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College of William & Mary
ELIZABETH WILEY
Curriculum Vitae
August 2016
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Office Address:
College of William & Mary
Department of Theatre, Speech & Dance
Phi Beta Kappa Hall 225
P.O. Box 8795Office Telephone: (757) 221-2651
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795E-mail:
Home Address:
508 Spring Trace
Williamsburg, VA 23188Home Telephone: (757) 585-7489
POSITION: Associate Professor, Department of Theatre, Speech & Dance
EDUCATION
M.F.A. ActingUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1988
B.A. TheatreUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1984
TheatreSmith College, Northampton, MA, 1980-82
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Assistant/Associate Professor/Head of Acting, College of William & Mary, Department of
Theatre, Speech & Dance; 1997-present Visiting Faculty-Voice, University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theatre BFA Actor Training
Program; Fall 2001
Assistant Professor/Head of Voice, University of Mississippi, Department of Theatre Arts;
1994-97
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, Department of Theatre; 1986-88
HONORS, PRIZES AND AWARDS
Nat’l Audie Awards 2016 – Finalist for Best Narration, Non-Fiction Audiobook
Nat’l Voice Arts Awards 2015 – Finalist for Best Voiceover, Young Adult Audiobook
University Professor for Teaching Excellence, awarded Fall 2005 for a three-year term
Port Folio 2004 Theatre Award – Best Actress in a Drama
Alumni Fellowship Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004
Annual Faculty Award, The Thirteen Club of the College of William and Mary, 2000
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COURSES TAUGHT
College of William & Mary, 1997-present
Beginning ActingAdvanced Acting (Styles)
Intermediate ActingAudition Techniques
Voice Training and the ActorAdvanced Voice Production
Introduction to the Art and Craft of Theatre Physical Theatre
Freshman Seminar: (Re)Making MythDialects for Actors
Presence & Performance
Theatre History 500 b.c. to 1750 (guest lecturer)
University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theatre, Fall 2001
Voice: 1st and 2nd Year BFA Core Curriculum
University of Mississippi, 1994-1997
B.F.A. Program:
Acting: Character DevelopmentActing: Scene Study
Fundamentals of Voice & DictionBasic Voice & Diction (non-majors)
Voice & Diction Development Dialect Study
Musical Theatre Performance
M.F.A. Program:
Directing and Acting Modern RealismShakespeare Text Analysis
Advanced Voice ProductionSpeech/Phonetics
Dialect StudyVoice: Alternative Styles
Research & Bibliography
WORKSHOPS TAUGHT
Awakening Chakra Dance, June 2010
Circle PSG Festival, St. Louis, Missouri
Elizabethan Language and Dialects, March 2008 and April 2007
Out of the Woodwork Productions, Virginia Renaissance Faire
2006 Speech Methods Workshop, June 2006 (workshop co-coordinator)
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
featuring three internationally known master teachers
2005 Voice Methods Workshop, June 2005 (workshop co-coordinator)
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
featuring three internationally known master teachers
Pennsylvania Renaissance Festival, August 2001
Master Classes: Voice for Outdoor Performance, Character Voice
WORKSHOPS TAUGHT cont’d
Nordic Stage Fight Society (faculty Voice person), July 2001
Annual Nordic Stage Fight Workshop, Skene, Sweden
Association of Professional Actors in Estonia LavaVoitlus, Parnu, Estonia
International Paddy Crean Stage Combat Workshops (faculty Voice person):
Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta - January 1999 & January 2001
Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, Scotland - August 1999
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA - April 1998
Language as a Weapon
Voice of Violence
Panel Discussion: from Physiology to Performance
Canadian National Voice Intensive, Simon Fraser University Contemporary Arts
Summer Institute, 1996
Advanced Voice ProductionShakespeare Text Analysis
Minnesota Academy of Stage Combat Skills, Minneapolis, MN, 1990-93
Scene Study: Acting the FightVoice of Violence
Period Movement Style
Fuller Young People's Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1990-91
Find Your VoiceBeginning Acting
Singing for Musical TheatreAuditioning
PRIVATE COACHING
Private Vocal Coach. 1987-present. Ongoing, occasional individual and group coaching for actors, singers, ministers, broadcast journalists, teachers, professors, business professionals, law students, etc.
Voice Consultant, Project LEAP, Teleproductions Resource Center, Oxford, Mississippi.
1995-96. Coaching of on-camera teachers for regional GED/literacy program.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NYC Audiobook Intensive with Paul Alan Ruben, April 2014
Pat Fraley’s “Melt Down Mix Down” Advanced Voiceover Workshop, Atlanta, GA,
February 2012
Pat Fraley’s “Billion Dollar Read” Audiobook Workshop, New York City, June 2011
Commedia workshop with Roving Classic Commedia University, hosted by the College of
William and Mary, January 2008
“Faculty Symposium” in Physical Theatre at Accademia Dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy,
May 2007
“2006 Speech Methods Workshop” with master teachers Louis Colaianni, Dudley Knight,
and Gillian Lane-Plescia, hosted by the College of William and Mary, 2006
“The Dell’ Arte Intensive” two-week theatre workshop, Dell’Arte International School of
Physical Theatre, Aasen, Denmark, 2005
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT cont’d
“2005 Voice Methods Workshop” with master teachers Louis Colaianni, Catherine
Fitzmaurice and Nancy Krebs, hosted by the College of William and Mary, 2005
“Moliere Masks and Manners” Theatre Movement Workshop, University of Missouri-
Kansas City Summer Theatre Institute, 2004
Roy Hart Voice Workshop, Richard Armstrong, Towson University, 2002
Ashtanga Yoga, Instructor Julie Lerner Schmit, Minneapolis, 2001
African Dance, Master Instructor Morris Johnson, Minneapolis, 2001
University Teaching Project, William & Mary Teaching Enhancement Seminar, 1998-99
Canadian National Voice Intensive, Simon Fraser University, Contemporary Arts
Summer Institute, 1995
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
William & Mary Summer Research Grant. To support research of “Mask and Movement” in Actor Training and Performance. $4000 awarded June 2005.
William & Mary Summer Research Grant. To support research and production of original adaptation ofA Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas. $4000 awarded June 2004.
William & Mary Summer Research Grant. To support research and production of the Margrethe Bohr role in Copenhagen by Michael Frayn. $4000 awarded June 2003.
Community of Scholars Fund. College of William & Mary. To support travel to Paddy Crean Workshop in Banff, Alberta. $500 awarded 1999, $500 awarded 2001.
International Travel Grant. College of William & Mary Reves Center. To support travel to Paddy Crean Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland. $700 awarded 1999.
Partners Grant. University of Mississippi. For purchase of John Barton's Playing Shakespeare Video Series for Theatre Arts Department. $995 awarded January 1997.
Faculty Development Grant. University of Mississippi. To support workshop presentation at the '97 Southeastern Theatre Conference. $700 awarded October 1996.
Faculty Development Grant. University of Mississippi. To support assistantship at the Canadian National Voice Intensive in Vancouver, B.C. $900 awarded January 1996.
Faculty Development Grant. University of Mississippi. For study at the Canadian National Voice Intensive in Vancouver, B.C. $400 awarded February 1995.
Associates Grant. University of Mississippi. Technology Enhancement: Internal Network for the Theatre Arts Department. $2500 awarded January 1995.
Graduate Fellowship, University of Minnesota. 1985-86.
ARTISTIC ACTIVITY/SCHOLARLY RESEARCH
ACTING/Professional Theatre (producer, title, role, year)
Circle Sanctuary PSG FestivalThe Vagina MonologuesHost/Ensemble2010, 2012
Virginia Shakespeare FestivalRomeo & JulietLady Capulet2007
Virginia Shakespeare FestivalLove’s Labours LostHolofernes2007
Virginia Stage CompanyTreasure IslandMrs. Hawkins2005
Wiley Coyote ProductionsA Child’s Christmas in WalesEnsemble2004
Playwright’s Premiere TheatrePen PalsBernie2004
Wiley Coyote ProductionsLes Liaisons DangereusesLa Marquise de Merteuil2003
Wedgwood Renaissance ProductionsCopenhagenMargrethe Bohr2003
Virginia Shakespeare FestivalIf Music Be the Food of Love…Soloist2003
Virginia Shakespeare FestivalWhen Shakespeare Played WmbgSarah Hallam2002
Commonwealth Performance FestivalShakespeare for Two, PleaseDuo2002
E & E Productions, VAOh Dear, We Don’t Know Where We Are Duo2001-02
Virginia Shakespeare FestivalMeasure for MeasureIsabella1998
Virginia Shakespeare FestivalRomeo & JulietNurse1998
Michigan Shakespeare FestivalRomeo & JulietChorus/Queen1996
Southern Festival Theatre, MSAs You Like ItRosalind1995
Southern Festival TheatreTwelfth NightOlivia1995
Southern Festival TheatreWhen Starbright FadesDarla1995
Jungle Theatre, MinneapolisOld TimesAnna1993
Paul Bunyan Playhouse, MNA Midsummer Night's DreamHelena1993
Dudley Riggs' ETC, MinneapolisSongs for Swinging LutheransEnsemble/Pianist1992
Dudley Riggs' ETCExpiring Minds Want to KnowEnsemble1991
Plymouth Playhouse, MinneapolisLittle Shop of HorrorsAudrey1990
Park Square Theatre, St. Paul, MNThe Importance of Being Earnest Gwendolen1990
Lyric Theatre, MinneapolisBoxelder Bug VariationsEnsemble1989
Park Square Theatre, St. Paul, MNMacbethLady Macduff1989
New Tradition Theatre, MNBetrayal Emma1988
Sequoia Theatre, MinneapolisLone Star/Laundry & BourbonHattie1988
Theatre L'Homme Dieu, MNOnce Upon a MattressWinnifred1986
Highland Summer Theatre, MNThey're Playing Our SongSonia1986
Highland Summer TheatreThe Dining RoomFirst Actress1986
ACTING/On-Camera
Student filmThe Surfacemother2014
The History ChannelThe Wars mini-seriesEliz Shoumatoff2013
Ciberhealth care training videos (2)Nurse2011
Screen Media FilmsLake City (with Sissy Spacek)AA group leader2008
Virginia Realtor AssociationOnline training videoprincipal2007
The Learning ChannelA Haunting:Where Demons Dwellprincipal2006
The Learning ChannelA Hauntingprincipal2005
The Discovery ChannelPsychic Investigatorsprincipal2005
Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips: “Remember the Ladies”Jane Vobe2005
The Discovery ChannelDiagnosis Unknownprincipal2004
ABC SeriesLine of FireLeon’s mom2003
Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips:“A Publick Education”principal2003
REM Techmedical training videos (6)principal2003-04
The Discovery ChannelFBI Files: Movie of the Weekprincipal2002
Virginia Powerindustrial training videoprincipal2000
UPNLegacyprincipal1999
The Discovery Channel The New Detectives TV seriesprincipal1998, 1999
Project LEAPeducational training videoprincipal1995
Minneapolis/St. Paul 1988-1994:
TV commercials: McDonald's, Best Buy Company, KSTP-TV News, Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Industrials: J.C. Penney Co., US West Cellular, Norwest Banks, Control Data, Univ. of MN
VOICEOVER ARTIST/Audiobook Narrator
Over 64 titles recorded of various genres, available at
Audio Publishers Association 2016 Audie Award finalist for:
And Then There Were Nuns by Jane Christmas
Society of Voice Arts and Sciences 2015 Voice Arts Award finalistfor:
Under a War-Torn Sky by L.M. Elliott
AudioFile Magazine Earphones Awards for:
Under a War-Torn Sky by L.M. Elliott
In the Land of Armadillos by Helen Maryles Shankman
Serengeti by J.B. Rockwell
VOICEOVER ARTIST/Commercial, eLearning, Film, etc.
College of William & MaryDigital Information Literacy narration
“World of Information” video for incoming freshmen2015
Virginia Wesleyan College Television Commercial2013
Chesapeake Regional Medical CenterRadio Commercial2013
Saxon ShoesTelevision Commercial2012
Sojourners MagazinePolitical Radio Spot2012
Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota – On-Hold Messaging2012
Rosetta StoneUS English- languagelearning software 2007-present
William & Mary TheatreRadio Spots and Telephony2009-present
Paul Meier Dialect Services, Inc.Voicing Shakespeare e-textbook2009
Colonial Williamsburg FoundationThe Idea of America History e-textbook2008-10
William & Mary DanceRe-membering – VO for Dance Performance2007
Busch GardensCoyote Run: An Irish Hero’s Tale2004
Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips: “Soldier of Liberty”2003
City of Minneapolis Public Schoolsindustrial video1993
Mr. Tireradio spot1993
ACTING/Educational Theatre
William & Mary TheatrePal JoeyVera2005
Multicultural Arts Society, VAThe Vagina MonologuesEnsemble2001
Univ. of Mississippi - Faculty ArtistEleemosynaryDorothea1997
Univ. of Mississippi - Faculty ArtistShowstoppers RevueIrene Malloy1996
Univ. of Mississippi - Faculty ArtistThe Seagull Madame Arkadina1995
DIRECTING/Non-educationalTheatre
Panglossian ProductionsThe K of DDirectorMay 2016
Williamsburg PlayersShirley ValentineDirector2006
Wiley Coyote ProductionsA Child’s Christmas in WalesCo-director2004
Cape Fear Regional TheatreTwelfth NightVoice/Asst. Director2001
Mississippi Delta Annual27 Wagons Full of Cotton, Director1996
Tennessee Williams Festivalscenes from Summer & Smokeby Tennessee Williams
DIRECTING/Educational Theatre
College of William & MaryBig LoveCharles L. Mee2014
College of William & MaryCabaretKander & Ebb 2011
College of William & MaryThe Roverby Aphra Behn2011
College of William & MaryEurydiceby Sarah Ruhl2010
College of William MaryThe Scams of Scapinby Moliere2008
College of William & MaryAlchemy of Desireby Caridad Svich2005
College of William & MaryA Little Night Musicby Stephen Sondheim2002
College of William MaryThe Bakkhaiby Euripides2000
College of William MaryLove’s FireShakespeare, Bogosian, Finn, Guare, Kushner,
Norman, Shange, Wasserstein2000
University of MississippiOrpheus Descendingby Tennessee Williams1996
University of MississippiThe TempestWilliam Shakespeare1996
VOCAL DIRECTING/Professional (producer, title, specific or additional responsibilities, year)
Feature filmTo Have and To HoldDialect Coach2011
Virginia Shakespeare FestivalOthelloDialect Coach2008
Virginia Shakespeare FestivalWhat the Butler SawDialect Coach2007
Virginia Stage CompanyTreasure IslandDialect Coach2005
Wedgewood Renaissance ProductionsCandidaDialect Coach2005
Virginia Shakespeare FestivalRomeo & JulietVoice & Text1998
Virginia Shakespeare FestivalMeasure for MeasureVoice & Text1998
Michigan Shakespeare FestivalA Comedy of ErrorsVoice & Text1996
Michigan Shakespeare FestivalRomeo & JulietCo-Choreographer1996
Southern Festival TheatreTwelfth NightMusic Director1995
Southern Festival TheatreAs You Like ItVoice & Text1995
VOCAL DIRECTING/Educational
College of William & MaryThreepenny OperaDialect consultant2014
College of William & MaryDancing at LughnasaDialect Coach2013
College of William & MaryRuinedDialect Coach2012
College of William & MaryThe Prime of Miss Jean BrodieDialect Coach2009
College of William & MaryThe Piano LessonActing Coach2003
University of MinnesotaAmerican ClockVoice/Accompanist2001
College of William & MaryThe PassionVoice & Text 2001
College of William & MaryMoon Over BuffaloDialect Coach2001
College of William & MaryHedda GablerVoice & Acting Coach1999
College of William & MaryThe HostageDialect Coach1998
College of William & MaryMuch Ado About NothingText Coach1998
College of William & MaryAngels in America, part IVoice & Dialect Coach1998
College of William & MaryBlithe SpiritDialect Coach1998
College of William & MaryCaucasian Chalk CircleVoice & Acting Coach1997
College of William & MaryCrazy For YouDialect Coach1997
University of MississippiTartuffeVoice & Text1997
University of MississippiEquusDialect Coach1997
University of MississippiAssassinsDialect Coach1997
University of MississippiA Christmas CarolMusic Director/Dialects1996
University of MississippiWest Side StoryDialect Coach1996
University of MississippiA Comedy of ErrorsVoice & Text1996
University of MississippiA View From the BridgeDialect Coach1996
University of MississippiThe Lion in WinterVoice Coach1995
University of MississippiTop GirlsDialect Coach1995
University of MississippiLend Me A TenorDialect Coach1995
University of MississippiLips Together Teeth ApartVoice Coach1994
Related Performance:
W&M Symphony OrchestraPeter & The WolfNarrator2014
W&M DancEventA Soldier’s TaleNarrator2013
Featuring the W&M Wind Ensemble
Smithfield Arts, Sundays at FourThe Belle of Amherst RevisitedEmily Dickinson2011
Coyote Run Coyote Run Live at the KimballGuest Soloist2011
Williamsburg Music ClubThe Belle of Amherst RevisitedEmily Dickinson2011
Coyote Run Celtic touring band A Kilted ChristmasNarrator/Singer2005-2010
Rites of Spring/Tamelin Prod.“Voice of the Goddess” ConcertVocalist/Keyboardist2009
Wmbg Regional Library James Joyce: Bloomsday CentennialMolly Bloom2004
Art Song of WilliamsburgThe Belle of Amherst RevisitedEmily Dickinson2003
Mississippi Early Music Ensemble"Music for the British Monarchs" Narrator1996
Square Books, Oxford, MS"A Celebration of the Work and Elizabeth Proctor1996
Life of Arthur Miller on His 80th Birthday"
Mid-America FestivalsMinnesota Renaissance FestivalQueen 1989
Invited scholarly presentations and talks:
Audiobook PanelPanelist
Williamsburg Book Festival
September 2014
Falling Headphones Over Heels: AudiobooksPanelist
Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville
March 2013
Remember the LadiesPanelist
Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip. Panel discussion fielding
questions from classrooms across the country.
Aired live on PBS and public access stations - 2006, 2009, 2012
Behind the Scenes: The Role of the Vocal CoachGuest Speaker
Christopher Wren Society Town & Gown Lecture Series, 2004
Carving a Niche for Yourself: Specializations in ArtsPresenter
Monroe Scholar Lunch, the Charles Center, College of William and Mary, 2000
The Voice of Violence and Attendant IssuesPanel Presenter
International Paddy Crean Stage Combat Workshop
Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1999
The Dilemma:Panel Presenter
Should I Consider a Career in the Arts, the Humanities, or the Sciences?
Focusing on the Future: A Career and Academic Planning Experience for High Ability Students in Grades 6-12 and Their Parents. Televised panel discussion.
Center for Gifted Education, College of William & Mary, 1998 and 1999
Theatre CareersPresenter
Focusing on the Future: A Career and Academic Planning Experience for High Ability Students in Grades 6-12 and Their Parents. Interactive workshop.
Center for Gifted Education, College of William & Mary, 1998 and 1999
Contributed scholarly presentations and talks:
Get Caught Listening: The Audiobook CrazeTalk/Presenter
PechaKucha Night
Williamsburg Regional Library, Oct 2015
Voice Direction in Production: A Simple NecessityPanel Presenter
Southeastern Theatre Conference
Miami, FL; 1997
Auditioning for the Professional Theatre: The CallbackPresenter
Southeastern Theatre Conference presentation/workshop
Louisville, KY; 1996
Refereed Publications:
Meier, Paul. Voicing Shakespeare. Voiceover Actor: Elizabeth Wiley. Meier Dialect Services, Inc. Jan 2009. eBook.
Unrefereed publications:
Wiley, Elizabeth, Kellianna Girouard, Heather Jinmaku and Sarah Stockwell Arthen. Voice of the Goddess: Volume One. Run Wild Records, 2009. Music CD.
Coyote Run with Guest Artists Elizabeth Wiley and Corey Walden. A Kilted Christmas. Run Wild Records, 2009. Live Concert DVD.
Wiley, Elizabeth, Marth Munro and Allan Munro. “Orchestrating the Music of the
Fight.” in The Voice and Speech Review: The Voice in Violence, ed. Rocco Dal
Vera, 34-37. Voice and Speech Trainers Association/Applause Books, 2001.
Wiley, Elizabeth. “Orchestrating the Music of the Fight.” in Voice in Violence: The
International Paddy Crean Stage Combat WorkshopConference Proceedings,
Edinburgh, 1999.
Contributed primary dialect samplings for Mississippi and Georgia in Accents of
the American South, Volume 1 by Gillian Lane-Plescia. Dialect Tape with
Accompanying Text, 1998.
GOVERNANCE and SERVICE
College Service
College of William & Mary, Department of Theatre, Speech & Dance
Head of Acting, 1997-present
Faculty Sponsor, Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society, 2003-present
Department Representative, VA Theatre Assoc, VA Thespians Conf, 2010
Senior Honors Thesis Committees, 1997-99, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015
Promotion, Retention, and Tenure Committee Alternate, 1997-98, 2009
Dept. Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2004-2007 (Chair 2006-07)
Search Committee, Speech/Debate NT position, 2014-15
Search Committee, Asst. Professor in World/Multi-cultural Theatre, 2004-05
Search Chair, Hunt-Scammon Visiting Guest Artist, 1999
Student Recruitment, Virginia Theatre Association, 1997-99
Search Committee for Assistant Professor/Theatre History, 1997-98
College of William and Mary, College-wide
Peer Advising Program – Welcome Video for Incoming 2015 students
Committee on Honors and Interdisciplinary Studies, 2012-15
Nominations & Elections Committee, 2005-2008 (Chair, 2007-08), 2010-11
Chairs for Teaching Excellence Search Committee, 2008, 2011
University Professor for Teaching Excellence, awarded Fall 2005 for a 3-year term
Committee on Degrees, 2002-2006
Senior Honors Thesis Committee (English), 1999, 2012
Monroe Scholar Advisor, 2007, 2009, 2010
Center for Gifted Education, Panel and Workshop presenter for the annual
Career and Academic Planning Conference, 1998, 1999
University of Mississippi, College-wide
Student Advising, 1996-97
Champions Committee on Cultural and Artistic Climate/Experience, 1995-96
University of Mississippi, Theatre Arts Department
Curriculum Committee, 1996-97
Faculty Liaison for MFA Actors, 1996-97
Artists' Series Master Class Coordinator, 1996-97
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Committees (9), 1994-1997
Student Recruitment for BFA and MFA Programs, 1994-97
Capstone Course Committee, 1995-96
Other professional service
Training on Voice and Public Presentation for Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists
Worship Associates, 2008-2012
Artistic Advisory Board, International Order of the Sword and Pen, 2001-2003
Board of Directors, First Night of Williamsburg, 2001-2003
Co-Chair, Worship Committee, Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, 2002-2003
Professional Presenter, “Afternoon for the Arts,” M. Whaley Elementary 2003
Facilitator/Organizer, Authentic Movement Workshop, Williamsburg, 1998
Adjudicator, Oxford Middle School Drama Auditions, Oxford, MS, 1996-97
Adjudicator, Regional Theater Festival, Germantown High School, TN, 1995-96
Adjudicator, Minnesota High School League Forensics Competitions, 1986-88
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Audiobook Publishers Association
Actors Equity Association
Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television & Radio Artists
Voice and Speech Trainers Association
Virginia Production Alliance