre
doylemekkesj17@ecu.edu
252-737-2441
207 Messick Theatre Arts Center
Mail Stop 553
East Carolina University
Jessica Doyle-Mekkes is the Program Coordinator for the Musical Theatre Concentration where she has taught Applied Voice and Intro to Musical Theatre Voice since 2017. An internationally published writer and sought-after clinician, Jessica uniquely combines brain science, voice science, and artistry to help both singers and public speakers harness the power of their voices.
A longtime member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Jessica’s students regularly place in the top 3 at the NC NATS Musical Theatre Auditions, and progress to the regional and national levels. Jessica is regularly a masterclass clinician at NATS auditions and most recently presented original research in her workshop, Overworked and underperforming: How lack of sleep negatively impacts our students’ academic, mental, and vocal well-being and what we can do about it at the Mid-Atlantic Regional NATS Conference.
Touted as being “magnetic and instantly likeable” (mlive.com) Jessica is equally at home on the classical and musical theatre stages. Favorite roles include: The Sound of Music (Maria)..South Pacific (Nellie)..Caroline or Change (Rose). Puccini’s Suor Angelica (La Principessa) and most recently her post-Covid return to the stage in Mamma Mia (Rosie) for ECU’s Loessin Playhouse Summer Theatre. Jessica is a proud member of Actor’s Equity.
Jessica holds an MM in Opera Performance and a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance, both from Central Michigan University. She is a Level III Certified Teacher of Somatic Voicework™ and has extensively studied both Speech Level Singing and Sheri Sanders’ Rock the Audition training. Literary Rep: Sarah Jane Freymann Lit, NYC.
Jessica’s book is not about public speaking. This is about finding your voice and using it fearlessly.
Visit Jessica’s website to read more and purchase your own copy.
