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SUMMARY:KTS Webinar #68: Bridging KTS and the Work of Edith Skinner
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, June 29th\, 2026\, 10am PST / 1pm EST/  6pm GMT \n\n\n\nDudley Knight published two essays at the turn of the twenty-first century and\, with them\, set off a spirited debate around standardized speech and phonetic training for actors. Though it seemed at the time that Knight-Thompson Speechwork and the work of Edith Skinner were irreconcilable in their pedagogies and techniques\, the intervening decades have revealed the potential for rapprochement and a rethinking of actor speech training. Join a panel of Certified KTS Teachers with deep ties to the work of Edith Skinner as they explore what it could mean to build bridges from Skinner’s pioneering efforts to the descriptive techniques of KTS. \n\n\n\nOur goal in this webinar is to foster dialogue between two distinct pedagogies and respect their long\, shared histories. If you’ve ever found yourself confused about what distinguishes Speak with Distinction from Speaking with Skill\, this webinar is for you. If you’ve ever felt lost amid differing phonetic conventions and their origins in your training\, this webinar is for you. If you’ve ever longed for an objective description of the differences between KTS and “Skinner\,” this webinar is for you. We hope you’ll join us for a friendly and informative discussion that feels necessary and supportive for speech teachers of any pedagogical lineage. \n\n\n\nConvert to your time zone here. \n\n\n\nTickets for this webinar are $12. Registration will close 12 hours prior to the event and participants will then receive Zoom link information. All registrants will also receive the recording after the meeting has ended and been processed. \n\n\n\nPresenters: \n\n\n\nTyler Seiple is an actor\, director\, writer\, and voice and speech educator in the Los Angeles area. He is the founder of Accents in Action™ (www.accentcoachla.com)\, a Master Teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork® and co-author of Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork Guide for Acting in Accent. His private clients have been heard onscreen in projects ranging from This Is Us and Hacks to Walker and The Rookie. He has coached shows throughout the Los Angeles area\, with companies including the Fountain Theatre\, the Antaeus Theatre Company\, Ensemble Studio Theatre\, Rogue Machine Theatre\, the LA Philharmonic Association\, and the Museum of Natural History. Tyler holds a Master of the Fine Arts from the University of California Irvine and has certifications in Fitzmaurice Voicework® (Associate Teacher) and Immersive Acting™. He currently teaches at California State University\, Long Beach and Fullerton campuses\, and has also taught at the University of California Irvine\, Chapman University\, and multiple studios in Los Angeles. \n\n\n\nSteven Pounders is a Professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at Baylor University\, where he teaches acting and speech\, and coaches accents for Baylor Theatre productions. He also serves as the Faculty-in-Residence for the Fine Arts Living Learning Center at Heritage Residence Hall. As a professional actor and director\, he has performed with Off Broadway theatres in NYC and with numerous regional theatres. He is a Certified Meisner Technique instructor and a member of Actors Equity Association\, the Voice and Speech Trainers Association\, and the Society of American Fight Directors. \n\n\n\nNatalie Blackman is a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight-Thompson Speechwork™ and has worked as a professional actor in New York and across the United States for nearly 20 years. She currently serves as Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Voice & Text Coach for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. In 2025\, she and her collaborator\, Amani Dorn\, received the American College Theatre Festival’s National Award for Outstanding Dialect Coaching. She holds an MFA from Illinois State University and a BFA from the University of Utah. natalieblackman.com \n\n\n\nLauren Roth (she/her) is an accent coach and artistic educator based in St. Louis\, MO. Recent coaching credits include: A Knock on the Roof (New York Theatre Workshop); The Cottage (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis); Murder on the Orient Express (Duluth Playhouse); Myth of the Ostrich (Upstream Theatre; U.S. premiere). She holds teacher certifications through Knight-Thompson Speechwork and The Singing Athlete\, as well as an MFA in Acting Pedagogy from CSU-Long Beach and a BFA in Acting from NYU Tisch. Lauren currently serves as Assistant Professor of Voice & Speech at Webster’s Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts. laurenalessa.com \n\n\n\nMichael Shipley is an actor\, director\, coach\, and Associate Professor (University of Memphis)\, and his focus is helping actors integrate voice skills and acting technique in performance. His certifications include Fitzmaurice Voicework\, Knight-Thompson Speechwork\, and Vocal Combat Technique\, and he holds an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theatre and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University
URL:https://ktspeechwork.org/event/kts-webinar-68-bridging-kts-and-the-work-of-edith-skinner/
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