Name: Pamela Christian

Address:
Department of Theatre and Dance
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
78712-1168
USA

Phone: (512) 232-5313

FAX: (512) 471-0824

Email Address: pdc@mail.utexas.edu

Current Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin

Position and Title: Associate Professor

Training:
Ph.D. Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; M.F.A. Acting, University of Texas, Austin; B.A. English, Princeton University; Patsy Rodenburg, Voice/Shakespeare; Dudley Knight, Speechwork/Fitzmaurice; Tom Casciero, Laban

Selected Work Experience:
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre; Alley Theatre; Actors Repertory of Texas; Mutiny Films; Screen Gems; St. Petersburg Theatrical Arts Academy; Udmurt State University, Russia; TRAFFIK Film Studios, Cape Town; and other projects in education, professional theatre and film.

Area(s) of Specialization:
Voice & Speech, Dialects, Text, Movement

Professional Organizations: VASTA, AEA

Statement of Philosophy:
The concept of “freeing the natural voice” guides my teaching in all aspects of voice work (diction, phonetics, voice production, text, movement, etc.). My goal is to help actors develop voices of power, flexibility and expression. I draw on a variety of established and innovative approaches to voice training based on the needs of each teaching-coaching situation. Dialect research and performance is another important area of focus. Using audio, visual, kinesthetic and culture-study approaches to learning the IPA and speech variation, actors discover new possibilities for the voice and can develop dialects that are accurate, consistent and believable for performance.