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
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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
Rodenburg Certification
- Patsy Rodenburg Associate Teacher
- Personal Voice Training
'PSA' Accredited Associate Teacher | 2024
I am a Patsy Rodenburg ™Associate Teacher and authorised by her to teach her work. Only those who have successfully completed both parts of the Patsy Rodenburg™ Associate Teacher Programme and are accredited by her may use her trademarked name and work, which are legally protected. No part of any (proposed) session may be recorded noted or disseminated without the express written consent of Professor Patsy Rodenburg™.
Patsy Rodenburg OBE is one of the world’s leading voice and acting coaches. She has worked extensively in theatre, film, and opera, and is the author of several influential books on voice training. Patsy was Head of Voice at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama for 43 years. She works extensively in the US and across the world leading voice training. Currently, she serves as Emeritus Director of Voice to the Royal Shakespeare Company. She previously worked with the RSC for nine years from 1981, and with the National Theatre from 1990, where she founded their Voice Department. Patsy has worked globally with the Moscow Art Theatre, Complicité, Cheek by Jowl, and Comedie-Francaise and worked with actors including Daniel Craig, Orlando Bloom, Joseph Fiennes and Ewan McGregor.
Community Performance
Involvement
- Community Theater Productions
- Open-Air Performance
