Actor Training in Anglophone Countries offers a firsthand account of the most significant
acting programs in English-speaking countries throughout the world. The culmination of …

Embracing difference in theatre arts training requires pedagogical as well as philosophical
adjustments in classrooms and rehearsal rooms. The unique cultural context of the …

In this chapter, we outline our contribution to the decolonization of training by enumerating a
key step of the intracultural methodology developed by Kristine Landon-Smith, building on …

This chapter investigates how “standard speech training” can stifle and erase the linguistic
identity of Latinx actors. It further contextualizes the history and influence of standard speech …

This chapter speaks back to years of a tradition in actor training programmes that have
historically excluded students from diverse backgrounds. The legacy of this tradition still …

As an identity, Isan (the northeast region of Thailand) is a problematic political construct that
reflects ambiguous self-understanding and self-representation. Isan has long been …

How can indigeneity be understood through training actors in a colonial context? Do
'Western'acting schools misrepresent and exploit indigenous practices and cultural traditions …

It's curious that, when its teaching and learning practices are so distinct, multivarious, and
potentially transformative, acting pedagogy hasn't been more widely shared and …

In the fall of 2017, I had the honor of working with a predominantly Latinx cast of actors as
their voice and acting coach at San Antonio College (SAC) in Texas, where I teach. While …