NATALIE McMANUS
(301) 610-9313
9212 Bentridge Avenue
Potomac, MD 20854
Natalie@ProfessionallySpeaking.info
EXPERIENCE
- THEA 300 Voice and Speech Fundamentals, George Mason University, VA Spring 2004-
- THEA 301 Voice and Speech for the Performer, George Mason University, VA Spring 2005-
- Private Voice and Speech Clients/Professional Group Workshops 2001-
- Forensic League Coach, Northwest High School, Germantown, MD 2000-2007
- Forensic League Tournament Director, Montgomery Co. Public Schools, MD 2002-2007
- Shakespeare Workshops for Middle School Level, Puck’s Pals, LLC 2000-
- Voice Coach for Various Theatre Productions 2001-
- Group Classes, “Freeing the Natural Voice – Using the Linklater Approach” 1999-2002
- Group Class, Advanced Linklater Voice Training 2002
- Acting 101 – Theatre Skills Classes, Montgomery Co. Recreation Dept. 2002-2003
- Drama Club Instructor/Director, Cold Spring Elem. School, Potomac, MD 2000-2002
- Speech-Language Pathologist – work in schools, private practice, & rehabilitation centers 1983-
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Designated Linklater Voice Teacher
- Adjunct Professor, George Mason University Theatre Department, Voice and Speech
- Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA) member/DELMARVA sub-group member
- Certified, Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, MD
- National Forensic League Member, Coach
TRAINING
- Continuing Education Classes for Speech-Lang. Path. License-60 hours-2006-09
- Roy Hart Voice Workshop with Richard Armstrong, NYC, Nov. 2006
- Sound & Movement Workshop with Kristin Linklater, NYC, Oct. 2005
- Five Week Voice Designation Workshop with Kristin Linklater, NY, June 2003
- Three Week Linklater Voice Apprenticeship with Andrea Haring in NYC, July 2001
- Shakespeare & Co., Lenox, MA, Jan. Month-Long Intensive Teacher-Trainee, 2000
- Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, MA, Jan. Month-Long Intensive Workshop 1998
- Louis Colaianni’s Joy of Phonetics Workshop, Jan. 2002
- Shakespeare/Clown Two-Week Intensive Workshop, Shakespeare & Co., July 1998
(Jane Nichols, Karen Beaumont, Virginia Ness Ray) - Comedy Workshop-Advanced, Shakespeare Theater, Wash., DC (Floyd King) 1999
- Teachers & Actors Two-Week Intensive Workshop – Putting Shakespeare In The Hands of Adolescents, Shakespeare & Co., July 1999 (Kevin Coleman, Mary Hartman)
- Alexander Technique, Takoma Park, MD (Diana Bradley) 1999
- Authentic Movement/Action Theater Workshop, Boston, MA (S.Hickler/O.Furshpan) 1997
- Teacher-trainee - Linklater Voice Work with Adele Cabot and Andrea Haring, 9/98- 2002
- Linklater Voice Apprenticeship with Paula Langton, Boston Univ., Spring 1998
- Linklater Voice Studio, Boston, MA, Advanced Training, (Antonio Ocampo-Guzman) 1997
- Linklater Voice Studio, Boston, MA, Introductory Training (Christopher Von Baeyer) 1997
- University of Iowa, M.A., Speech Pathology 1983
- Penn State University, B.S., Speech Pathology (includes 6 credits in Acting Processes) 1981
