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ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2026-08-02 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Sunday, August 2, 9am – 1pm & 2pm – 6pm Pacific

Where:Online via Zoom

Taught by:Tyler Seiplewww.accentcoachla.com

Price: $250($175 for members of Stuart Rogers’ Studios)

$100 for repeat registration

To register: Email Tyler at accentcoachla@gmail.com or visit here for more information.

Master Teacher Tyler Seiple leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” addressing the same goals without shame or guilt.

Space is limited. Register now by emailing accentcoachla@gmail.com, or by visiting here for more information.

After the Actor’s Accent Toolkit, students are invited to take shorter classes with Tyler in a wide and expanding variety of accents. Using the foundation of the Toolkit, students will integrate target accents in less time and with a clear process. Upcoming accent classes can be found here.

KTS Webinar #69: AccentSleuth.com
2026-08-24 14:00 - 15:00
Monday, August 24th, 2026, 2pm PDT / 5pm EDT / 10pm BST / 7am+1 AEST

AccentSleuth.com creator and KTS teacher Jeremy Sortore will walk us through the AccentSleuth suite of online tools: WordSleuth, TextSleuth, and VideoSleuth; talk about the creation of the site’s 52K-item lexicon; answer questions about the site, and let us know what’s coming in the future.

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Tickets 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.

Presenter:

Jeremy Sortore, MM, MFA (he/him) is an internationally engaged actor trainer and embodied performance educator currently based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He maintains an active schedule of university teaching, guest lecturing, workshop and conference presentation, private instruction, and production work.

Jeremy’s teaching is informed by somatic practices and pedagogies including Fitzmaurice Voicework®, Knight-Thompson Speechwork, Alexander technique, Feldenkrais, and hatha yoga; Stanislavski-based acting techniques including Active Analysis, the work of Earle Gister, and Practical Aesthetics; critical pedagogies and trauma-informed practice; and a lifetime spent in the performing arts.

His professional coaching credits include multiple seasons at the Utah and Colorado Shakespeare Festivals and productions at the American Repertory Theater, the Arvada Center Theatre Company, the A.R.T. Institute MFA program, and the Moscow Art Theater School. He is an Associate Editor of the Voice & Speech Review (Routledge), on the editorial board of the Journal of Consent-Based Performance, and a contributor to the International Dialects of English Archive (IDEA.) He has taught and presented across the United States, in Poland, Russia, Singapore, and the UK.

Jeremy is a tenured Associate Professor in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at the University of Michigan. He previously earned tenure as Head of BFA Performance at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Other past teaching roles include Harvard University, the American Repertory Theater Institute MFA Program, the City College of New York, the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Muhlenberg College, New York Film Academy, and the University of Colorado, Denver.

Jeremy earned a terminal master’s degree from the Moscow Art Theater School / American Repertory Theater Institute at Harvard University and holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in vocal performance from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has also completed post-baccalaureate work and clinical observation hours in communication disorders and speech science and a minor in French.

Jeremy is a member of the National Alliance of Acting Teachers, an Associate Faculty member with Theatrical Intimacy Education, an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®, a Certified Teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork, a Vocal Combat Technique Certified Trainer/Coach, a former yoga instructor, Certified Level III in Somatic Voicework™ the LoVetri Method, and a Pan-American Vocology Association Recognized Vocologist. He has served on the board of directors of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association, which named him an Early Career Leader in 2017. Jeremy is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2026-11-07 09:00 - 2026-11-08 13:00
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, November 7, 9am – 1pm, PacificSunday, November 8, 9am – 1pm Pacific

Where:Online via Zoom

Taught by:Tyler Seiplewww.accentcoachla.com

Price: $250($175 for members of Stuart Rogers’ Studios)

$100 for repeat registration

To register: Email Tyler at accentcoachla@gmail.com or visit here for more information.

Master Teacher Tyler Seiple leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” addressing the same goals without shame or guilt.

Space is limited. Register now by emailing accentcoachla@gmail.com, or by visiting here for more information.

After the Actor’s Accent Toolkit, students are invited to take shorter classes with Tyler in a wide and expanding variety of accents. Using the foundation of the Toolkit, students will integrate target accents in less time and with a clear process. Upcoming accent classes can be found here.

EXPERIENCING SPEECH #46
2026-12-03 08:00 - 15:00 | Online, United States
An Online Six-Day Workshop in:

the sounds of the world’s languages

the physicality of speech actions

introducing descriptive phonetics

the skills of adjusting linguistic detail in speech

With Teachers Siobhan Doherty Buffett & Tyler Seiple

December 12-18, 2026, 8am-3pm Pacific Time

There will be an hour-long daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific Time.

December 15th will be a day off.

All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.

Early Bird Registration ($100 off the Full Workshop Fee) will be available through September 30, 2026!

Click here for a full description of the workshop.

Workshop Costs:

Early Bird Registration
$950 USD*
Regular Registration
$1050 USD**

* Early Bird Registration will be available through September 30, 2026.

** If you’re a VASTA member, enter discount code ‘vasta’ at check-out for a 10% discount off the Regular Registration fee. If you’re interested in repeating an “Experiencing…” workshop that you’ve already taken, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you and provide you with a discount code for 1/2 off the full price of the workshop.

There is also a PART ONE ONLY OPTION for $600 USD ($500 USD with Early Bird Registration through September 30, 2026)!

This three-day session (Part One) focuses on:

Awareness and practice of precise articulation action

The physical actions that produce all the sounds of the world’s languages—”Omnish”

Vocal Tract Posture—the articulatory basis for the sounds in accents and languages

This session will also prepare the participant for Part Two, which includes detailed phonetic transcription and an exploration of the skills of adjusting linguistic detail in speech. (No phonetic transcription will be used in Part One of the workshop.) Email knightthompsonspeechwork@gmail.com if interested in a PART ONE ONLY OPTION.

Deadlines:

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $200 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on October 31, 2026. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 21, 2026. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by November 28, 2026. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

PHONETICS INTENSIVE #30
2026-12-20 08:00 - 2026-12-22 15:00 | Online, United States
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Tyler Seiple
December 20-22, 2026, 8:00am-3:00pm Pacific Time.
There will be a daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific.
This course will be online only. All documents and audio materials will be shared through an online platform. All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.
Please note that synchronous participation in the entirety of Experiencing Speech is a prerequisite for the Phonetics Intensive.

Click here for a full description of our Phonetics Intensive workshops. The full registration fee is $525 USD.

*If you have already taken the Phonetics Intensive and are interested in re-taking it, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you.

Deadlines

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $100 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 8, 2026. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 29, 2026. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by December 6, 2026. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #33
2027-01-08 08:00 - 2027-01-24 15:00 | Online, United States
A SIX-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP IN THE SKILLS OF ACCENT ACQUISITION

With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Julie Foh

January 8-10 & 22-24, 2027, 8am-3pm Pacific Time.

There will be a daily meal break 11am-12pm Pacific Time.

January 11-21 will be days off.

All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.

Please note that synchronous participation in the entirety of Experiencing Speech and Phonetics Intensive is prerequisite for Experiencing Accents.

Click here for a full description of the workshop.

Early Bird Registration ($100 USD off the Regular Registration cost) will be available through September 30, 2026!

For more about Knight-Thompson Speechwork, please visit About the Work.

Workshop Costs:

Early Bird Registration
$950 USD*

Regular Registration
$1050 USD**

* Early Bird Registration will be available through September 30, 2026.

** If you’re a VASTA member, please enter discount code ‘vasta’ at check-out for a 10% discount off the Regular Registration fee. If you’re interested in repeating an “Experiencing…” workshop that you’ve already taken, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you and provide you with a discount code for 1/2 off the full price of the workshop (discounts cannot be combined).

Deadlines:

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $200 to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 27, 2026. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on December 18, 2026. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 if you inform us by December 25, 2026.

After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.
