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DIRECTORY OF
CERTIFIED LESSAC TEACHERS & PRACTITIONERS |
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DIRECTORY ORGANIZED BY STATE |
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LESSAC CERTIFIED TRAINER DIRECTORY |
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This designation
indicates that the individual has been certified by the Lessac Training
and Research Institute®, having demonstrated proficiency as a teacher of
the Lessac voice and body work. |
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LESSAC PRACTITIONERS
DIRECTORY |
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This designation indicates that the individual has
demonstrated self-reliant application of the Lessac voice
and body work in his/her personal/professional life. |
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SOUTH EASTERN STATES
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Alabama |
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Florida |
| YANCI |
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| University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance |
| P.O. Box 115900 |
| Nadine McGuire Pavilion #231 |
| Gainesville, Florida 32611-5900 |
| Tel: (352) 273-0500 |
| email: yanci@ufl.edu |
| web: www.yanci.com |
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| Click here to find out info about the 2003 Stratford
Workshop: www.stratfordfestival.org |
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| KATE INGRAM |
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| Associate Professor |
| Performance Area Coordinator |
| University of Central Florida |
| P.O. Box 162372 |
| Orlando, FL 32816-2372 |
| Tel: 407-823-4872 |
| Fax: 407-823-6446 |
| Email:
khingram@mail.ucf.edu |
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| Professional Training |
| MFA in Acting: University of Alabama/Alabamal
Shakespeare Festival |
| BS in Speech: Syracuse University |
| Certified Lessac Teacher |
| Certified Fitzmaurice Associate Teacher
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| Professional Organizations |
| AEA, SAG, AFTRA, VASTA |
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| Personal Statement |
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As a teacher and as an actor, I strive
to forge the strongest possible connections between voice
and body, sound and movement, intention and meaning, breath
and gesture. My work fosters a holistic approach and
integration of all of these aspects of human expression.
Exploring and integrating all of our various human NRG’s
leads to a rich and vibrant approach to the spoken word,
both onstage and in daily life. Classes taught for
graduates and undergraduates at many different levels:
Acting, Voice & Speech, Dialects, Text Analysis.
Professional work as Dialect Coach and Voice/Text coach. |
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Georgia |
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Mississippi |
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ROBIN CARR |
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| 215 South 12th Avenue |
| Hattiesburg, MS 39401 |
| Tel: (601) 329-6946 |
| Fax: (601) 266-6423 |
| Email:
robin.carr@usm.edu |
| Website:
http://www.usm.edu |
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| Degrees: |
| MFA in Acting, Univ. of
Connecticut |
| B.A. in Theatre, Michigan
State Univ. |
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| Current Affiliations: |
| Associate Professor of Voice
and Acting at the University of Southern Mississippi |
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| Training: |
| Internship with the Lessac
Training and Research Institute (2008), Lessac Teacher
Training Workshop (2007), Lessac Summer Intensive (2006),
Lessac Summer Intensive
(2005), Trained with Aurther Lessac,
Sue Ann Park, Nancy Krebs, Deborah Kinghorn (mentor), Barry
Burr, Diane Gaary and Kathleen Dunn. Suzuki Training with Eric
Hill ,University of Connecticut (1996-1998), Suzuki Training with Leon
Ingulrud, Old Dominion University (2001) |
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| Work Experience: |
| Presented at the First
International Arts in Society Conference in Edinburgh,
Scotland, |
| Dialect coach for the
production of Our Country's Good for the University of New
Orleans. |
| Directing credits include
Songs for A New World, Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret, And the World Goes Round,
Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Coyote on a Fence for the
Kennedy Center / American College Theatre Festival. |
| Performed such roles as Mrs.
Lovett in Sweeney Todd, the Fool in King Lear, and Ouisa in
Six Degrees of Separation. |
| Received a Shakespeare
Acting Certificate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
in the summer 2003. |
| Robin is the co-director of Midsummer
Musical Theatre Experience, a musical theatre youth camp in
collaboration with the Southern Miss Department of Theatre
and Dance and the School of Music. |
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| Areas of Specialization: |
| 2008 Award Winner for the
Innovation for Creative Activity; teach classes and workshops
in voice for the actor, dialects, musical theatre, advanced
musical theatre, advanced scene study, graduate voice and
movement, and graduate acting studio. |
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1999-present |
Actor’s Equity
Association (AEA) |
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2004-present |
International Centre
for Voice (ICV) |
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2004-present |
American Theatre in
Higher Education (ATHE) |
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2002-present |
Voice and Speech
Trainers Association (VASTA) |
| 2005-present |
Lessac Training and
Research Institute |
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2003-present |
Mississippi Alliance
for Arts Education (MAAE) |
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2002-present |
Southeastern Theatre
Conference (SETC) |
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| Statement of Philosophy: |
| This training has changed my
entire approach to "vocal teaching." My goal is
to continue to explore my own voice and body and in so doing
this, to instruct others about their own instrument. |
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North Carolina |
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SAUNDRA CUYLER |
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| 30 Foxmoor Court |
| Etowah, N.C. 28729 |
| Tel: (828) 891-4700 |
| email:
saundracuyler@mchsi.com |
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| Professional Training |
| BA in English & Education, Valparaiso University |
| MA in Theater Production/Directing, University of
Montevallo |
| MFA in Acting, University of Florida |
| Certified Lessac Voice and Movement Trainer |
| Former Board of Mentors of Lessac Training Institute |
| Faculty on 5 Lessac Six-Week Intensives |
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| Professional
Organizations |
| AEA and AFTRA |
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| Personal Statement |
| Although retired from college teaching (University of
Maryland and Binghamton University), I use the work on a
daily basis. Since meeting Arthur in 1980 during a six-week
workshop in Duluth, the work has continued to influence me
profoundly as I mature as a person and an artist. It gives
me unlimited options and a professional edge, whether I'm
acting at Flat Rock Playhouse or doing commercial
voice-overs. |
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RICHARD CUYLER |
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WORK, CERTIFIED TRAINER
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| 30 Foxmoor Ct. |
| Etowah, NC 28729 |
| Tel: (828) 891-4700 |
| email:
rr.cuyler@mchsi.com |
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| Associate Professor, Emeritus |
| Binghamton University |
| Master Teacher of the Lessac System of Voice & Body
Training |
| Taught in summer intensives with Sue Ann Park and
Arthur Lessac for fifteen years. |
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| Professional Training |
| MA in Directing, Bennington College |
| ACTING: Uta Hagen, Robert Lewis, and Gene Frankel |
| VOICE, SPEECH & MOVEMENT: Arthur Lessac & Sue Ann |
| MOVEMENT: |
| Tony Montanaro (mime) |
| Fred Garbo & Sacha Pavlata (tumblng) |
| Bob Berky, John Towsen (clown) |
| Michael Moschen (juggling) |
| David Leong (unarmed stage combat) |
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| Currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Lessac
Institute as Treasurer |
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Professional Organizations |
| AEA, AFTRA, IJA |
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| BONNIE N. RAPHAEL |
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| Department of Dramatic Art |
| University of North Carolina |
| Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3230 |
| Tel: 919-962-2495 |
| Email:
raphael@email.unc.edu |
| Website:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/playmkrs/mfa/patp/index.html |
Currently teaching voice, speech, dialects and text
analysis for Professional Actor Training Program (MFA) at
UNC. Resident coach for PlayMakers Repertory Theatre
(Equity/LORT) on campus. Bonnie has trained with and taught
for Arthur Lessac in series of summer workshops. Have been
teaching his work for 30 years. Also teach Linklater,
phonetics, dialects, voiceover technique. Ph.D. in Theatre,
with minor concentrations in Voice Pathology, Dramatic
Literature and Psychology from Michigan State University.
Bibliography of published works
available upon request. |
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| Professional Training |
| Ph.D. theater minors in voice pathology, dramatic
literature and psychology |
| Lessac Training beginning and advanced workshops; on
teaching staff for 1976 workshop |
| Linklater Training month-long intensive training in
1980; subsequent weekends |
| Roy Hart Training with several different teachers in
several different locations |
| Also have training in singing, Alexander Technique,
Feldenkrais and Yoga |
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| Professional Organizations |
| VASTA founding board member, honorary lifetime member,
ATHE since its inception, AEA, Voice Foundation member
of editorial board, Journal of Voice |
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| Personal Statement |
| Successful teaching and coaching depend on the synthesis
of art and science. The art involves integrating each
exercise or suggestion into the behavior of the whole
person, of moving far beyond competent technical work to the
incorporaation of imagination and creativity. The science
involves a synthesis of vocal anatomy and physiology, voice
pathology, phonetics, dialects, music and various
educational methodologies. Even if intensively trained in
just one method, the ideal practitioner understands
underlying concepts well enough not only to practice
effortlessly what she preaches but also to teach and
interact with those whose training has been different or
non-existent. An ongoing emphasis on process without losing
sight of either product or joy in the work is essential.
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South Carolina |
| ERICA TOBOLSKI |
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| 1601 Blackbird Dr. |
| W. Columbia, SC 29169 |
| Home Phone: 803-794-4213 |
| Work Phone: 803-777-5242 |
| Fax: 803-777-6669 |
| Email:
EETobols@gwm.sc.edu |
| Certified Lessac Trainer
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Tennessee |
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ANITA JYO LENHART |
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| The University of
Memphis, Dept of Theatre and Dance |
| 3745 Central Avenue |
| Memphis, TN 38152 |
| Tel: 901-678-3183 |
| Fax: 901-678-3150 |
| Email:
alenhart@memphis.edu |
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| Degrees(s): |
| BFA in Musical Theatre; MFA
in Theatre, Directing - Florida State University |
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| Current Affiliation: |
| The University of Memphis -
Department of Theatre and Dance |
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| Training: |
| Certified Bikram Yoga
Teacher Soprano Soloist - Coaches include John Wustman and
Jon Spong Bodhi-Soul© Breathwork - Christina Thomas-Fraser
American Kabuki Theatre - Shozo Sato Shakespeare - Roger
Rees Shakespeare - Joseph Papp |
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| Work Experience: |
| Actors Theatre of Louisville
The Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival Lone Star Outdoor Drama
Pennsylvania Centre Stage Lamplighter's Musical Theatre
Kings Island Live Shows Busch Gardens The Old Country
Wilderness Road Outdoor Drama The Barn Theatre Theatre
Memphis Opera Memphis |
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| Areas of Specialization: |
| Vocal Performance, Acting,
Shakespeare, Classical Voice, Dialects |
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| Professional
Organizations: |
| Lessac Institute, Bikram
Yoga College of India |
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| Statement of Philosophy: |
| One of the most profound
experiences available to any human is the use of one's
integrated voice. When the mind, body, and spirit are all
unified and synchronized in an energy to communicate, lives
can be changed. Swami Satchidananda says that the greatest
power in the world is not nuclear power, but sonic power. In
the beginning was the Sound! Let's work to get our sound
embodied and return to the ancient mission of actors: to
heal their communities! |
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