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Q&A with Voice Teacher and Coach URSULA MEYER (Head of Graduate Acting UCSD, Idaho/Oregon/Utah Shakespeare)

Published February 2, 2021 | Last Updated February 3, 2021 Leave your thoughts »

Ursula Meyer

Today we have a great discussion with another often overlooked role in the theatre: the voice coach! I’m so grateful Ursula can join us—not only because of her extremely impressive resume and body of work, but also because “voice” was the most requested topic in our fall survey! Similar to a dramaturg, one of the […]

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