Hamilton-Gibson Productions offers a unique opportunity to develop your speaking voice while on stage.

The workshop is open to anyone who seeks to develop their acting abilities by learning healthy ways to project your voice.

First session: we will go through fundamentals of vocal production in an interactive group setting.

Second session: A few participants will use either scenes to work in front of the group and apply the lessons learned in the first half of the day.

Participants from the morning session are encouraged to attend this session to watch as the instructor demonstrates how to apply the techniques learned in the morning session.

The workshop leader is Kris Danford, Associate Professor of Voice and Speech. Previous to Penn State, she has held appointments at University of Michigan, Southern Oregon University, University of Iowa, and the University of West Florida. Kris’ professional work as a voice, text, and dialect coach includes coaching at nationally respected theatres such as George Street Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, North Coast Rep, Jewel Theatre Company, American Stage, and Urbanite Theatre. As a professional actor, she has appeared at regional theatres around the country, including Asolo Repertory Theatre, Riverside Theatre, and Ashland New Plays Festival. Kris also conducts research and has generated several publications investigating the use of theatre-based voice training as a tool for people in labor and childbirth. Kris holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from SUNY Fredonia, an MFA in Acting from the FSU Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, and is a certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®.