Joan Deschamps
Acting
Biography
Joan grew up on a working ranch in Western Montana. After graduating from Carleton College, She moved to Chicago to study Meisner technique with Lois Hall. She was asked to join the Huron Theatre acting ensemble during the remarkable growth and creative achievements of the 1980's Chicago theatre scene where she was fortunate to work alongside Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, Terry Kinney, and Gary Cole in Steppenwolf and Huron Theatre productions. In 2022, after a thirty-year hiatus to raise a family, she returned to her passion and has been acting professionally ever since having been cast in over thirty projects ranging from Indie shorts and features to commercials. Her work has been seen at Austin Film Festival, Holly Shorts, Fantasia, Slamdance, Cucalorus, and Seattle International Film Festivals to name a few. Joan trains at the Carol Hickey Acting Studio and is represented by Collier Talent Agency. She enjoys bee keeping and hanging with Ed, a magnificent rescued standard poodle... Adopt, don't shop.
Known For
In a surreal small‑town version of 2007 Texas, a young graffiti artist lands in jail and is coerced into spying on his cousin—suspected by an unhinged cop of dealing nuclear weapons. What follows is a frenetic, gross‑humored ride through conspiracy, over-the-top characters, and chaotic counterculture.
RATS!
Set in a dystopian United States, pregnant persons are required by law to give birth in front of a panel of judges. Failure to birth a living baby sentences the mother to immediate execution. The everyday, mundane births/deaths have zero effect on the judges as they devour their lunch like animals.
Labor + Justice
An independent woman in her early 20s reflects on her relationship with her grandmother and how it influenced her sustainable life as she prepares dinner with her friends.
Moradilla
An adventurous wanderer meets a lonely tech coder, and together they embark on a journey of connection and discovery, exploring the way humanity relates to one another through the power of touch.
Touchy-Feely
Library worker Daniel catalogs an assortment of forgotten objects left in returned books.
An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as Bookmarks
The story follows Liza, a woman dealing with severe compulsions and a strained family relationship as she tries to leave her house. She realizes she can’t when the house starts falling apart. Liza tries to put the pieces back together as her house and mental state crumble. Both end up completely falling apart in the end, only to reveal the twist. The whole time, Liza’s house was actually a doll house, controlled by the Real Liza. The Real Liza, a young child who has no other way to work out her unexpressed emotions, bashes her doll into her dollhouse until it caves and becomes crushed to bits.
House
When an older woman strikes up an unexpected friendship with the young, queer cater waitress at her husband's funeral, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment.