Theater Professor | Actor | Director
Bio
Introduction
Anne has a life-long love of acting and theater. Her pursuit of this passion is channeled primarily through community-based theater; acting training and theory; voice and speech technique.
Anne Swedberg
With over three decades of experience and growth, Anne has pursued and completed a B.S. degree in Speech from Northwestern University, an MFA in Acting from the University of Louisville, and a Ph. D. in Theater from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After several intense years, she also has the much coveted Linklater Designation. She has both Meisner and Michael Chekov training, is Louis Colaianni certified, and will soon complete her yoga instructor certification. Anne is married and has lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee for 12 years. She has five dogs and makes a habit of fostering others.
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Currently
- Associate Theater Professor, PhD
- University Tennessee Chattanooga
- Since 2016
Education
- Ph.D. the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M.F.A. University of Louisville
- Designated Linklater Teacher
Proficiencies: Acting, Voice, Shakespeare, and Theater.
Theater Professor
Areas of Focus
- Acting
- Audition Techniques
- Shakespeare
- Voice and Speech
- Applied Theater
- Ethnographic Theatre
Linklater Designation
Designation Practices
- Kristin Linklater Method Teacher
- Personal Voice Training
Designated Linklater Teacher | November 2020
Anne was accepted into a cohort that trained with Kristin Linklater in Orkney, Scotland for six weeks during the summers of 2018 and 2019.
She became a Designated Linklater Teacher in November, 2020, and is now listed as such on the Kristin Linklater Voice Centre’s website.
Theater Specialization
Actor Pedigogy
- Intimacy Coaching
- Trauma Practices
- Consent-Based Practices
Community Performance
Involvement
- Community Theater Productions
- Open-Air Performance