Colton Weiss - Voice, Speech & Dialect Coach

Colton

he/him

The Ohio State University

Academic Advisor & Lecturer

CW Coaching

Founder ~ Professional Dialect Coach

Harvard University & American Repertory Theatre
ALM/MFA - Voice and Speech Pedagogy

The Ohio State University
BA - Speech and Hearing Science w/ Linguistics Minor
BA - Integrated Performance Studies (Theatre & Music)

Knight-Thompson Speechwork
- Experiencing Speech Jan. 2020
- Phonetic Intensive Aug. 2017
- Experiencing Accents June 2017

One Voice Course for Integrative Studies - “Designed to prepare performance specialists to work across boundaries in theatre, music, and dance…you use the same One Voice”

Certified Practitioner with Honors June 2021
Certification Intensive I, II July 2018, June 2021

1:1 Coaching

Acting

Group Coaching/Workshops

Open to Mentoring a VASTA member

Pedagogy

Public Speaking

Shakespeare

Singing

Speech & Dialects

Voiceover

VASTA, ATHE, MTEA

The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Academic Advisor & Lecturer
2022 – Present

Academic Advisor within the College of Arts and Sciences at OSU. Assigned Advisor for over 300+ students. Provides support with degree planning, general education requirements, academic petitioning needs, and other referrals as needed for domestic and international students majoring and/or minoring in Computer Information Science (CIS) and Geographic Information Science (GIS). Instructor of record for ASC survey course(s).

Classes Taught:
- Introduction to Theatre
- Movement and Voice
- Arts & Sciences Survey (1100.##):
- General Education Bookend(s) (GENED 1201):

Lecturer of Theatre and General Education (non-tenure track) with The Ohio State University College of Arts & Sciences.

Capital University
Bexley, OH
Adjunct Professor
2019

Classes Taught:
● Introduction to Theatre
● Acting for the Stage
● Advanced Acting

Recent Production Coaching Credits:
Good People Tipping Point Pam Hill Boston
Beautiful…Carole King Gallery Players Alan Tyson NYC, Brooklyn
Oliver Worthington Comm Theatre Lauren Murphy RP, Cockney
Stepping Out Tipping Point Sonda Rose Staley RP, Cockney, Trinidad
The Mystery…Drood Imagine Productions Brandon Boring RP, Cockney

Colton Weiss, Stacey Cabaj, Margaret Ball, Lesley-Ann Timlick (2021): Dialect Coaching in Musical Theatre: A Conversation on Best Production Practices, Voice and Speech Review.

Colton Weiss (2020): Review of Voice and Speech for Musical Theater: A Practical Guide, Voice and Speech Review.

Colton Weiss (2018): Review of Care of the Professional Voice: A Guide to Voice Management for Singers, Actors and Professional Voice Users, Voice and Speech Review.

Established

Academia

Theatrical Coaching

Film/TV Coaching

Private Coaching

www.coltonweiss.com