Visiting Guest Lecturer in Acting/Voice

About this position

The Department of Theatre and Dance at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a Visiting Guest Lecturer in Acting with the ability to deliver curriculum related to vocal training for the actor, accents, and dialects. The successful candidate will have an ability to teach multiple levels of voice for the actor, accents and dialects, scene-study at multiple levels, and Shakespeare/heightened language. The department encourages balancing professional rigor with human-centered, consent-based practices that prioritize the vocal health of the developing actor. The successful candidate will serve as faculty in the Acting Area, which includes BA Theatre and Dance and BFA Acting degrees. The Acting Area’s priority is to cultivate well-rounded artist citizens with a broad range of skills who are able to compete in and contribute to the shifting landscape of the performing arts and entertainment fields with agency and innovation. The faculty encourage students to develop concrete skills in acting with roots in theatre while simultaneously emphasizing the application of those skills to a variety of contexts and disciplines. The Acting Area supports and is supported by programs in Dance, Directing and Playwrighting, Drama and Theatre for Youth and Community/Theatre Education, Live Design and Production, and Performance as Public Practice. This position requires relocation to Austin, TX. As an integral part of the thriving creative culture of Austin, Texas, the Department of Theatre and Dance offers an array of programs to prepare artists, scholars, and teachers to make profound contributions to theatre and dance through engaging study, interdisciplinary collaboration, and exceptional performance experiences. The department has 35 full-time faculty members and 18 full-time staff members and is housed in well-equipped facilities, which include black box, proscenium, and lab theatres; teaching and practice spaces; and state-of-the-art design and computing labs.

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