DIALECT COACH
An expert Dialect & Voice Coach based in Sydney Australia, I've coached acclaimed actors including Rose Byrne, Sam Neill, David Wenham, Elizabeth Debicki, Damon Herriman and Yvonne Strahovski for international and local film, TV and theatre
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coaching industry excellenceI coach professional actors and singers to successfully speak or sing in over 50 dialects and 18 foreign languages and to replicate the voices of living and historical people. I empower actors to handle text with dexterity, sound more resonant, create character and animation voices, excel at voice-overs and audiobooks, and guide international actors to master English language clarity in film/TV roles. I've been the coach for leading companies including Warner Bros Pictures, Cate Blanchett's film/TV production company, Sydney Theatre Company, Opera Australia and more. |
Full casts and individual actors will be in expert hands. Many performers and productions coached have received standing ovations, praise in the press and won prestigious awards.
My services include: private coaching (actors and entrepreneurs), production coaching (full casts and individuals) and events coaching (live and recorded), whether in person or remote.
My services include: private coaching (actors and entrepreneurs), production coaching (full casts and individuals) and events coaching (live and recorded), whether in person or remote.
WHAT THE PRESS SAID
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NEW YORK TIMES: "Flawless mannerisms and accent"
STAGE NOISE, AUSTRALIA: "The varied US regional and class voices astonished visiting Americans ("How come you can bring in American actors?")" TIME OUT, SYDNEY: "When Julia Gillard’s distinctive voice first emerged from Justine Clarke’s mouth, the audience literally gasp-screamed. It was, without mincing words, pretty freaky" GLAM ADELAIDE: "Dialect Coach Jennifer White deserves a hearty pat on the back (at the very least) for the wonderfully authentic accents James Millar and Lucy Maunder portray. More than being genuinely English, their accents are true to the era" AUSTRALIAN STAGE: "Her South African accent unfaltering" ARTS HUB: "Impeccable Polish accents" |
Sydney Theatre Company
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dialects, languages & skills coached
The following is a guide to the varying dialects, languages, voice and performance skills I coach. If you're seeking coaching for a specific dialect or skill not listed, let me know in the Contact form
DIALECTS & LANGUAGES COACHED
DIALECTS COACHED FOR SCREEN & STAGE INCLUDE:
Australia & New Zealand: Standard Australian & variations (Educated, Broad), Greek-Australian mix, Yorkshire-Australian mix, German-Australian mix, Italian-Australian mix, Broad Australian with drug addicted speech, Standard New Zealand, Wellington, Maori
England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales: Received Pronunciation (RP), Advanced RP (Period), Standard British (modern & 1950s), London/Estuary, Cockney, Hertfordshire, North Country (Liverpool, Manchester, Yorkshire, Lancashire), Northeast (Geordie), West Country (Gloucester, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall), Welsh, Irish (Dublin, North Dublin, Belfast), Scottish (Glasgow, Edinburgh)
North America: General/Standard American, Californian (Los Angeles), Washington (Seattle), New York variations (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, NY Jewish & NY Latino), New England (Boston, Connecticut, New Hampshire), Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois), Southern American variations (modern, 1800s Southern, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Louisiana, Virginia & Tennessee replicating Dolly Parton's voice/dialect), African-American, Standard Canadian, Newfoundland (Gander), Puerto Rican, Mexican
Europe, Asia & Africa: French, German (modern & 1930s German/Bronx mix), Italian, Spanish, Greek, Swedish, Danish, Scandinavian-British mix, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Russian, Lebanese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Indian, African, South African
Australia & New Zealand: Standard Australian & variations (Educated, Broad), Greek-Australian mix, Yorkshire-Australian mix, German-Australian mix, Italian-Australian mix, Broad Australian with drug addicted speech, Standard New Zealand, Wellington, Maori
England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales: Received Pronunciation (RP), Advanced RP (Period), Standard British (modern & 1950s), London/Estuary, Cockney, Hertfordshire, North Country (Liverpool, Manchester, Yorkshire, Lancashire), Northeast (Geordie), West Country (Gloucester, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall), Welsh, Irish (Dublin, North Dublin, Belfast), Scottish (Glasgow, Edinburgh)
North America: General/Standard American, Californian (Los Angeles), Washington (Seattle), New York variations (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, NY Jewish & NY Latino), New England (Boston, Connecticut, New Hampshire), Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois), Southern American variations (modern, 1800s Southern, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Louisiana, Virginia & Tennessee replicating Dolly Parton's voice/dialect), African-American, Standard Canadian, Newfoundland (Gander), Puerto Rican, Mexican
Europe, Asia & Africa: French, German (modern & 1930s German/Bronx mix), Italian, Spanish, Greek, Swedish, Danish, Scandinavian-British mix, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Russian, Lebanese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Indian, African, South African
LANGUAGES COACHED FOR SCREEN & STAGE:
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Hungarian, Serbian, Polish, Yiddish, Arabic
LANGUAGES COACHED FOR GLOBAL SPORTING EVENTS:
Netball World Cup: I was Foreign Languages Coach of National Anthems for the 2015 Netball World Cup Opening Ceremony at Sydney Olympic Park. In this role, I coached Australian choir Vox in the accurate pronunciation for 7 non-English anthems. These were sung/televised live internationally and I supervised the recording studio session for accuracy.
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Hungarian, Serbian, Polish, Yiddish, Arabic
LANGUAGES COACHED FOR GLOBAL SPORTING EVENTS:
Netball World Cup: I was Foreign Languages Coach of National Anthems for the 2015 Netball World Cup Opening Ceremony at Sydney Olympic Park. In this role, I coached Australian choir Vox in the accurate pronunciation for 7 non-English anthems. These were sung/televised live internationally and I supervised the recording studio session for accuracy.
- National Anthems coached: Malawi (Chichewa language), New Zealand (Maori), Samoa (Samoan), Singapore (Malay), South Africa (Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho & Afrikaans), Sri Lanka (Sinhala) and Wales (Welsh)
VOICE & PERFORMANCE SKILLS COACHED
STANDARD SKILLS COACHED INCLUDE:
I've coached actors in: acting, voice, authentic dialects for stage & screen, dialect transcription & phonetics, impactful delivery, successful storytelling skills, delivery & performance direction, vocal & physical characterisation, script analysis & detailing, the story journey for audience impact, foreign languages pronunciation, Shakespeare & heightened language, poetry, voice-overs & narration, vocal warm ups, vocal health & recovery and more
SPECIFIC NEEDS COACHED INCLUDE:
Dialects: transcribing scripts phonetically for actors' dialect mastery, line readings in dialects
Voice: ageing voice up & down, character & animation voices, transgender voice, safe screaming
Languages: English language clarity for a leading Japanese actor & emerging Spanish actor (feature films), transcribing scripts phonetically for actors' language mastery, line readings in languages
Performance Craft: live & recorded performance needs, stage & screen craft, microphone craft & recording techniques, vocal direction for the theatre, venue acoustics awareness, film & TV ADR delivery direction
AS A GUIDE, VOICE WORK INCLUDES:
Body work, freedom of movement & alignment, breath empowerment, vocal stamina, resonance & tone, vocal colour, speech clarity, volume, pace & passion, dialects mastery, script work, story journey, rehearsal & performance routines, habit awareness, vocal warm ups, vocal health & recovery and more
I've coached actors in: acting, voice, authentic dialects for stage & screen, dialect transcription & phonetics, impactful delivery, successful storytelling skills, delivery & performance direction, vocal & physical characterisation, script analysis & detailing, the story journey for audience impact, foreign languages pronunciation, Shakespeare & heightened language, poetry, voice-overs & narration, vocal warm ups, vocal health & recovery and more
- Standard skills coached for stage/screen roles and at renowned actor-training institutions, including 12 years as a Lecturer at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
- Further details are on this page under "Lecturing & Teaching"
SPECIFIC NEEDS COACHED INCLUDE:
Dialects: transcribing scripts phonetically for actors' dialect mastery, line readings in dialects
Voice: ageing voice up & down, character & animation voices, transgender voice, safe screaming
Languages: English language clarity for a leading Japanese actor & emerging Spanish actor (feature films), transcribing scripts phonetically for actors' language mastery, line readings in languages
Performance Craft: live & recorded performance needs, stage & screen craft, microphone craft & recording techniques, vocal direction for the theatre, venue acoustics awareness, film & TV ADR delivery direction
AS A GUIDE, VOICE WORK INCLUDES:
Body work, freedom of movement & alignment, breath empowerment, vocal stamina, resonance & tone, vocal colour, speech clarity, volume, pace & passion, dialects mastery, script work, story journey, rehearsal & performance routines, habit awareness, vocal warm ups, vocal health & recovery and more
LIVING & HISTORICAL VOICES COACHED
LIVING & HISTORICAL VOICES/DIALECTS REPLICATED:
The following living and historical voices have been coached/replicated in films and TV series on Netflix and Stan, and in sold-out plays, including two national tours for Sydney Theatre Company.
For Film & TV: singer Dolly Parton, renowned burns specialist Dr Fiona Wood, Californian Governor Gavin Newsom, music journalist Lillian Roxon, "Amazon" John Easterling (husband to Olivia Newton John), Bruno Hauptmann (German-born carpenter convicted of 1930s Lindbergh baby abduction)
For Theatre: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (from 13 to 87 years), former US Presidents Clinton/Obama/Trump, US Supreme Court Justices Nino Scalia and Sandra O'Connor, Harvard Law School students in 1950s, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, editor and activist Julian Assange, raconteur and author Quentin Crisp, Australian politicians Anthony Albanese and George Brandis
The following living and historical voices have been coached/replicated in films and TV series on Netflix and Stan, and in sold-out plays, including two national tours for Sydney Theatre Company.
For Film & TV: singer Dolly Parton, renowned burns specialist Dr Fiona Wood, Californian Governor Gavin Newsom, music journalist Lillian Roxon, "Amazon" John Easterling (husband to Olivia Newton John), Bruno Hauptmann (German-born carpenter convicted of 1930s Lindbergh baby abduction)
For Theatre: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (from 13 to 87 years), former US Presidents Clinton/Obama/Trump, US Supreme Court Justices Nino Scalia and Sandra O'Connor, Harvard Law School students in 1950s, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, editor and activist Julian Assange, raconteur and author Quentin Crisp, Australian politicians Anthony Albanese and George Brandis
RECENT WORK
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FILM, TV & THEATRE CREDITS
Production coaching for full casts & individual actors and private coaching actors for their castings & booked roles
film & television credits
Screen coaching has included: dialects, voice, English language clarity for international actors' dialogue, acting/text work, voice-overs, foreign languages and replicating the voices of living/historical people. These have been for pre-production, on-set, online/remote coaching, post-production pick up shoots and ADR
Screen coaching credits include:
Stateless: Dirty Films/Cate Blanchett & Andrew Upton/Matchbox Pictures, dir. Emma Freeman & Jocelyn Moorhouse - Dialect Coach (Yvonne Strahovski & varying cast: German accents). Multi award-winning Netflix series, including Strahovski's AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress In A Television Drama
Bali 2002: Stan, dir. Peter Andrikidis & Katrina Irawati Graham - Dialect Coach to Rachel Griffiths as renowned burns specialist Dr Fiona Wood (real voice with a mixed Australian-Yorkshire accent)
Peter Rabbit: Sony Pictures, dir. Will Gluck - Pre-production & On Set Dialect Coach (Rose Byrne & Domhnall Gleeson: Modern London / Sam Neill: Scottish / Elizabeth Debicki: British accent & animation voice / Damon Herriman: Cockney accent & animation voice / all supporting cast: regional UK accents)
Mortal Kombat: Warner Bros Pictures, dir. Simon McQuoid - ADR Voice & Dialect Coach (Tadanobu Asano: English language clarity / varying lead & supporting cast: US accents)
Stateless: Dirty Films/Cate Blanchett & Andrew Upton/Matchbox Pictures, dir. Emma Freeman & Jocelyn Moorhouse - Dialect Coach (Yvonne Strahovski & varying cast: German accents). Multi award-winning Netflix series, including Strahovski's AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress In A Television Drama
Bali 2002: Stan, dir. Peter Andrikidis & Katrina Irawati Graham - Dialect Coach to Rachel Griffiths as renowned burns specialist Dr Fiona Wood (real voice with a mixed Australian-Yorkshire accent)
Peter Rabbit: Sony Pictures, dir. Will Gluck - Pre-production & On Set Dialect Coach (Rose Byrne & Domhnall Gleeson: Modern London / Sam Neill: Scottish / Elizabeth Debicki: British accent & animation voice / Damon Herriman: Cockney accent & animation voice / all supporting cast: regional UK accents)
Mortal Kombat: Warner Bros Pictures, dir. Simon McQuoid - ADR Voice & Dialect Coach (Tadanobu Asano: English language clarity / varying lead & supporting cast: US accents)
FILM CREDITS
War Machine: Lionsgate Films, dir. Patrick Hughes - Pre-production Dialect Coach (US accents)
Mortal Kombat 2: Warner Bros, dir. Simon McQuoid - ADR Dialogue Coach (English language)
Smashing: Zoic Films, dir. Juliet Darling - Dialogue Coach (English language)
Dirty Boy: DB Films, dir. Doug Rao - Dialect Coach to Susie Porter (US accent)
Carmen: Goalpost Pictures, dir. Benjamin Millepied - Dialect Coach (Melissa Barrera: Mexican accent / Richard Brancatisano: US accent / varying supporting cast: US accent & Spanish language / ADR coaching for US accents: Nicole da Silva, Kevin MacIsaac and Corey London)
Seriously Red: Dollhouse Pictures, dir. Gracie Otto - Dialect Coach to Krew Boylan as Dolly Parton (real voice & Tennessee accent)
Gold: Rogue Star, dir. Anthony Hayes - ADR Dialect Coach to Anthony Hayes (US accent)
Mortal Kombat: Warner Bros Pictures, dir. Simon McQuoid - ADR Voice & Dialect Coach (Tadanobu Asano: English language clarity / varying cast: US accents)
I Am Woman: Goalpost Pictures, dir. Unjoo Moon - Pre-production & On Set Dialect Coach (Danielle MacDonald: Lillian Roxon's real voice & accent / all supporting cast: US accents)
Standing Up For Sunny: dir. Steve Vidler - Voice Coach to Philippa Northeast
Wonder Park: Paramount Pictures, animation - ADR Dialect Coach, Australia (Coaching radio stars Fitzy & Wippa to revoice US characters into Australian accents)
Top End Wedding: Goalpost Pictures, dir. Wayne Blair - Dialect Coach to Huw Higginson (Australian accent for British actor)
The Nightingale: dir. Jennifer Kent - Pre-production Dialect Coach to Michael Sheasby (Irish)
Peter Rabbit: Sony Pictures, dir. Will Gluck - Pre-production & On Set Dialect Coach (Rose Byrne & Domhnall Gleeson: Modern London / Sam Neill: Scottish / Elizabeth Debicki: British accent & animation voice / Damon Herriman: Cockney accent & animation voice / all supporting cast: regional UK accents)
Cargo: Causeway Films, dir. Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke - ADR Dialogue Coach (English clarity)
Jungle: dir. Greg McLean, Dialect Coach to Angie Milliken (Polish)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales: Dialect Coach to Travis Jeffery (RP/British accent)
Jasper Jones: Porchlight Films, dir. Rachel Perkins - ADR Dialogue Coach (English clarity)
Ghost (Short film): Dialect Coach to Travis Jeffery (Cheshire, Northwest England)
Joe Cinque's Consolation: Consolation Productions, dir. Sotiris Dounoukos - Dialogue Coach
Mothers and Daughters: dir. Paul Duddridge & Nigel Levy, Dialect Coach to Luke Mitchell (London)
The Water Diviner: dir. Russell Crowe - Dialect Coach (Damon Herriman: Southern Irish / Benedict Hardie: New Zealand accent)
Unbroken: dir. Angelina Jolie - Pre-production Dialect Coach to Travis Jeffery (Scottish accent)
J. Edgar: dir. Clint Eastwood, Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman (Bruno Hauptmann's real mixed German/American accent)
Mental: dir. PJ Hogan - Pre-production Dialect Coach to Caroline Goodall (educated Australian accent for British actor)
The Hunter: Porchlight Films, dir. Daniel Nettheim - ADR Dialect Coach
Mortal Kombat 2: Warner Bros, dir. Simon McQuoid - ADR Dialogue Coach (English language)
Smashing: Zoic Films, dir. Juliet Darling - Dialogue Coach (English language)
Dirty Boy: DB Films, dir. Doug Rao - Dialect Coach to Susie Porter (US accent)
Carmen: Goalpost Pictures, dir. Benjamin Millepied - Dialect Coach (Melissa Barrera: Mexican accent / Richard Brancatisano: US accent / varying supporting cast: US accent & Spanish language / ADR coaching for US accents: Nicole da Silva, Kevin MacIsaac and Corey London)
Seriously Red: Dollhouse Pictures, dir. Gracie Otto - Dialect Coach to Krew Boylan as Dolly Parton (real voice & Tennessee accent)
Gold: Rogue Star, dir. Anthony Hayes - ADR Dialect Coach to Anthony Hayes (US accent)
Mortal Kombat: Warner Bros Pictures, dir. Simon McQuoid - ADR Voice & Dialect Coach (Tadanobu Asano: English language clarity / varying cast: US accents)
I Am Woman: Goalpost Pictures, dir. Unjoo Moon - Pre-production & On Set Dialect Coach (Danielle MacDonald: Lillian Roxon's real voice & accent / all supporting cast: US accents)
Standing Up For Sunny: dir. Steve Vidler - Voice Coach to Philippa Northeast
Wonder Park: Paramount Pictures, animation - ADR Dialect Coach, Australia (Coaching radio stars Fitzy & Wippa to revoice US characters into Australian accents)
Top End Wedding: Goalpost Pictures, dir. Wayne Blair - Dialect Coach to Huw Higginson (Australian accent for British actor)
The Nightingale: dir. Jennifer Kent - Pre-production Dialect Coach to Michael Sheasby (Irish)
Peter Rabbit: Sony Pictures, dir. Will Gluck - Pre-production & On Set Dialect Coach (Rose Byrne & Domhnall Gleeson: Modern London / Sam Neill: Scottish / Elizabeth Debicki: British accent & animation voice / Damon Herriman: Cockney accent & animation voice / all supporting cast: regional UK accents)
Cargo: Causeway Films, dir. Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke - ADR Dialogue Coach (English clarity)
Jungle: dir. Greg McLean, Dialect Coach to Angie Milliken (Polish)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales: Dialect Coach to Travis Jeffery (RP/British accent)
Jasper Jones: Porchlight Films, dir. Rachel Perkins - ADR Dialogue Coach (English clarity)
Ghost (Short film): Dialect Coach to Travis Jeffery (Cheshire, Northwest England)
Joe Cinque's Consolation: Consolation Productions, dir. Sotiris Dounoukos - Dialogue Coach
Mothers and Daughters: dir. Paul Duddridge & Nigel Levy, Dialect Coach to Luke Mitchell (London)
The Water Diviner: dir. Russell Crowe - Dialect Coach (Damon Herriman: Southern Irish / Benedict Hardie: New Zealand accent)
Unbroken: dir. Angelina Jolie - Pre-production Dialect Coach to Travis Jeffery (Scottish accent)
J. Edgar: dir. Clint Eastwood, Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman (Bruno Hauptmann's real mixed German/American accent)
Mental: dir. PJ Hogan - Pre-production Dialect Coach to Caroline Goodall (educated Australian accent for British actor)
The Hunter: Porchlight Films, dir. Daniel Nettheim - ADR Dialect Coach
TELEVISION CREDITS
Bali 2002: Stan, dir. Peter Andrikidis & Katrina Irawati Graham - Dialect Coach to Rachel Griffiths as renowned burns specialist Dr Fiona Wood (real voice with a mixed Australian-Yorkshire accent)
When Love Springs: Hallmark TV movie, dir. Jo-Anne Brenchin - Dialect Coach to Callan Colley (US)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: CBS - Pre-production Dialect Coach to Jess Bush (US accent)
Pieces of Her: Netflix - Dialect Coach to David Wenham, Nicholas Burton & Ewen Leslie (US accents)
Joe vs Carole: Stan - Dialect Coach to David Wenham (Don Lewis' real Florida accent)
Stateless: Dirty Films/Cate Blanchett & Andrew Upton/Matchbox Pictures, dir. Emma Freeman & Jocelyn Moorhouse - Dialect Coach (Yvonne Strahovski & varying cast: German accents). Multi-award winning Netflix series, including Strahovski's AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress In A Television Drama
A Place To Call Home (Season 6): dir. Jeremy Sims - Dialect Coach to Maya Stange (1950s RP/British)
Mr Inbetween: dir. Nash Edgerton - Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman (Italian/Australian)
Olivia Newton John: Hopelessly Devoted To You: Dialect Coach to Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Olivia's husband John Easterling (real voice & North Carolina accent)
House of Bond: CJZ Productions & Channel 9 - Dialect Coach to Anne Looby (London accent)
Iron Fist: Marvel Television - Dialect Coach to David Wenham (US accent)
House of Hancock: CJZ Productions & Channel 9 - Dialect Coach to David Campbell (Canadian)
It's A Date: ABC TV, dir. Peter Helliar - Dialect Coach to Amber Clayton (Swedish accent)
The Outlaw Michael Howe: Cordell Jigsaw Productions, dir. Brendan Cowell - Dialect Coach (Damon Herriman: Yorkshire / Darren Gilshenan: Devonshire)
We Are Men: CBS Television - Dialect Coach to Rebecca Breeds (US accent)
Packed To The Rafters (Season 5): Seven Network - Dialect Coach (Lauren Clair: Modern London)
Bikie Wars: Screentime/Channel 10, dir. Peter Andrikidis - Dialect Coach (Matt Nable: Scottish)
Underbelly: AFFC/Nine Network - Dialect Coach to Lieschen Pogue (Russian)
Darwin's Brave New World: Ferns Productions/ABC TV - Dialect Coach to Socratis Otto as Charles Darwin (Received Pronunciation/British accent)
Packed To The Rafters (Pilot): Seven Network - On Set Dialect Coach (Zoe Ventoura: London)
When Love Springs: Hallmark TV movie, dir. Jo-Anne Brenchin - Dialect Coach to Callan Colley (US)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: CBS - Pre-production Dialect Coach to Jess Bush (US accent)
Pieces of Her: Netflix - Dialect Coach to David Wenham, Nicholas Burton & Ewen Leslie (US accents)
Joe vs Carole: Stan - Dialect Coach to David Wenham (Don Lewis' real Florida accent)
Stateless: Dirty Films/Cate Blanchett & Andrew Upton/Matchbox Pictures, dir. Emma Freeman & Jocelyn Moorhouse - Dialect Coach (Yvonne Strahovski & varying cast: German accents). Multi-award winning Netflix series, including Strahovski's AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress In A Television Drama
A Place To Call Home (Season 6): dir. Jeremy Sims - Dialect Coach to Maya Stange (1950s RP/British)
Mr Inbetween: dir. Nash Edgerton - Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman (Italian/Australian)
Olivia Newton John: Hopelessly Devoted To You: Dialect Coach to Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Olivia's husband John Easterling (real voice & North Carolina accent)
House of Bond: CJZ Productions & Channel 9 - Dialect Coach to Anne Looby (London accent)
Iron Fist: Marvel Television - Dialect Coach to David Wenham (US accent)
House of Hancock: CJZ Productions & Channel 9 - Dialect Coach to David Campbell (Canadian)
It's A Date: ABC TV, dir. Peter Helliar - Dialect Coach to Amber Clayton (Swedish accent)
The Outlaw Michael Howe: Cordell Jigsaw Productions, dir. Brendan Cowell - Dialect Coach (Damon Herriman: Yorkshire / Darren Gilshenan: Devonshire)
We Are Men: CBS Television - Dialect Coach to Rebecca Breeds (US accent)
Packed To The Rafters (Season 5): Seven Network - Dialect Coach (Lauren Clair: Modern London)
Bikie Wars: Screentime/Channel 10, dir. Peter Andrikidis - Dialect Coach (Matt Nable: Scottish)
Underbelly: AFFC/Nine Network - Dialect Coach to Lieschen Pogue (Russian)
Darwin's Brave New World: Ferns Productions/ABC TV - Dialect Coach to Socratis Otto as Charles Darwin (Received Pronunciation/British accent)
Packed To The Rafters (Pilot): Seven Network - On Set Dialect Coach (Zoe Ventoura: London)
theatre & musicals credits
Stage coaching has included: dialects (spoken and sung), voice, acting/text work, character voices, foreign languages and replicating the voices of living/historical people. These have been in pre-production, rehearsal rooms, in theatres, for full runs and previews, opening night warm ups, training understudies and new cast members, cast notes sessions (in-person, online & email) and online coaching for tours
Stage coaching credits include:
Sydney Theatre Company: Dialect, Voice & Text Coach on 11 plays, including multi-award-winning sold out Australian tours of RBG: Of Many, One starring Heather Mitchell and Julia starring Justine Clarke
Belvoir Street Theatre: Dialect, Voice & Text Coach on 5 plays, including multi award-winning sold out season of The Drover's Wife starring Leah Purcell, Mark Coles Smith, Benedict Hardie and Tony Cogin
West Side Story: 4 productions of West Side Story including on Opera Australia's Sydney Harbour and international tours starring Alexander Lewis, Julie Lea Goodwin, Mark Hill, Lyndon Watts and Chloé Zuel
Chicago: 3 productions of Chicago including GFO and Crossroads Live's Australian tours starring Caroline O'Connor, Sharon Millerchip, Alinta Chidzey, Casey Donovan and Tom Burlinson
Sydney Theatre Company: Dialect, Voice & Text Coach on 11 plays, including multi-award-winning sold out Australian tours of RBG: Of Many, One starring Heather Mitchell and Julia starring Justine Clarke
Belvoir Street Theatre: Dialect, Voice & Text Coach on 5 plays, including multi award-winning sold out season of The Drover's Wife starring Leah Purcell, Mark Coles Smith, Benedict Hardie and Tony Cogin
West Side Story: 4 productions of West Side Story including on Opera Australia's Sydney Harbour and international tours starring Alexander Lewis, Julie Lea Goodwin, Mark Hill, Lyndon Watts and Chloé Zuel
Chicago: 3 productions of Chicago including GFO and Crossroads Live's Australian tours starring Caroline O'Connor, Sharon Millerchip, Alinta Chidzey, Casey Donovan and Tom Burlinson
THEATRE CREDITS
SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY
RBG: Of Many, One: Australian tour of one-woman play (2022-2024), dir. Priscilla Jackman - Dialect & Voice Coach for Heather Mitchell in 30 roles (all real people):
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Australian tour, dir. Kip Williams - Dialect, Voice & Text Coach (support for casts' return seasons - varying regional British accents)
A Raisin In The Sun: dir. Wesley Enoch - Voice Coach (vocal technique & clarity support)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: dir. Jessica Arthur - Voice & Text Coach
Top Coat: dir. Courtney Stewart - Voice & Dialect Coach (UK & Australian accents)
All My Sons: dir. Kip Williams - Voice & Dialect Coach (support for cast - varying US accents)
Tot Mom: Academy Award winning dir. Steven Soderbergh - Dialect Coach (50 varying regional US accents & voices - all real people)
True West: dir. Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Pre-production Dialect Coach (Midwest US accent)
August: Osage County: co-production with Steppenwolf Theatre Company, dir. Anna D. Shapiro - Dialect & Voice Coach to Understudies (Oklahoma/US Great Plains accent & affected speech due to substances)
The Wharf Revue (2014): Dialect coach to Phil Scott (as Anthony Albanese/George Brandis)
MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY
Julia: dir. Sarah Goodes - for Sydney Theatre Company (as above)
Solomon and Marion: dir. Pamela Rabe - Dialect Coach (Gillian Jones: South African accent)
Ghosts: dir. Gale Edwards - Pre-production Dialect Coach to Pip Edwards (French accent & language)
BELVOIR STREET THEATRE
The Drover's Wife: dir. Leticia Cáceres - Dialect, Voice & Text Coach (1890s Australian, London, Scottish & Irish accents)
Mortido: dir. Leticia Cáceres - Dialect Coach (Educated & Broad Australian, Greek-Australian, Serbian, German accent, German language & affected speech due to substances)
My Brilliant Career: dir. Kate Champion - Dialect Coach (Irish & British accents)
The Wolves: dir. Jessica Arthur - Dialect Coach (US accent)
Back At The Dojo: dir. Chris Kohn - Dialect Coach (General American & New Jersey accents and male-to-female transgender voice)
STATE THEATRE COMPANY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Julia: dir. Sarah Goodes - for Sydney Theatre Company (as above)
Girls & Boys dir. Mitchell Butel (Adelaide seasons & Sydney Festival season) - Dialect Coach to Justine Clarke in one-woman play (Modern London accent / fast voice shifts between characters)
GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY
Rice: co-production with Queensland Theatre, dir. Lee Lewis - Dialect Coach (Indian & Russian)
The Sea Project: dir. Paige Rattray - Dialect & Voice Coach (Polish accent & language)
BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE
Waru - Journey of the Small Turtle: dir. Stephen Page - Voice Consultant
ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Over 19 plays coached including DEATH OF A SALESMAN starring Jacki Weaver; THE QUEEN'S NANNY; TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE; RAIN MAN; LADIES IN LAVENDER; THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED; NAVIGATING FLINDERS; LITTLE NELL; THE RUBY SUNRISE; THE SUNSET LIMITED; ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR; LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS; MY WONDERFUL DAY; BROOKLYN BOY; ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER; WRONG TURN AT LUNGFISH
REDLINE PRODUCTIONS/OLD FITZ THEATRE
The Wolves dir. Jessica Arthur - Dialect Coach (US accents)
The Judas Kiss: dir. Iain Sinclair - Dialect Coach (1890s RP/British, Cockney & Italian accents and Italian language)
NEIL GOODING PRODUCTIONS
Shirley Valentine: dir. Lee Lewis - Dialect Coach to Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Liverpool/Scouse dialect)
Stalking The Bogeyman: dir. Neil Gooding - Dialect Coach (US accent)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART (NIDA)
Over 20 plays coached including CLOUD NINE dir. Kip Williams; PUNK ROCK dir. Imara Savage; THE WINTER'S TALE dir. Lee Lewis; ANOTHER COUNTRY dir. John Bashford; PERFECT STRANGER dir. Kate Champion; MR BURNS: A POST ELECTRIC PLAY dir. Alexander Berlage; GHOST LIGHTS dir. Katy Alexander (including text from Shakespeare's Hamlet and Puck)
SEYMOUR THEATRE CENTRE
Resident Alien: Australian tour - Dialect, Voice & Text Coach (Paul Capsis: Quentin Crisp's real voice & distinct British accent)
Steel Magnolias: Matthew Mgt, dir. Darren Yap - Dialect Coach (varying Southern US accents)
Stainless Steel Rat: dir./prod. Wayne Harrison - Dialect Coach (Julian Assange's real voice, General American, Standard British, Swedish and more)
VIRAL VENTURES
The Great Gatsby (Australian Tour cast - Immersive Theatre): Aaron Robuck Productions, dir. Beth Daly - Dialect Coach (New England, Chicago & New York accents)
ACTING TRUE, TASMANIA
A View From The Bridge: dir. Lisa Gormley - Dialect Coach (New York & Italian accents)
RBG: Of Many, One: Australian tour of one-woman play (2022-2024), dir. Priscilla Jackman - Dialect & Voice Coach for Heather Mitchell in 30 roles (all real people):
- Voices/accents/physicality coached: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (from 13-87 years old); former Presidents Clinton, Obama and Trump; five Supreme Court Justices including Nino Scalia and Sandra O'Connor; 1950s Harvard students & professors; and more. All accents were of living and historical people from America including New York Brooklyn Jewish, New Jersey Italian, Arkansas and Texas.
- Coaching included: replicating voices of real people, ageing the voice up/down, gender voice shifts, character physicalities & body language, fast voice/accent/body shifts between characters, and training the tour understudy Lucy Bell for 6 months
- Venues: Sydney Theatre Company (Wharf Theatre), Sydney Opera House (Drama Theatre), Arts Centre Melbourne, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Riverside Theatres, Black Swan Theatre Company - Perth
- Voices/accents/physicality coached: former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (from 8-51 years old), her Welsh parents, Australian & Welsh neighbours, multiple journalists' voices, politicians, radio hosts and coaching Julia Gillard's verbatim 15 minute 'misogyny speech'.
- Coaching included: phonetically transcribing Gillard's dialect and full 'misogyny speech', replicating voices of real people, ageing voice up/down, gender voice shifts, character physicalities & body language, fast voice/accent/body shifts between characters, and training the tour understudy Caroline Craig for 5 months.
- Venues: Sydney Opera House (Drama Theatre), Melbourne Theatre Company, Canberra Theatre Centre, State Theatre Company of South Australia
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Australian tour, dir. Kip Williams - Dialect, Voice & Text Coach (support for casts' return seasons - varying regional British accents)
A Raisin In The Sun: dir. Wesley Enoch - Voice Coach (vocal technique & clarity support)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: dir. Jessica Arthur - Voice & Text Coach
Top Coat: dir. Courtney Stewart - Voice & Dialect Coach (UK & Australian accents)
All My Sons: dir. Kip Williams - Voice & Dialect Coach (support for cast - varying US accents)
Tot Mom: Academy Award winning dir. Steven Soderbergh - Dialect Coach (50 varying regional US accents & voices - all real people)
True West: dir. Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Pre-production Dialect Coach (Midwest US accent)
August: Osage County: co-production with Steppenwolf Theatre Company, dir. Anna D. Shapiro - Dialect & Voice Coach to Understudies (Oklahoma/US Great Plains accent & affected speech due to substances)
The Wharf Revue (2014): Dialect coach to Phil Scott (as Anthony Albanese/George Brandis)
MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY
Julia: dir. Sarah Goodes - for Sydney Theatre Company (as above)
Solomon and Marion: dir. Pamela Rabe - Dialect Coach (Gillian Jones: South African accent)
Ghosts: dir. Gale Edwards - Pre-production Dialect Coach to Pip Edwards (French accent & language)
BELVOIR STREET THEATRE
The Drover's Wife: dir. Leticia Cáceres - Dialect, Voice & Text Coach (1890s Australian, London, Scottish & Irish accents)
Mortido: dir. Leticia Cáceres - Dialect Coach (Educated & Broad Australian, Greek-Australian, Serbian, German accent, German language & affected speech due to substances)
My Brilliant Career: dir. Kate Champion - Dialect Coach (Irish & British accents)
The Wolves: dir. Jessica Arthur - Dialect Coach (US accent)
Back At The Dojo: dir. Chris Kohn - Dialect Coach (General American & New Jersey accents and male-to-female transgender voice)
STATE THEATRE COMPANY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Julia: dir. Sarah Goodes - for Sydney Theatre Company (as above)
Girls & Boys dir. Mitchell Butel (Adelaide seasons & Sydney Festival season) - Dialect Coach to Justine Clarke in one-woman play (Modern London accent / fast voice shifts between characters)
GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY
Rice: co-production with Queensland Theatre, dir. Lee Lewis - Dialect Coach (Indian & Russian)
The Sea Project: dir. Paige Rattray - Dialect & Voice Coach (Polish accent & language)
BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE
Waru - Journey of the Small Turtle: dir. Stephen Page - Voice Consultant
ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Over 19 plays coached including DEATH OF A SALESMAN starring Jacki Weaver; THE QUEEN'S NANNY; TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE; RAIN MAN; LADIES IN LAVENDER; THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED; NAVIGATING FLINDERS; LITTLE NELL; THE RUBY SUNRISE; THE SUNSET LIMITED; ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR; LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS; MY WONDERFUL DAY; BROOKLYN BOY; ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER; WRONG TURN AT LUNGFISH
- Dialects coached include: Received Pronunciation/Standard British, British Royal Family's accent, Modern London, Estuary, Cockney, Cornwall, Scottish, General American, Californian, New York, New York Jewish, Bronx, Midwest, Chicago, Southern American, African-American, French, Polish, Russian and more
- Languages coached include: French, Yiddish, Polish, Russian
REDLINE PRODUCTIONS/OLD FITZ THEATRE
The Wolves dir. Jessica Arthur - Dialect Coach (US accents)
The Judas Kiss: dir. Iain Sinclair - Dialect Coach (1890s RP/British, Cockney & Italian accents and Italian language)
NEIL GOODING PRODUCTIONS
Shirley Valentine: dir. Lee Lewis - Dialect Coach to Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Liverpool/Scouse dialect)
Stalking The Bogeyman: dir. Neil Gooding - Dialect Coach (US accent)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART (NIDA)
Over 20 plays coached including CLOUD NINE dir. Kip Williams; PUNK ROCK dir. Imara Savage; THE WINTER'S TALE dir. Lee Lewis; ANOTHER COUNTRY dir. John Bashford; PERFECT STRANGER dir. Kate Champion; MR BURNS: A POST ELECTRIC PLAY dir. Alexander Berlage; GHOST LIGHTS dir. Katy Alexander (including text from Shakespeare's Hamlet and Puck)
- Dialects coached include: Received Pronunciation/Standard British, Modern London, Estuary, Manchester, General American, Southern American, New York, Chicago, Ukraine
SEYMOUR THEATRE CENTRE
Resident Alien: Australian tour - Dialect, Voice & Text Coach (Paul Capsis: Quentin Crisp's real voice & distinct British accent)
Steel Magnolias: Matthew Mgt, dir. Darren Yap - Dialect Coach (varying Southern US accents)
Stainless Steel Rat: dir./prod. Wayne Harrison - Dialect Coach (Julian Assange's real voice, General American, Standard British, Swedish and more)
VIRAL VENTURES
The Great Gatsby (Australian Tour cast - Immersive Theatre): Aaron Robuck Productions, dir. Beth Daly - Dialect Coach (New England, Chicago & New York accents)
ACTING TRUE, TASMANIA
A View From The Bridge: dir. Lisa Gormley - Dialect Coach (New York & Italian accents)
MUSICAL THEATRE CREDITS
OPERA AUSTRALIA
West Side Story (2019 & 2024 casts): Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, dir. Francesca Zambello - Dialect Coach (full casts: New York & Puerto Rican accents and Spanish language)
West Side Story (2019-20): touring cast (Australia/New Zealand/Germany), dir. Joey McKneely - Dialect Coach (full cast: New York & Puerto Rican accents and Spanish language)
My Fair Lady: dir. Dame Julie Andrews - Dialect Coach (final 'Eliza Doolittle' callbacks: Cockney)
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
In The Heights: Concert Hall, dir. Luke Joslin – Dialect Coach (Manhattan Latin accent)
Miracle City: Studio Theatre, dir. Darren Yap – Dialect Coach (Tennessee accent)
CAPITOL THEATRE, SYDNEY
Chicago (2023): Crossroads Live/Edward Prod., associate dir. Tânia Nardini - Dialect Coach (New York & British accents & Hungarian language)
9 to 5 The Musical: Gordon Frost - Private Dialect Coach (Erin Clare as Doralee: Dolly Parton's Tennessee accent / varying cast: US accent)
Chicago (2019): Edward Productions, associate dir. Tânia Nardini - Dialect Coach (New York & British accents & Hungarian language)
Wizard of Oz: John Frost - Pre-Production Dialect Coach (Samantha Dodemaide as Dorothy: Kansas)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: TML Entreprises (Australian tour), dir. Roger Hodgman - Dialect Coach (full cast: Advanced RP, Standard British, Cockney, Liverpool, German)
Chicago (2009): GFO (Australian tour), res. dir. Karen Johnson Mortimer - Dialect Coach (New York & British accents & Hungarian language)
LYRIC THEATRE, SYDNEY
Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical: GFO, dir. Simon Phillips - Dialect Coach (David Campbell: Bobby Darin's real New York accent / full cast: varying US accents)
West Side Story (2010): Ambassador Theatre Group/David Atkins (Australian tour), dir. Joey McKneely - Dialect Coach (full cast: New York & Puerto Rican accents and Spanish language)
The Rocky Horror Show: New Theatricals (Australian tour), dir. Gale Edwards - Dialect Coach (full cast: US, German & 'Transylvanian' accents)
THEATRE ROYAL, SYDNEY
Six The Musical (2024): Louise Withers & Associates (Australian tour) - Dialect Coach (German)
Ghost The Musical: Ambassador Theatre Group, dir. Matthew Warchus – Voice Consultant (heightened voice use & safe screaming)
Company: Kookaburra, dir. Gale Edwards - Dialect Coach (full cast: varying US accents)
Titanic: Seabiscuit Productions, dir. John Diedrich - Dialect Coach (full cast: 14 regional accents from USA, UK & France, including variations for 1st, 2nd and 3rd class passenger roles)
HAYES THEATRE COMPANY
Little Women: Josh Robson Prod., dir. Amy Campbell - Dialect Consultant (period US accents)
Bonnie & Clyde: Josh Robson Prod., dir. Sam Hooper - Dialect Consultant (US accents)
The Bridges of Madison County: Matthew Mgt & Neil Gooding Prod., dir. Neil Gooding - Dialect Coach (Midwest US & Italian accents)
She Loves Me: dir. Erin James - Dialect Coach (varying US accents)
Assassins: dir. Dean Bryant - Dialect Coach (David Campbell as John Wilkes Booth: Southern US)
Dogfight: dir. Neil Gooding - Dialect Coach (varying US accents)
Miracle City: dir. Darren Yap – Dialect Coach (Tennessee accent)
Sweet Charity: dir. Dean Bryant - Dialect Coach (US accents & British)
NEIL GOODING PRODUCTIONS
Over 15 musicals coached including WICKED, MARY POPPINS, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, KINKY BOOTS, THE WIZARD OF OZ, MISS SAIGON, SHREK, WEST SIDE STORY, ANNIE, HAIRSPRAY, MAMMA MIA, LEGALLY BLONDE, OLIVER, GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! and ASSASSINS
West Side Story (2019 & 2024 casts): Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, dir. Francesca Zambello - Dialect Coach (full casts: New York & Puerto Rican accents and Spanish language)
West Side Story (2019-20): touring cast (Australia/New Zealand/Germany), dir. Joey McKneely - Dialect Coach (full cast: New York & Puerto Rican accents and Spanish language)
My Fair Lady: dir. Dame Julie Andrews - Dialect Coach (final 'Eliza Doolittle' callbacks: Cockney)
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
In The Heights: Concert Hall, dir. Luke Joslin – Dialect Coach (Manhattan Latin accent)
Miracle City: Studio Theatre, dir. Darren Yap – Dialect Coach (Tennessee accent)
CAPITOL THEATRE, SYDNEY
Chicago (2023): Crossroads Live/Edward Prod., associate dir. Tânia Nardini - Dialect Coach (New York & British accents & Hungarian language)
9 to 5 The Musical: Gordon Frost - Private Dialect Coach (Erin Clare as Doralee: Dolly Parton's Tennessee accent / varying cast: US accent)
Chicago (2019): Edward Productions, associate dir. Tânia Nardini - Dialect Coach (New York & British accents & Hungarian language)
Wizard of Oz: John Frost - Pre-Production Dialect Coach (Samantha Dodemaide as Dorothy: Kansas)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: TML Entreprises (Australian tour), dir. Roger Hodgman - Dialect Coach (full cast: Advanced RP, Standard British, Cockney, Liverpool, German)
Chicago (2009): GFO (Australian tour), res. dir. Karen Johnson Mortimer - Dialect Coach (New York & British accents & Hungarian language)
LYRIC THEATRE, SYDNEY
Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical: GFO, dir. Simon Phillips - Dialect Coach (David Campbell: Bobby Darin's real New York accent / full cast: varying US accents)
West Side Story (2010): Ambassador Theatre Group/David Atkins (Australian tour), dir. Joey McKneely - Dialect Coach (full cast: New York & Puerto Rican accents and Spanish language)
The Rocky Horror Show: New Theatricals (Australian tour), dir. Gale Edwards - Dialect Coach (full cast: US, German & 'Transylvanian' accents)
THEATRE ROYAL, SYDNEY
Six The Musical (2024): Louise Withers & Associates (Australian tour) - Dialect Coach (German)
Ghost The Musical: Ambassador Theatre Group, dir. Matthew Warchus – Voice Consultant (heightened voice use & safe screaming)
Company: Kookaburra, dir. Gale Edwards - Dialect Coach (full cast: varying US accents)
Titanic: Seabiscuit Productions, dir. John Diedrich - Dialect Coach (full cast: 14 regional accents from USA, UK & France, including variations for 1st, 2nd and 3rd class passenger roles)
HAYES THEATRE COMPANY
Little Women: Josh Robson Prod., dir. Amy Campbell - Dialect Consultant (period US accents)
Bonnie & Clyde: Josh Robson Prod., dir. Sam Hooper - Dialect Consultant (US accents)
The Bridges of Madison County: Matthew Mgt & Neil Gooding Prod., dir. Neil Gooding - Dialect Coach (Midwest US & Italian accents)
She Loves Me: dir. Erin James - Dialect Coach (varying US accents)
Assassins: dir. Dean Bryant - Dialect Coach (David Campbell as John Wilkes Booth: Southern US)
Dogfight: dir. Neil Gooding - Dialect Coach (varying US accents)
Miracle City: dir. Darren Yap – Dialect Coach (Tennessee accent)
Sweet Charity: dir. Dean Bryant - Dialect Coach (US accents & British)
NEIL GOODING PRODUCTIONS
Over 15 musicals coached including WICKED, MARY POPPINS, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, KINKY BOOTS, THE WIZARD OF OZ, MISS SAIGON, SHREK, WEST SIDE STORY, ANNIE, HAIRSPRAY, MAMMA MIA, LEGALLY BLONDE, OLIVER, GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! and ASSASSINS
- Dialects coached include: Received Pronunciation, London, Cockney, Northampton, Scottish, General American, New York, Californian, Kansas, French, Polish, Puerto Rican, Vietnamese and more
CABARET CREDITS
DIALECTS, TEXT, PERFORMANCE & FOREIGN LANGUAGES COACH FOR:
Tim Freedman: Everybody's Talkin' 'bout Me - The Life of Harry Nilsson
Marika Aubrey: The Last of The Red Hot Mamas
Michaela Burger: A Migrant's Son
Johanna Allen The Songs That Got Away - The Music of Harold Arlen
Elise McCann: Everybody Loves Lucy - The Story of Lucille Ball
Phil Scott: Mario - The Story & Music of Mario Lanza
Hugh Sheridan: Newley Discovered - The Life of Anthony Newley
These multi award-winning cabarets were performed at venues including Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Melbourne Cabaret Festival, Hayes Theatre and at Snapple Theatre, New York
Tim Freedman: Everybody's Talkin' 'bout Me - The Life of Harry Nilsson
Marika Aubrey: The Last of The Red Hot Mamas
Michaela Burger: A Migrant's Son
Johanna Allen The Songs That Got Away - The Music of Harold Arlen
Elise McCann: Everybody Loves Lucy - The Story of Lucille Ball
Phil Scott: Mario - The Story & Music of Mario Lanza
Hugh Sheridan: Newley Discovered - The Life of Anthony Newley
These multi award-winning cabarets were performed at venues including Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Melbourne Cabaret Festival, Hayes Theatre and at Snapple Theatre, New York
LECTURING & TEACHING
From 1999-2021, I was a lecturer at leading performing arts institutions in Australia, training emerging actors, directors and voice coaches in the full time Bachelor and Masters degrees. This included at the renowned National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) for 12 years. Full details below.
LECTURER: NIDA
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART (NIDA) - 2009 to 2021
Positions: Senior Lecturer, Academic Teacher, Production Coach and Guest Tutor for 12 years at NIDA, Australia's leading actor-training school for the Voice and Acting Departments.
Positions: Senior Lecturer, Academic Teacher, Production Coach and Guest Tutor for 12 years at NIDA, Australia's leading actor-training school for the Voice and Acting Departments.
- Description: Coached full-time degree students in the Masters of Fine Arts (Voice), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) and Masters of Fine Arts (Directing). Marked students' assessments and performances to meet academic degree criteria. Coached part-time students in the Diploma of Stage & Screen Performance and Diploma of Music Theatre, and taught for the NIDA Open Program general public short courses
- Teaching included: Group coaching and private tutorials in voice, dialects, acting, storytelling, live & recorded performance, text analysis, script delivery, voice-overs, demo reels, stage & camera craft, microphone craft, theatre voice, film & television voice, radio voice, corporate voice, dialects for screen, phonetics, vocal direction for the theatre, vocal warm ups, agent's day showcase, production coach for 3rd Year Acting's public plays, and supervisor to MFA Voice students
lecturer: uws
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY, NEPEAN
Position: Lecturer for 3 years in the Bachelor of Arts (Acting) degree
Position: Lecturer for 3 years in the Bachelor of Arts (Acting) degree
- Description: Coached full-time 1st and 3rd Year students, and marked performance assessments to meet academic-degree criteria
- Teaching: Group coaching in voice, dialects, poetry, script delivery and performance
GUEST TEACHER
AUSTRALIAN FILM, TELEVISION & RADIO SCHOOL (AFTRS)
Position: Invited Guest Lecturer for Bachelor of Arts (Directing) degree
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS (WAAPA)
Secondment: Guest Teacher secondment during my NIDA Voice degree - trained full-time students in the Bachelor of Arts (Acting), Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) and Bachelor of Arts (Dance) degrees
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MUSIC (AIM)
Position: Part-Time Tutor to the full-time students in the Bachelor of Music (Music Theatre) degree
SCREENWISE FILM & TV SCHOOL
Position: Guest Teacher to the part-time screen acting students
Position: Invited Guest Lecturer for Bachelor of Arts (Directing) degree
- Description: Lectured full-time students on directing performers for optimal voice, authenticity and storytelling work in screen productions
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS (WAAPA)
Secondment: Guest Teacher secondment during my NIDA Voice degree - trained full-time students in the Bachelor of Arts (Acting), Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) and Bachelor of Arts (Dance) degrees
- Teaching: voice, dialects, poetry and French language support for 3rd Year Acting graduation play
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MUSIC (AIM)
Position: Part-Time Tutor to the full-time students in the Bachelor of Music (Music Theatre) degree
- Teaching: voice, dialects, phonetics, Shakespeare, voice-overs, text analysis, script delivery, microphone techniques and directing voice-over demo reels
SCREENWISE FILM & TV SCHOOL
Position: Guest Teacher to the part-time screen acting students
- Teaching: voice, dialects, phonetics and script delivery for camera work
SHOWREELS: DISCLAIMER
Disclaimer: The showreel videos on this page are for educational purposes only to examine and showcase limited portions of creative and cultural coaching work undertaken by me. These videos assist producers, directors, actors and enthusiasts to critically study and review the results of dialect, voice, foreign language, text and performance coaching in the context of the professional acting industry and live or recorded events. The content within these videos (or audiovisual work) incorporates copyrighted material sourced from publicly available resources. The material has been altered, edited and disseminated based on content accessible on the internet, in accordance with the fair dealing provisions outlined in Australian copyright law. I specifically employ this material for research, study, review, criticism and educational purposes.
global events & foreign languages coaching
I’ve coached presenters to master impactful delivery and presentation skills, and singers to accurately sing the foreign languages for 7 non-English National Anthems ... all televised live to millions globally
PRESENTATION & VOICE COACH: WORLD YOUTH DAY EVENTS
WORLD YOUTH DAY EVENTS COACHING
Position: I worked as the Presentation & Voice Coach for World Youth Day, Sydney in 2008
Position: I worked as the Presentation & Voice Coach for World Youth Day, Sydney in 2008
- Description: The role saw me coach presentation, voice and voice-overs work for the major events including the Opening Ceremony, Welcome Concert, Evening Vigil with Pope Benedict XVI and the Closing Ceremony. The presenters and speakers coached were from all over the word.
- Audience Sizes: The events were attended by up to 400,000 people in person and televised live internationally to millions of viewers.
- Skills Coached: Voice, presentation, voice-overs, script writing/editing, microphone techniques, delivering sponsor advertisements, ad-libbing to a live audience, crowd motivation, and how to correctly pronounce the non-English names of dignitaries, speakers, musicians and guests
LANGUAGES COACH: NETBALL WORLD CUP OPENING CEREMONY
NETBALL WORLD CUP OPENING CEREMONY: NATIONAL ANTHEMS
Position: I was the Foreign Languages Coach of National Anthems for the 2015 Netball World Cup Opening Ceremony at Sydney Olympic Park
Watch my Languages showreel below to enjoy the anthem recordings we produced:
Position: I was the Foreign Languages Coach of National Anthems for the 2015 Netball World Cup Opening Ceremony at Sydney Olympic Park
- Description: The role saw me coach Australian choir Vox in the correct sung-pronunciation of 7 non-English national anthems. These were sung/televised live internationally at the Opening Ceremony. I also supervised the recording studio session for pronunciation accuracy.
- Audience Size: The Opening Ceremony was attended by up to 15,000 people in person and televised live internationally to millions of viewers
- National Anthems and recordings coached:
- Malawi (Chichewa language), New Zealand (Maori), Samoa (Samoan), Singapore (Malay), South Africa (Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho & Afrikaans), Sri Lanka (Sinhala) and Wales (Welsh)
Watch my Languages showreel below to enjoy the anthem recordings we produced:
LANGUAGES COACH: INTERNATIONAL RUGBY WORLD CUP MATCH
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY WORLD CUP MATCH, MELBOURNE
Position: Foreign Language Coach (French National Anthem) - Australia vs France World Cup Match
Position: Foreign Language Coach (French National Anthem) - Australia vs France World Cup Match
- Description: I coached leading lady of music theatre Patrice Tipoki in the sung pronunciation of the French National Anthem "La Marseillaise". At the time, Patrice was playing Fantine in the Australian touring production of Les Misérables.
- Audience Size: The anthem was sung live at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne in front of 50,000 people
languages showreel
SHOWREELS: DISCLAIMER
Disclaimer: The showreel videos on this page are for educational purposes only to examine and showcase limited portions of creative and cultural coaching work undertaken by me. These videos assist producers, directors, actors and enthusiasts to critically study and review the results of dialect, voice, foreign language, text and performance coaching in the context of the professional acting industry and live or recorded events. The content within these videos (or audiovisual work) incorporates copyrighted material sourced from publicly available resources. The material has been altered, edited and disseminated based on content accessible on the internet, in accordance with the fair dealing provisions outlined in Australian copyright law. I specifically employ this material for research, study, review, criticism and educational purposes.
events: crowd sizes
Each event was televised live to millions watching globally
CLICK TO READ PHOTO CREDITS ON THIS PAGE
Page Header: Yvonne Strahovski in Stateless: Ben King. Recent Work: Justine Clarke in Julia and Heather Mitchell in RBG: Of Many, One: Prudence Upton/STC. Mortal Kombat: Warner Bros Pictures photo. War Machine: stock photo/Canva. Six The Musical: Louise Withers & Associates. Smashing: stock photo/Canva. Events Coaching Credits: Netball World Cup: Out There Productions website. World Youth Day: stock photos/Canva. Events crowd sizes: ABC and SMH.
JENNIFER WHITE
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