KTS Webinar #58: Production Coaching 101
2025-06-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Monday, June 16th 10:00am PDT/ 1pm EDT/ 6pm BST

Have you ever been curious about vocal or dialect coaching a production? Do you already coach but wonder how someone else approaches the job? Join experienced coaches Sara Becker, Amani Dorn, and Rosie Ward as they discuss their approaches to production coaching!

Tickets for this webinar are $10. 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.

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Sara Becker is the head of Voice and Text at American Players Theatre where she has coached over 40 productions over sixteen seasons. Highlights include: King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Taming of the Shrew, Cymbeline, Exit the King, A View from the Bridge, The Cure at Troy, Travesties and Endgame. She was a FAIR fellow at Oregon Shakespeare Festival under the mentorship of Scott Kaiser, and has worked on 11 productions there, including coaching Hamlet, As You Like It, American Night, Don Quixote, and Throne of Blood. Other coaching highlights include the Henriad history play cycle (Richard II, Henry IV part I and II and Henry V) at the Guthrie Theatre, The Alley Theatre (Twelfth Night, Pygmalion and others), ACT Seattle, Colorado Shakespeare, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, BAM NYC, The Acting Company and The Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Pride and Prejudice, I Am My Own Wife). She is an endowed professor of Shakespeare and Voice at the North Carolina School of the Arts. She previously taught in the MFA program at the University of Houston, and was the Head of the BFA Acting program. She won the Ross Lence award for excellence in teaching at the University of Houston in 2014. Ms. Becker holds a BA from Fordham University and is an MFA graduate of UW-Madison, where she trained extensively under Susan Sweeney.

Amani Dorn is a Dialect coach /actor/singer/dancer/teacher from Austin, Texas, currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia. She received an MFA in Acting from the University of California, Irvine and has 18 years of professional experience in performance, teaching, and coaching. She got her start performing in musicals in Austin while an undergrad at the University of Texas and has since performed and coached with and for actors all over the world. While pursuing her MFA, she was introduced to Knight-Thompson Speechwork and Fitzmaurice Voicework, and has since completed certifications in both. She continues her career as a dialect coach and looks forward to the future for this young generation of artists!

Rosie Ward is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Rosie has trained actors in voice and text at international conservatories, as well as U.S. actor training programs. Teaching credits include: The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (UK), Sharjah Performing Arts Academy (UAE), Northampton University (UK), University of Houston (US), and Brigham Young University (US). Rosie has voice coached and acted in various productions at Prague Shakespeare Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival, American Players Theatre, Alley Theatre, Kentucky Shakespeare, AD Players, Main Stage Theatre, Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University, and the University of Houston. She holds an M.A. in Voice Studies from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, and an M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Houston.

TEACHER CERTIFICATION #11
2025-07-14 09:00 - 2025-08-01 17:00
Knight-Thompson Speechwork will be offering a three-week Teacher Certification program in the summer of 2025, July 14th-August 1st, taught by the KTS Teaching Team, Co-Directors Phil Thompson & Andrea Caban, and Certified Teachers Nathan Crocker, Julie Foh, and Tyler Seiple. The program will be held in person in San Diego, CA. Sessions will take place five days a week, Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00 or 5:00pm PT. Prior to the start of the program, there will be two to three required webinars on weekend days between May 15th and July 13th. There will also be assignments due between May 15th and July 13th, including articulator isolation & gurn videos and drafts of accent breakdowns. Participants will receive feedback on those assignments from the Cert Teaching Team. Additionally, there will be two to three online Knowledge Celebrations due within the same time period. Participants will be paired with a KTS Certified Teacher as a Mentor during this process who will support them with two private sessions before the three-week certification, and two private sessions after. A list of required and recommended reading can be found here.
Program Goals
The purpose of the Certification is to make sure that its participants possess:

A thorough understanding of the Knight-Thompson approach to speech training.
A thorough knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet and an ability to use it effectively in teaching.
A thorough understanding of the Knight-Thompson approach to the methodology of accent training.
An ability to productively use research resources for accent acquisition, as well as efficiently learn and effectively model new accents.
A demonstrated ability to teach this material effectively and with full understanding.
A demonstrated ability to use this approach creatively in teaching and coaching.

The emphasis in the Certification program will be on individual development, and all participants will receive substantial individual attention and mentoring. Participation in the Certification program does not guarantee certification: in some cases we may require additional work to demonstrate understanding and teaching skill. Admission to the Teacher Certification Program is open only to participants who have already taken Experiencing Speech, Experiencing Accents and a Phonetics Intensive. Prospective participants in the Teacher Certification Program also must have some experience incorporating this approach in their own teaching or coaching before going on to Certification.
Application Process
Submit your application via this link. Then email an accent breakdown* and a link to an accent modeling sample to knightthompsonspeechwork@gmail.com.
Requirements for Accent Breakdown: include a section for each of the 4Ps as taught in Experiencing Accents; include cut sound samples and phonetic transcription for the Posture section and each of the token sounds in the Pronunciation section. An expanded version of a breakdown from Experiencing Accents coursework is acceptable.
Requirements for Accent Modeling Sample: A 2- to 3-minute fully-embodied performance of a memorized text in the accent from your breakdown.
Applications open September 9, 2024 and will close on May 3, 2025. There will be three rounds of application review by the KTS Council. The first review will happen after October 31, 2024; the second review will happen after January 19, 2025; and the third will happen at the close of applications on May 3, 2025. Priority will be given to early applications. Early applicants accepted into the cohort will receive feedback on their application and highly discounted re-taker pre-requisite workshop access. Please note that this program will happen in person only.
*KTS acknowledges this accent breakdown is your intellectual property and will be used for application review purposes only.
Please note that application to the Cert does not guarantee admittance.
Program Costs
Upon acceptance, the enrollment fee for the Certification is $4,700 USD. If you are accepted into the program, payment instructions will be provided.

Payment 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 $500 to secure your place in the workshop. This is due upon acceptance into the program. The full payment is due May 15th, 2025. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $100 if you inform us before May 15th, 2025. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

KTS Webinar #59: The Vowel Jam
2025-07-14 10:00 - 11:00
Monday, July 14th 10:00am PDT/ 1pm EDT/ 6pm BST

In contrast to the clear-cut “recipes” of the consonant chart—“Tip of tongue taps alveolar ridge,” for example—the precise realization of target phthongs on the vowel chart often proves more elusive (finding oneself in a jam, perhaps?). How can we tune our ears and mouths to the subtle shifts between, say, cupping the tongue for [ɜ] versus [ʌ]?

Like a musical jam session, The Vowel Jam is a space to play, explore, and refine. In a relaxed, creative, and collaborative environment, we’ll engage in exercises designed to sharpen our perception and production of vowel sounds. Through play, you’ll strengthen the connection between your ear (the vowel you hear) and your mouth (the vowel you make), building greater precision and confidence as you navigate the vowel chart for clients and students.

Tickets for this webinar are $10. 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.

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Gregory Charles Jones is certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speeechwork® and a Lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance at Loyola Marymount University. An actor, writer, and teacher raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Gregory most recently guest starred in a 2025 episode of FBI and played a supporting role in Amazon’s 2024 feature film Música. Other credits: Magic/Bird on Broadway, the Red Dead Redemption II video game, and audiobook narrations for Jumpman: The Making and Meaning of Michael Jordan; One Square Mile of Hell: The WWII Battle for Tarawa; and Yearbook by Seth Rogen. MFA Performance Pedagogy — Loyola Marymount University. BFA Acting — NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Marc Williams teaches voice, accents, acting, and directing at the University of Mary Washington. His professional work includes over 100 credits as a director and voice/accent coach. He is a certified Associate Teacher of both Fitzmaurice Voicework and Knight-Thompson Speechwork, and is a Lessac Kinesensics Certified Trainer. He leads the UMW Theatre in London program, a study abroad experience for UMW students. He served as the casting director for the Fredericksburg Theatre Company and the Director of New Works at Burning Coal Theatre in Raleigh, NC. Marc was the 2018 recipient of the Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching at Arkansas State University. He holds an MFA in directing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2025-08-03 09:00 - 18:00
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Sunday, August 3, 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 #60: FREE Intro to KTS!
2025-09-20 10:00 - 11:00
Saturday, September 20th 10:00am PDT/ 1pm EDT/ 6pm BST

Are you an actor? Teacher of actors? Accent coach or aspiring accent coach? Linguist? Speech language pathologist? Someone who’s curious? Knight-Thompson Speechwork is for you!

Whether you’re brand new to the work or have already begun your exploration, join Certified Teachers Molly Wetzel and Natalie Blackman for a free workshop as we outline the KTS guiding principles (perhaps), and lead participants through an exploration of the vocal tract and the ingredients of accent work!

Tickets for this webinar are free. 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.

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Natalie Blackman is a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight-Thompson Speechwork™. She serves as Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Voice and Text Coach for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. She and her collaborator, Amani Dorn, received the 2025 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Award for Outstanding Dialect Coaching. Natalie has also worked as a professional actor in New York and across the United States for nearly 20 years. She holds an MFA from Illinois State University and a BFA from the University of Utah. natalieblackman.com

Molly Wetzel is a voice and dialect coach, and actor. As a coach she has worked in many professional theatres in the Houston area including the Alley Theatre, Stages Repertory Theatre, and Theatre Under the Stars. As a performer, Molly has worked for regional theatres around the country, including the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, and the Texas Shakespeare Festival. She is an Assistant Professor of Voice and Speech at the University of Houston and serves as the American English pronunciation specialist for Atsueigo Online in Japan. She is a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork™.

KTS Webinar #61: The Globalization of Fitzmaurice Voicework® & Knight-Thompson Speechwork™ in the 21st Century
2025-10-13 17:00 - 18:00
Monday, October 13th at 5pm PDT / 8pm EDT

Tuesday, October 14th at 8am SGT / 11am AEDT

Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight-Thompson Speechwork™ were originally developed together in the U.S., but have now embraced a growing international community of artists and educators. Join us for a conversation with three teachers certified in both techniques: Julie Foh, Petrina Kow, and Michael Shipley. We will discuss how the contributions of this international community continue to enrich and evolve the two techniques, as well as the challenges of endeavoring to create a truly global pedagogy.

Tickets for this webinar are free. 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.

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Julie Foh is a voice, accent, and text coach based in CT. She is currently on faculty at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, and her professional work has included projects for Marvel, Yale Rep, Next Chapter Podcasts, Long Wharf Theatre, Hartford Stage, McCarter Theatre, and others.

Petrina Kow is the only Singaporean certified in Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight Thompson Speechwork®. Adjunct voice teacher at LASALLE College of Arts and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. She coaches CEOs, politicians and corporate leaders in voice and public speaking, and organises and teaches voice and accent workshops in Singapore and around the region.

Michael Shipley is an Associate Professor of Theatre. As a teacher, director, and coach, he seeks to help actors integrate voice skills and acting technique in performance, giving them greater creative freedom and authenticity. He is certified in Fitzmaurice Voicework, Knight-Thompson Speechwork, and Vocal Combat Technique, and holds an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theatre.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2025-11-08 09:00 - 2025-11-09 13:00
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

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

KTS Webinar #62: Fostering the Artistic Voice & Voice Clinician Partnership
2025-11-17 17:00 - 18:00
Monday, November 17th at 5pm PST / 8pm EST

Tuesday, November 18th at 9am SGT / 12pm AEDT

Speech language pathologists (or SLPs) work with clients for a variety of reasons, some of which overlap with the work of artistic voice and speech professionals. Join SLPs Autumn Bryant, Annie Jefferson, Dr. Monica Johnson, and Dr. Marianna Rubino for a panel discussion about where they see opportunities for collaboration, how we can overcome barriers to work together, and how working together might benefit all of our clients and students.

Tickets for this webinar are $10. 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.

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Autumn Bryant, MS, MA, CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) from Chicago. She holds a bachelor’s in sociology and a master’s in speech and hearing science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well as a master’s in health communication from Northwestern University. She began her career in a large suburban school district before working in an outpatient pediatric clinical setting, and later founded her private practice, Griffin Speech, Chartered, coaching non-native English-speaking adults. Currently, she works with international graduate students through Northwestern’s English Language Programs, providing speech and language support to improve English proficiency. As Lead Instructor, she trains a team of linguists, SLPs, and graduate student instructors, and has initiated program-wide speech screenings, streamlined referral processes, and guided the development of the ATTUNE listening portal to enhance auditory discernment of English phonemes.

Annie Jefferson, A New Orleans East native, Annie is a certified member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), licensed to practice speech-language pathology in the states of Louisiana and Texas, and graduated from The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (Drama) where she earned the Young Arts Merit Scholar Award. Annie continued her education earning a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from The University of New Orleans, a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Pathology and Audiology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and a Master of Science in Communication Disorders from Southeastern Louisiana University. Annie works as a school and acute/rehabilitation SLP. She specializes in advocating for voice disorder prevention for the next generation of professional voice users and using her voice and platform to advocate for the needs of her students, patients, and caregivers. Annie enjoys collaborating with other disciplines, sharing her expertise and experiences, and presenting her professional passion to support and advocate for students through various platforms.

Dr. Monica L. Johnson, Ph.D., L-SLP, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist with expertise in fluency disorders, voice, and counseling within speech-language pathology. She bridges traditional medical-based speech therapy with creative, expressive approaches, exploring innovative ways professionals from different disciplines can collaborate to enhance outcomes. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Johnson teaches graduate and undergraduate students in voice, fluency disorders, and research methodologies, emphasizing client-centered, evidence-based practice. She also regularly presents at conferences and workshops, sharing insights on fluency, voice, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Her research investigates the social and relational experiences of people who stutter, informing her clinical work with a strong person-centered approach. Committed to empowering clients and families while inspiring the next generation of clinicians, she fosters partnerships that unite research, clinical practice, and artistry in speech and voice.

Marianna Rubino (she), MFA, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tulsa where she investigates personality, identity, and voice disorders. Dr. Rubino was a professional actress for many years, appearing in classical plays, improv comedy, and commercials in Chicago, New York City, Houston, and more. As part of her private practice, Dr. Rubino has helped to habilitate and rehabilitate healthy performance voice in singing and non-singing actors. She seeks to collaborate with acting voice instructors; please email mar4596@utulsa.edu.

EXPERIENCING SPEECH #44 Online
2025-12-13 08:00 - 2025-12-19 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 Master Teachers Andrea Caban, Julie Foh, & Tyler Seiple
December 13-19, 2025, 8am-3pm Pacific Time
There will be an hour-long daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific Time.
December 16th will be a day off.
All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.
Early Bird Registration ($100 off the Full Workshop Fee) is available through October 31, 2025!
Click here for a full description of the workshop.

Workshop Costs:

Early Bird Registration

$850 USD*

Regular Registration

$950 USD**

* Early Bird Registration will be available through October 31, 2025.
** 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 $550 USD ($450 USD with Early Bird Registration through October 31, 2025)!
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 November 1, 2025. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 22, 2025. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by November 29, 2025. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

KTS Webinar #63: Vocal Combat Technique - Learn to Prepare, Protect & Preserve Your Voice with D’Arcy Smith and Katelyn Reid
2025-12-20 09:00 - 10:30 | Online, United States
Saturday, December 20th, 9:00a-10:30a PST/ 12:00p-1:30p EST / 5:00p-6:30p GMT

Actors are asked to go to vocal extremes on a regular basis. In this presentation, learn secrets on how to prepare for these sessions, what you can do during them, and how best to recover, so you can return to the booth or set in the best vocal shape possible.

Jeremy Sortore, a Certified Teacher of both VCT and KTS, will join us for the Q&A at the end of the webinar!

Tickets for this webinar are FREE, but you must “purchase” 1 ticket for $0.00 to register. 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. The recording will remain available for 3 months after the date of the webinar.

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PHONETICS INTENSIVE #28
2025-12-21 08:00 - 2025-12-23 15:00 | Online, United States
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Tyler Seiple
December 21-23, 2025, 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 $450 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 9, 2025. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 30, 2025. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by December 7, 2025. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #31 Online
2026-01-02 08:00 - 2026-01-08 15:00 | Online, United States
This workshop is full, and registration is closed.
A SIX-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP IN THE SKILLS OF ACCENT ACQUISITION
With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Julie Foh
January 2-8, 2026, 8am-3pm Pacific Time.
Daily meal break 11am-12pm Pacific Time.
January 5th will be a day 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) is available through October 31, 2025!
For more about Knight-Thompson Speechwork, please visit About the Work.

Workshop Costs:

Early Bird Registration

$850 USD*

Regular Registration

$950 USD**

* Early Bird Registration will be available through October 31, 2025.
** 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 21, 2025. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on December 12, 2025. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 if you inform us by December 19, 2025.
After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2026-01-17 11:00 - 2026-01-18 15:00
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, January 17, 11am – 3pm, PacificSunday, January 18, 11am – 3pm, 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 #64: Cracking Casting Breakdowns: Choosing an Accent Sample
2026-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Friday, January 23rd, 12pm PST / 3pm EST / 8pm GMT / 7am AEDT (January 24th, 2026)

Spending hours hunting for the perfect accent sample? When character info is thin and time is tighter, there’s a faster way. Join Hollywood dialect coach Jack Wallace as he shares practical tips and tricks for choosing effective accent samples—using real casting breakdowns.

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Tickets for this webinar are $10. 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.

Jack Wallace (Accent Coach Jack) is a Dialect Coach from the UK now based in Hollywood, California. Jack specializes in on-set coaching, production prep, and helping professional actors to develop idiolects for their characters. Jack’s clients include Sony, Netflix, Universal, HULU, Disney, Lifetime and VH1. He has also been featured as an industry expert in ET, Buzzfeed, Insider, CNN, and more. Jack has a Master’s in Professional Voice Practice from The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and is a certified One-Voice Practitioner.

KTS Webinar #65: Book Launch Redux! Experiencing Speech Take 2
2026-03-07 08:00 - 09:00 | Online, United States
Saturday, March 7th, 2026, 8am PST / 11am EST / 4pm GMT / 3am AEDT

Join us for a celebration of the release of the new edition of Experiencing Speech: A Skills-Based, Panlingual Approach to Actor Training, 2nd edition written by Andrea Caban, Julie Foh, and Jeffrey Parker.

Andrea, Julie, and Jeff will give an overview of the book and go over new aspects of the second edition, including:

* New and updated exercises

* More pathways for connecting speechwork with acting work, including professional applications

* Updated images throughout

* Updated information for instructors and the use of the text in various courses

* New web resources, including additional exercise and video demos.

Come ready to play! No prior experience with KTS necessary. The book is currently available for pre-order and will ship after February 23, 2026.

Tickets for this webinar are FREE, but you must “purchase” 1 ticket for $0.00 to register. 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.

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ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2026-03-07 12:00 - 2026-03-08 16:00
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, March 7, 12 – 4pm, PacificSunday, March 8, 12 – 4pm 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 #45 Online
2026-03-13 08:00 - 2026-03-22 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 Master Teachers Nathan Crocker & Julie Foh
March 13-15 & 20-22, 2026, 8am-3pm Pacific Time
There will be an hour-long daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific Time.
March 16- 19 will be days off.
All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.
Early Bird Registration ($100 off the Full Workshop Fee) is available through January 31, 2026!
Click here for a full description of the workshop.

Workshop Costs:

Early Bird Registration

$850 USD*

Regular Registration

$950 USD**

* Early Bird Registration will be available through January 31, 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 $550 USD ($450 USD with Early Bird Registration through January 31, 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 January 30, 2026. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on February 20, 2026. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by February 27, 2026. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

PHONETICS INTENSIVE #29
2026-03-27 08:00 - 2026-03-29 15:00 | Online, United States
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Tyler Seiple
March 27-29, 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 $450 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 February 13, 2026. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on March 6, 2026. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by March 13, 2026. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #32 Online
2026-04-10 08:00 - 2026-04-19 15:00 | Online, United States
A SIX-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP IN THE SKILLS OF ACCENT ACQUISITION
With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Tyler Seiple
April 10-12 & 17-19, 2026, 8am-3pm Pacific Time.
Daily meal break 11am-12pm Pacific Time.
April 13-16 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) is available through January 31, 2026!
For more about Knight-Thompson Speechwork, please visit About the Work.

Workshop Costs:

Early Bird Registration

$850 USD*

Regular Registration

$950 USD**

* Early Bird Registration will be available through January 31, 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 February 27, 2026. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on March 20, 2026. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 if you inform us by March 27, 2026.
After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

KTS Webinar #66: Intimate Voice
2026-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Friday, 10th April, 2026, 12pm PST / 3pm EST / 8pm GMT/ 7am AEDT

Intimacy coordination has transformed physical staging practices and highlighted the importance of consent-based practices on set, in rehearsal and in actor training. However, voice training and intimacy co-ordination have remained mostly separate fields, with the movement-led background of intimacy co-ordinators leading to a situation where the artistic possibilities and possible health concerns around voice are often an afterthought in intimate scenes. How can voice professionals use the consent-based practices of intimacy coordination in our own work and teaching practice? How might a greater awareness of vocal storytelling and safety inform the staging of intimate scenes across all performance contexts? We will discuss current approaches to intimate voice work, methods of notating vocal choreography, and explore how to navigate ethical, technical and artistic considerations in scenes that require intimate voice. Convert to your time zone here.

Tickets for this webinar are $10. 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.

Kat Littrell (she/they) is a voice actor, educator, and dialect coach. A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, her MFA dissertation examined intimacy practices in voice-only performance contexts. Her work bridges consent-based practices, vocal health, and storytelling. Kat is an award-winning audiobook narrator, including an Audie Award nomination for Audiobook of the Year (2026). She brings her professional experience in voice over and intimate vocal storytelling into her approach to actor training, and has most recently taught as a Voice and Speech professor at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. As a coach and teacher, Kat combines rigorous technique with playful exploration, empowering actors to develop confident, expressive, and sustainable vocal practices and performances.

KTS Webinar #67: Book Launch - Spanish Accents and Dialects for Actors
2026-05-18 13:00 - 14:00
Monday, May 18th, 2026 1pm PDT / 4pm EDT / 9pm BST / and 6am AEST (May 19th)

Join KTS Certified Teachers Elisa Gonzales, Josh F.S. Moser, and Adi Cabral for an interactive introduction to their new book, Spanish Accents and Dialects for Actors – Volume 1: North America and the Caribbean. The authors will give an overview of the book and the accompanying online resources.No prior experience with KTS or Spanish is required. The book is currently available to order.

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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.

Presenters:

Elisa Gonzales is an Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting at UMass Amherst, and a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework and Knight-Thompson Speechwork. Her professional coaching credits include productions on Broadway, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Players Theatre, American Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, the Hangar Theatre Company, Santa Fe Playhouse, and many more. Elisa is a proud contributing author to the recently published Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance. Elisa is also a playwright. Her original play with music, Olvidados: A Mexican American Corrido, was a 2022 Semi-Finalist for the O’Neill National Music Theatre Conference. Proud member of VASTA.

Josh “J” Feliciano-Sanchez Moser is an Actor, Voice/Dialect Specialist, and Professor, certified in Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight Thompson Speechwork. MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design. Josh co-authored Spanish Accents and Dialects for Actors, and the article Strategies for Guiding Actors’ Accent and Linguistic Needs in the 21st Century. Coaching credits include Profile Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Billie Holiday Theatre, TheatreWorks Hartford, CNN’s Harry Enten, Brown U/Trinity Rep, Yale, Princeton. Josh is an assistant professor at Kean University, and a consultant for Strictly Speaking Group. AEA, HOLA, VASTA. www.JoshFSMoser.com.

Adi Cabral is an Associate Professor of Voice and Movement and Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Nevada, Reno. Their professional credits in voice and intimacy include over 50 audiobooks and theatrical productions at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre, and many more. They are the co-author of Here’s How to Teach Voice and Communication Skills to Transgender Women (Plural Publishing 2019), author of Queering the Stage (Routledge 2025), coauthor of Spanish Accents and Dialects for Actors (Routledge 2026), a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight-Thompson Speechwork®, and a proud member of VASTA and SAG-AFTRA.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2026-06-06 09:00 - 2026-06-07 13:00
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, June 6, 9am – 1pm PacificSunday, June 7, 9am – 1pm Pacific

Where:Online via Zoom

Taught by:Siobhan Dohertyspeakingofaccents.com

Price: $250

$100 for repeat registration

To register: Email Siobhan at speakingofaccents@gmail.com or visit here for more information.

Certified Teacher Siobhan Doherty 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 speakingofaccents@gmail.com, or by visiting here for more information.

KTS Webinar #68: Bridging KTS and the Work of Edith Skinner
2026-06-29 10:00 - 11:00
Monday, June 29th, 2026, 10am PST / 1pm EST/ 6pm GMT

Dudley 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.

Our 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.

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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.

Presenters:

Tyler 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.

Steven 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.

Natalie 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

Lauren 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

Michael 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

TEACHER CERTIFICATION #12
2026-07-06 09:00 - 2026-07-24 17:00
Knight-Thompson Speechwork will offer a three-week Teacher Certification program in the summer of 2026, July 6th-24th, taught by the KTS Teaching Team, Co-Directors Phil Thompson & Andrea Caban, and Certified Teachers Nathan Crocker, Julie Foh, and Tyler Seiple. The program will be held in person at the Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy. Sessions will take place five days a week, Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00 or 5:00pm local time. Prior to the start of the program, there will be two to three required webinars on weekend days between May 15th and July 5th. There will also be assignments due between May 15th and July 5th, including articulator isolation & gurn videos and drafts of accent breakdowns. Participants will receive feedback on those assignments from the Cert Teaching Team. Additionally, there will be two to three online Knowledge Celebrations due within the same time period. Participants will be paired with a KTS Certified Teacher as a Mentor during this process who will support them with two private sessions before the three-week certification, and two private sessions after. A list of required and recommended reading can be found here.

Program Goals
The purpose of the Certification is to make sure that its participants possess:

A thorough understanding of the Knight-Thompson approach to speech training.
A thorough knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet and an ability to use it effectively in teaching.
A thorough understanding of the Knight-Thompson approach to the methodology of accent training.
An ability to productively use research resources for accent acquisition, as well as efficiently learn and effectively model new accents.
A demonstrated ability to teach this material effectively and with full understanding.
A demonstrated ability to use this approach creatively in teaching and coaching.

The emphasis in the Certification program will be on individual development, and all participants will receive substantial individual attention and mentoring. Participation in the Certification program does not guarantee certification: in some cases we may require additional work to demonstrate understanding and teaching skill. Admission to the Teacher Certification Program is open only to participants who have already taken Experiencing Speech, Experiencing Accents and a Phonetics Intensive. Prospective participants in the Teacher Certification Program also must have some experience incorporating this approach in their own teaching or coaching before going on to Certification.
Application Process
Submit your application via this link. Then email an accent breakdown* and a link to an accent modeling sample to knightthompsonspeechwork@gmail.com.
Requirements for Accent Breakdown: include a section for each of the 4Ps as taught in Experiencing Accents; include cut sound samples and phonetic transcription for the Posture section and each of the token sounds in the Pronunciation section. An expanded version of a breakdown from Experiencing Accents coursework is acceptable.
Requirements for Accent Modeling Sample: A 2- to 3-minute fully-embodied performance of a memorized text in the accent from your breakdown.
Applications open August 22, 2025 and will close on April 26, 2026. There will be three rounds of application review by the KTS Council. The first review will happen after November 2, 2025; the second review will happen after January 18, 2026; and the third will happen at the close of applications on April 26, 2026. Priority will be given to early applications. Early applicants accepted into the cohort will receive feedback on their application and highly discounted re-taker pre-requisite workshop access. Please note that this program will happen in person only.
*KTS acknowledges this accent breakdown is your intellectual property and will be used for application review purposes only.
Please note that application to the Cert does not guarantee admittance.
Program Costs
Upon acceptance, the enrollment fee for the Certification is $4,700 USD. If you are accepted into the program, payment instructions will be provided.
The Accademia dell’Arte will provide food and lodging to everyone accepted to the Certification for an additional fee of $2,050 ($98 a day) for the three weeks. That includes:

Room (Double Occupancy with ensuite bathrooms – Single Occupancy is based on availability and has an extra charge)
Meals (3 meals a day, 5 days a week)
24/7 Emergency Phone
Administrative and Medical Assistance (On-site visits with a general practitioner are included – appointments with a specialist will have a discounted charge)

Payment 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 $500 to secure your place in the workshop. This is due upon acceptance into the program. The full payment is due May 15th, 2026. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $100 if you inform us before May 15th, 2026. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2026-08-02 09:00 - 18:00
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.

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.
