Testimonials and reviews: from actors, speakers, creative directors, producers and the press
Testimonials
Screen
YVONNE STRAHOVSKI
Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominated actor
"Jennifer White is the consummate professional in all areas of her work. She approaches her coaching with extreme detail and finesse and has an abundant knowledge of all things dialect coaching. I have known Jennifer for many, many years and absolutely trust her to take on any dialect and relay the information with precision and ease. I have been lucky enough to have both been taught by Jennifer in dialects at drama school at the start of my career and worked with her professionally in the industry, and I highly recommend working with her."
Stage
KIP WILLIAMS
Tony Award nominated director and Artistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company (2016-24)
"I've worked with Jennifer White on four of my productions to date - three plays for Sydney Theatre Company (STC) and one for the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). ... As always, it was a total delight and pleasure working with Jennifer, and the voice and accent work were extraordinary. I find Jennifer to be so gifted at her job and feel lucky to get to have her talent feeding into my shows."
Televised Events
DR JANE MISKOVIC-WHEATLEY
Creative Director, Opening Ceremony of Netball World Cup
“The Netball World Cup is the largest netball tournament in the world, and Sydney hosted it at Sydney Olympic Park for the first time in 25 years. The tournament broke the world record of the largest live and broadcast audience for the sport, and overall was an exceptional success. ... I don't know anyone else in the industry that has the performance and vocal interest, knowledge and experience to have made this project so successful other than Jennifer White. I am so grateful for her excellent contribution. She was a delight to work with, a consummate professional, and her passion for her work is inspiring."
Holistic Audio Recordings
NICOLE WALLACE
Life Coach and Hypnotherapist
"Working with Jennifer has been a game changer in how I approach my hypnosis recordings. Her enthusiasm, knowledge, support and guidance has helped me expand my vocal delivery that now sounds engaging and impactful. I have learnt the subtle art of writing and editing scripts that resonate with the listener and create powerful change. I have also learnt to tap into my emotions and into the joyful play energy which has assisted me in finding my authentic voice. Jennifer, thank you for bringing your passion and presence on each [Zoom] call. I have sincerely enjoyed the time and feel more confident today through your teachings."
Audiobook & Keynote
ROB REDENBACH
Keynote Speaker, Author and Narrator
"When I reached out to several 'experts' to help me with my audiobook, I was left wondering if it was all too much hassle. And then I found Jennifer and felt like I won the lottery. Her depth of knowledge, combined with her patient yet challenging teaching style was exactly what I was looking for."
* Also coached for a keynote speech he presented in Scotland.
Lecturing & Faculty
KATERINA MORAITIS
Head of Voice (2010-23): National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
"Jennifer brings a wealth of professional experience and knowledge. She trains our Acting degree students in voice, performance and text skills through group tutorials, private feedback sessions and in their public performances. She also trains our MFA Voice students in vocal direction and supervises their teaching practice. Her passion for helping creatives to excel inspires a love of learning, discovery, growth and mastery. She allows the process to become organic, integrated and highly effective for the needs or event at hand. I highly recommend Jennifer to any institute, organisation, production or individual needing high level coaching that will help you produce international results.”
International Live Events
ANDREW BEE
Producer/Creative Director, Out There Productions (global events)
"I have had the good fortune of working with Jennifer on two occasions and have found her to be exceptional at what she does. Her attention to detail and preparation ensure that she delivers the highest possible outcomes. ... Jennifer was engaged as Presentation and Voice Coach for these events [Opening and Closing Ceremonies] and worked with people from around the world. Each of them made their presentations with passion and professionalism to the hundreds of thousands of people in the live audience and the many millions watching the broadcasts. ... Jennifer is a wonderful coach and educator, a team player and a joy to work with. She brings passion and enthusiasm to her work and her results are world class."
Personal Voice Training
GEORGINA
Yoga Teacher and Singer
"Jennifer is an empowering vocal coach for women. Over the course of several sessions, she helped me find a resonance in my voice I had always hoped was there, but needed the guidance, patience and expertise from a coach of her calibre to find. Jennifer is an incredibly kind, warm person, with a palpable passion for the human voice and its limitless possibilities. Her approach is holistic and her passion contagious. I recommend her to anyone whose voice is an integral part of their livelihood."
Touring Stage Productions
NEIL GOODING
Producer & Director: New York, Australia and London
"Jennifer White has been a constant throughout my producing and directing career. Almost every project that I have worked on [in Australia] has involved Jennifer, and benefited from her talents and dedication. She is one of Australia’s leading voice and dialect coaches, but she offers so much more than that. She is a gifted director and acting coach. … I cannot recommend her highly enough. There is a reason that I go back to her show after show. She is the best!"
* Coached his plays and musicals in Australia for 20+ years.
Further Testimonials: Actors
▶︎ YVONNE STRAHOVSKI - Netflix/Cate Blanchett series & drama school training: "Jennifer White is the consummate professional in all areas of her work. She approaches her coaching with extreme detail and finesse and has an abundant knowledge of all things dialect coaching. I have known Jennifer for many, many years and absolutely trust her to take on any dialect and relay the information with precision and ease."
▶︎ DAMON HERRIMAN - Clint Eastwood film: "Not only does she make you feel completely at ease, but her attention to detail; her research; her ear for accents; her ability for not only hearing but speaking accents - are all second to none. Could not have done it without her."
▶︎ SUSIE PORTER - feature film and historical TV series: "Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable about vocal orchestration but she also showed me how to integrate the dialects and character traits to create fully formed individuals that jump off the page. Jennifer is a gifted teacher who truly understands the human condition. She is now my go to person for all dialect and vocal coaching!!"
▶︎ HEATHER MITCHELL - one-woman play (30 roles, Sydney Theatre Co.): "Jennifer transformed the way I thought about accent and character. Her detailed observation and knowledge of human behaviour, patterns of speech and character physicality is inspirational. She offers great exercises, insights and ultimately confidence in one's performance."
▶︎ JEREMY LINDSAY TAYLOR - two TV series and for castings: "Jennifer brings an infectious joy and humility that cuts right through any self doubt, giving us the tools to be the best we can be ... and believe it!!!! I have grown as a man and as an actor since meeting this incredible woman and am honoured to call her a friend."
▶︎ MAYA STANGE - long-running TV series: "Because of her acting background, and her finely attuned intuition, Jennifer has an ability to organically guide you into the sounds, melody and feel of the dialect, so that it creeps up on you, until you suddenly find that you have it - no effort, no strain, almost by osmosis!"
▶︎ MARK HILL - stage/screen roles (Sydney Theatre Co., Opera Australia, NIDA and ABC TV): "Jennifer delivers the most extraordinary level of specificity - carefully tailored to the individual needs of each student and wrapped up in kindness, patience and love. On more than one occasion Jennifer's guidance has provided the crucial key to unlocking a difficult character or scene. A provocateur, trusted teacher and friend!"
▶︎ HAYDEN TEE - touring musicals and successful West End casting (Miss Trunchbull in 'Matilda'): "I have known Jennifer both professionally and personally for over thirteen years. She is always incredibly helpful on both big commercial productions when we have had detailed rehearsal periods and last minute sessions for auditions. A number of roles I have booked are owed to my work with Jennifer. I cannot recommend her enough."
▶︎ PAUL CAPSIS - one-man play and touring musicals: "I have worked with Ms Jennifer White a few times over the years, most recently on the voice and delivery of the iconic Englishman Quentin Crisp. On this production, she not only helped me find the way into speaking like Mr Crisp, but also helped me into understanding the cultural delivery of a man who existed outside my living time frame. Working with her was one of the most enjoyable and educational experiences of my long career. The production was a success and has toured to wide acclaim across Australia. I owe Jennifer a huge debt of thanks for her patience, her wonderful teaching skills, her warmth, her humour and above all her generosity. I cannot recommend her enough!!!!!!!"
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Press Reviews
▶︎ NEW YORK TIMES: "Flawless mannerisms and accent."
▶︎ STAGE NOISE: "The varied US regional and class voices astonished visiting Americans ("How come you can bring in American actors?")"
▶︎ TIME OUT: "When [former Prime Minister] Julia Gillard’s distinctive voice first emerged from Justine Clarke’s mouth on Opening Night of Sydney Theatre Company’s production of Julia, the audience literally gasp-screamed. It was, without mincing words, pretty freaky."
▶︎ STAGE WHISPERS: "It’s not just the voice – her physicality changes, to be, Julia. It’s an acting masterclass."
▶︎ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: "Heather Mitchell represents Ruth Bader Ginsburg across her life, from an excited 13 year old to a dying 87, and every atom of the actor seems to change in doing this. Her mimicry of President Bill Clinton is eerily and hilariously accurate. She also variously depicts RBG's husband Marty, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, President Barack Obama and a deliciously caricatured Trump."
▶︎ BROADWAY WORLD: "Colin Friels plays both Detective Grubbe and German drug baron Heinrich Barbie, as well as two smaller roles, Christos Limbious, a Greek ex-dealer, and Bratislav Ackervik, a Serbian-Australian. Friels switches between roles with such skill that it seems easy, which it definitely is not. Each time he switches, the character and the accent is totally consistent with the previous appearance, and all are thoroughly believable."
▶︎ LIMELIGHT: "Natalie Bassingthwaighte has a mammoth task: she not only plays Shirley Valentine but also the various people in her orbit – her husband, her kids, her Greek lover – switching accents, tones, and moods with breakneck speed."
▶︎ THE SCOOP: "Subtle shifts in tone, precise inflection, and the natural charm of her Liverpool accent allow [Natalie Bassingthwaighte] to land both the humour and the shocking moments with impeccable timing."
▶︎ 3D WORLD MAGAZINE: "Triumphant work by dialect coach Jennifer White."
▶︎ AUSTRALIAN STAGE: "Her South African accent unfaltering."
▶︎ ARTS HUB: "Impeccable Polish accents."
▶︎ SAMESAME.COM.AU: "Jennifer White has helped develop faultless accents. You close your eyes and you believe you are in New York experiencing the various dialects you hear walking down the street."
▶︎ ARTS HUB: "[Elizabeth Blackmore's] Scottish accent, developed in conjunction with dialect and voice coach Jennifer White, is impeccable."
▶︎ SUZYGOESSEE: "... the glorious essence that Paul Capsis presents on stage, operatic in scale with his bodily and facial gestures, along with a bewitching voice that turns every syllable into song."
▶︎ BRIZTIX: "The work of Voice and Dialect Coach extraordinaire, Jennifer White, was obvious not only in the accents and the occasional Yiddish uttered but also in Daniel Mitchell’s loss of articulation and vocal control, though not in his projection, as Morrie neared his death."
▶︎ 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."
