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. They hold their BA in Musical Theatre from Rhode Island College and MFA in Theatre Performance from Arizona State University. They are a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight-Thompson Speechwork. Professional coaching credits include the Utah Shakespeare Festival (UT), the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities (CO), Stages Houston (TX), Theatre Squared (AR), Santa Fe Playhouse (NM), The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (MO), Southwest Shakespeare Company (AZ), Huntington Theatre (MA), The New Repertory Theatre (MA), Central Square Theatre (MA), Alliance Theatre (GA), Hangar Theater Company (NY), The New Hazlett Theater Company (PA), the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (NY), StageQ (WI), and Darlinghurst Theatre Company (Australia). Specialties include Spanish accents, LGBTQ+ actor training, Reiki, bodywork, trans voice. Publications: "Here's How to Teach Voice and Communication Skills to Transgender Women" from Plural Publishing, "Queering the Stage: Inclusive Approaches to Performing Gender and Sexuality" from Routledge (in progress), and "Performing Accents Dialects of the Spanish-Speaking Diaspora" from Routledge (in progress). Affiliations: VASTA (President-Elect), Queer Vox, ATHE, AEA, SAG-AFTRA. www.adriano-cabral.com
