Dudley Knight
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Dudley Knight is an American voice/speech/dialect expert and stage actor.
He retired from the University of California, Irvine
, where he taught for twenty years. Knight has coached voice, text, and dialects at many theatres, including the Utah Shakespearean Festival
, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival
, La Jolla Playhouse
, South Coast Repertory
, and American Conservatory Theatre.
He is a Master teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, which is based on the teachings of Catherine Fitzmaurice
. He conducts workshops where he teaches Knight Speechwork, his modified version of the Fitzmaurice technique.
As an actor, he has played major roles at American Conservatory Theatre, South Coast Repertory
, Mark Taper Forum
, and Utah Shakespearean Festival
, among others.
He retired from the University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
, where he taught for twenty years. Knight has coached voice, text, and dialects at many theatres, including the Utah Shakespearean Festival
Utah Shakespearean Festival
The Utah Shakespeare Festival is a festival of repertory productions of the works of William Shakespeare and other dramatists. The Festival is held during the summer and fall on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.-Awards:...
, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a Shakespeare Festival each summer at the University of Colorado at Boulder in the outdoor Mary Rippon Theater and indoor University Theatre. The Mary Rippon Theater hosted an annual summer Shakespeare play starting in 1944. The Colorado Shakespeare Festival...
, La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Playhouse is a not-for-profit, professional theatre-in-residence on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. -Background:...
, South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson and now under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is widely...
, and American Conservatory Theatre.
He is a Master teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, which is based on the teachings of Catherine Fitzmaurice
Catherine Fitzmaurice
Catherine Fitzmaurice is the originator of Fitzmaurice Voicework, "a comprehensive approach to voice training" that is taught in acting schools, studios, workshops, and private lessons throughout the United States and the world...
. He conducts workshops where he teaches Knight Speechwork, his modified version of the Fitzmaurice technique.
As an actor, he has played major roles at American Conservatory Theatre, South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson and now under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is widely...
, Mark Taper Forum
Mark Taper Forum
The Mark Taper Forum is a 739 seat thrust stage at the Los Angeles Music Center built by Welton Becket and Associates on the Bunker Hill section of downtown Los Angeles...
, and Utah Shakespearean Festival
Utah Shakespearean Festival
The Utah Shakespeare Festival is a festival of repertory productions of the works of William Shakespeare and other dramatists. The Festival is held during the summer and fall on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.-Awards:...
, among others.