VOICE & DIALECT COACH
A leading Voice & Dialect Coach in Australia for film, television, theatre & musical theatre, Jennifer has worked with award winning productions, companies and directors (Academy Award, Tony Award and Emmy Award winners & nominees). Her cast members have also gone on to win awards for their roles coached by Jennifer, including the Helpmann Award (Australia's equivalent to the Tony and Olivier Awards for theatre excellence).
Below are highlights from her Coaching CV. The Gallery tab above provides photographic examples of numerous productions and the dialect/voice requirements for each. For details of all Coaching Services available, simply visit the individual drop-down menu at the 'Voice & Dialect Coach' tab above.
Below are highlights from her Coaching CV. The Gallery tab above provides photographic examples of numerous productions and the dialect/voice requirements for each. For details of all Coaching Services available, simply visit the individual drop-down menu at the 'Voice & Dialect Coach' tab above.
"A voice is such a deep, personal reflection of character."
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis
PARADISE LOST
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THE HUNTER
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J. EDGAR
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BIKIE WARS
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FILM* PARADISE LOST: Dialect Coach for 3 month shoot at Fox Studios Sydney. Dir: Alex Proyas. Cast to include: Bradley Cooper, Casey Affleck, Djimon Hounsou, Rufus Sewell and more. Pre-production work completed before film cancellation in 2012.
* J. EDGAR: Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman. Dir: Clint Eastwood * THE HUNTER: Dialect Coach. Dir: Daniel Nettheim * MENTAL: Dialect Coach to Caroline Goodall. Dir: PJ Hogan * BEING VENICE: Dialect Coach to Alice McConnell. Dir: Miro Bilbrough * FATAL HONEYMOON: Dialect Coach to Zoe Ventoura (pre-production). Dir: Nadia Tass * ALMOST BROADWAY: Dialect Coach to Ella Bowman. Dir: Anthony J. Bowman * THE LEGEND MAKER: Dialect Coach to Danielle Carter (pre-production). Dir: Ian Pringle Dialects coached for Film: Standard British/Received Pronunciation (RP), Estuary London, German/ Bronx, Essex London, Educated Australian, Educated New Zealand, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Ukrainian |
TELEVISION* THE OUTLAW MICHAEL HOWE: Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman as Michael Howe and Darren Gilshenan as Tom Davey. Dir: Brendan Cowell
* BIKIE WARS: BROTHERS IN ARMS: Dialect Coach. Dir: Peter Andrikidis * TOUGH NUTS: Dialect Coach to Toni Pearen. Foxtel series * PACKED TO THE RAFTERS: Dialect Coach in 2012 & 2007. Ch 7 * UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE: Dialect Coach to Lieschen Pogue as Galina. Ch 9 * DARWIN'S BRAVE NEW WORLD: Dialect Coach to Socratis Otto as Charles Darwin. Screen Australia & ABC TV * ALL SAINTS: Dialect Coach to Rachel McNamara. Channel 7 * BETTER HOMES & GARDENS: Voice, Presentations & Voice-Overs Consultant to Craft presenter Lissanne Oliver. Channel 7 Dialects coached for Television: Yorkshire, Devon, Glasgow, South London, Estuary London, Russian, Standard British/Received Pronunciation (RP), and Dublin |
Steppenwolf & STC
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TOT MOM Dir: Steven Soderbergh, STC
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Dir: Philip Seymour Hoffman, STC
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Australian Tour 2010-11
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THEATRE* TOT MOM: Dialect Coach. Dir: Steven Soderbergh. Sydney Theatre Co. 50 regional USA characters
* AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY: Dialect Coach to Australian Understudies. Dir: Anna D. Shapiro. Steppenwolf Theatre Co. & Sydney Theatre Co. * TRUE WEST: Dialect Consultant. Dir: Philip Seymour Hoffman. Sydney Theatre Company * SOLOMON & MARION: Dialect Consultant. Dir: Pamela Rabe. Melbourne Theatre Company * STAINLESS STEEL RAT: Dialect Coach. Dir: Wayne Harrison. Seymour * STEEL MAGNOLIAS: Dialect Coach. Dir: Darren Yap. Australian Tour * THE SEA PROJECT: Dialect Coach. Dir: Paige Rattray. Griffin & Arthur * TORCH SONG TRILOGY: Dialect Consultant. Dir: Stephen Colyer. Gaeity Theatre & Darlinghurst Theatre Co. * ENSEMBLE THEATRE: Dialect Coach and Foreign Languages Coach on 18 productions including TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS, RAIN MAN, THE GINGERBREAD LADY, BROOKLYN BOY, BOMBSHELLS, THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, MY WONDERFUL DAY, LITTLE NELL, THE RUBY SUNRISE, NAVIGATING FLINDERS and DEATH OF A SALESMAN. Also, Pre-Production Dialect Coach to Sharon Millerchip (BOMBSHELLS, and A PICASSO) and Nigel Turner-Carroll (SKYLIGHT). * NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART (NIDA): Voice, Shakespeare and Dialect Coach on PUNK ROCK directed by Imara Savage, PORT directed by Kristine Landon-Smith (Tamasha Theatre Company, London), THE ILLUSION directed by Kate Whoriskey (USA), THE IDIOT directed by Max Lyandvert and THE WINTER'S TALE directed by Lee Lewis. Dialects coached for Theatre: Australian, Standard American, Midwest (Indiana & Ohio), Californian, New York (Manhattan, Brooklyn & Jewish), Southern America (Oklahoma, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida), African-American, RP/Standard British, London (Cockney, Estuary & South London), Manchester, Scottish, French, German, Swedish, Polish, Russian and South African Foreign languages coached for Theatre: French, German, Russian, Polish and Yiddish |
MUSICALS & CABARET* CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG: Dialect Coach. Dir: Roger Hodgman. TML Ent.
* WEST SIDE STORY: Dialect Coach & Spanish Language Coach. Dir: Joey McKneely (Broadway director/choreographer). Austalian Tour 2010-11 * CHICAGO: Dialect Coach & Hungarian Language Coach. Gordon/Frost Organisation. Perth Season * JEKYLL & HYDE: Dialect Coach. Dir: John Diedrich. TML Enterprises * THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW: Dialect Coach. Dir: Gale Edwards. Dainty Consolidated - Australian Tour * COMPANY: Dialect & Voice Coach. Dir: Gale Edwards. Kookaburra Musical Theatre Company. * TITANIC: Dialect Coach (14 accents from USA, UK & Europe). Dir: John Diedrich. Seabiscuit Productions. * NOEL & GERTIE: Dialect Consultant. Dir: Nancye Hayes. Christine Dunstan Productions (Australian Tour) * GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!: Dialect Coach. Neil Gooding Productions - Australian Tour * ALTAR BOYZ: Dialect Coach. Ovations Live. Dir: Kate Gaul. Australian Tour * NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY: Dialect Coach. Dir: Stephen Colyer. Gaeity Theatre & Darlinghurst Theatre Co. * HAIRSPRAY: Dialect Consultant. Packemin Productions. Dir: Neil Gooding * WIZARD OF OZ: Dialect Consultant. Packemin Productions. Dir: Neil Gooding * OLIVER!: Dialect Consultant. Packemin Productions. Dir: Neil Gooding * HUGH SHERIDAN: NEWLEY DISCOVERED: Dialect Coach to Hugh Sheridan. Adelaide Cabaret Festival * DER GELBE STERN: Dialect Coach to Alexis Fishman. Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Melbourne Cabaret Festival & Seymour Centre Sydney Dialects coached for Musical Theatre: RP/Standard British, Kent, British Army, Cockney, Manchester, Gloucester, Standard American, New York (Manhattan & Brooklyn), Midwest (Chicago, Indiana), Southern American, African-American, Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, French, German, Spanish and Puerto Rican Foreign languages coached for Musical Theatre: French, Spanish, Hungarian and German |
Voice, Dialect & Text Coach
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Voice, Dialect & Text Coach
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Presentations & Voice Coach, book launch
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PRESENTATION & TEACHING
HIGHLIGHTS
* WORLD YOUTH DAY - SYDNEY 2008: Presentations & Voice Coach to presenters of all major events televised live internationally - including Opening Ceremony, Welcome Concert, Papal Arrival, Evening Vigil with Pope Benedict XVI and Closing Night Concert
* 'DIGGERS & GREEKS' BOOK LAUNCH: Presentations & Voice Coach to Dr Maria Hill Ph.D, author, historian and researcher. Launch held at Customs House, Sydney
* NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART (NIDA): 2011-2013 Voice, Dialects, Shakespeare & Text Coach for 2nd and 3rd Year Acting degree students, and part-time staff member of NIDA's Voice Department; and 2009-2011 Tutor for NIDA Open Program (public short courses) in Voice, Dialects, Shakespeare, The Actor/Singer, Singing Intensive, and Voice & The TV Presenter
* UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY, NEPEAN: 2000-2003 Tutor in Dialects and Voice
* ACTORS COLLEGE OF THEATRE & TELEVISION: 1999-2001 Tutor in Voice, Dialects and Shakespeare
* WESTERN ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS (WAAPA): 1998 Guest Tutor in Voice, Dialects, Shakespeare, Poetry, Singing, Voice-Overs and French Language for full-time students of Acting, Musical Theatre, Dance and Broadcasting degrees
Copyright 2013 Jennifer White. All rights reserved.
* WORLD YOUTH DAY - SYDNEY 2008: Presentations & Voice Coach to presenters of all major events televised live internationally - including Opening Ceremony, Welcome Concert, Papal Arrival, Evening Vigil with Pope Benedict XVI and Closing Night Concert
* 'DIGGERS & GREEKS' BOOK LAUNCH: Presentations & Voice Coach to Dr Maria Hill Ph.D, author, historian and researcher. Launch held at Customs House, Sydney
* NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART (NIDA): 2011-2013 Voice, Dialects, Shakespeare & Text Coach for 2nd and 3rd Year Acting degree students, and part-time staff member of NIDA's Voice Department; and 2009-2011 Tutor for NIDA Open Program (public short courses) in Voice, Dialects, Shakespeare, The Actor/Singer, Singing Intensive, and Voice & The TV Presenter
* UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY, NEPEAN: 2000-2003 Tutor in Dialects and Voice
* ACTORS COLLEGE OF THEATRE & TELEVISION: 1999-2001 Tutor in Voice, Dialects and Shakespeare
* WESTERN ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS (WAAPA): 1998 Guest Tutor in Voice, Dialects, Shakespeare, Poetry, Singing, Voice-Overs and French Language for full-time students of Acting, Musical Theatre, Dance and Broadcasting degrees
Copyright 2013 Jennifer White. All rights reserved.
