Frances Ewington Studios

she/her

Frances Ewington AMRC, LMRC, RMT
ARMTA - Alberta Registered Music Teacher’s Association
VASTA - Voice and Speech Trainers Association
ACCE - Association of Acting Coaches & Educators

Frances received her Associate & Licentiate diplomas in Speech Arts & Drama from the Mount Royal Conservatory in 1997. She was awarded the “Love of Literature” Scholarship and received the highest mark attainable on her Associate Pedagogy. At the time, she was the first Speech student to receive a Licentiate diploma from Mount Royal in a decade.

Frances was then employed by Mount Royal Conservatory as a Speech Arts & Drama instructor, where she taught from 1997 to 2016. She then opened her own studio in 2017 and has been teaching students from her home ever since. Frances has been preparing students, of all levels, for their Royal Conservatory Practical & Theory Examinations, since 1997. Over the years, many of her students have won the Provincial medal for highest mark. In 2024 & 2025 Frances’ students claimed the prestigious RCM National medal. Her students have also performed in the The Calgary Performing Arts Festival for 3 decades, winning countless awards & scholarships, including the Speech Association Rose Bowl. Since 2020, Frances’ students have consistently won every single ARMTA Calgary Recital & Awards medal and scholarships for Speech Arts & Drama. Frances currently teaches private lessons, adjudicates at local drama & poetry events, and is an instructor at the Company of Rogues Actors’ Studio. Company of Rogues is a post-secondary institution under the Government of Canada with a 2-year program for professional actors. Rogues Studio trains actors in all aspects of the craft including Voice, Movement, Scene Study, Shakespeare, and Meisner Technique. Instructors use the teachings of Constantine Stanislavski and his interpretations through Sanford Meisner and Uta Hagen. Frances teaches Voice for the Actor, Accents, and, occasionally, Essentials of Acting.

Frances’ professional development includes training with Theatre Alberta, The Registered Speech Teachers Association, The Canadian Society of Alexander Technique, University of Calgary, and Mount Royal University. Frances is a 2005 Masterclass program graduate from Company of Rogues Actors’ Studio, training in Meisner Technique, stage, film, and directing. In 2013, Frances attended the prestigious Canadian National Voice Intensive at the University of British Columbia, working with eleven of the top voice and movement practitioners in Canada including VASTA distinguished member David Smukler. She is also trained in Embodied Practice, Syntonics, and Authentic Movement under the guidance of internationally-renowned movement specialist Judith Koltai, and Valerie Campbell, Associate Professor of Drama at the University of Calgary.

Frances Ewington Studios

Owner & Instructor

The Company of Rogues Actors’ Studio

Instructor

Associate Speech Arts and Drama Mount Royal University Conservatory
Licentiate Speech Arts and Drama Mount Royal University Conservatory

UBC Canadian National Voice Intensive
Company of Rogues Actors’ Studio Masterclass Program
Yoga Alliance Certified Instructor
Registered Speech Teachers Association
Theatre Alberta
The Canadian Society of Alexander Technique
Embodied Practice, Syntonics, and Authentic Movement

1:1 Coaching

Acting

Clinician

Corporate Coaching/Trainings

Directing

Group Coaching/Workshops

Oral Memory

Pedagogy

Public Speaking

Shakespeare

Speech & Dialects

AACE - Association of Acting Coaches & Educators
VASTA - Voice and Speech Trainers Association International
ARMTA - Alberta Registered Music Teacher’s Association
CFMA - Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Association

Mount Royal University Conservatory
Speech Arts & Drama Instructor 1997 - 2016

The Royal Conservatory of Music
RCM Certifiate Program Teacher 1997 - present

Company of Rogues Actors’ Studio
Voice, Dialect, & Acting Instructor 2022 - present

Established

Theatrical Coaching

Film/TV Coaching

Private Coaching