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as well as a voice, speech and dialect coach for theatre and film. Since moving to St. Louis in 2013, Joanna has worked extensively as a Dialect Coach at the Repertory Theatre St. Louis, New Jewish Theatre, St. Louis Actor’s Studio and the MUNY. In addition to serving as a Text Coach for St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, Joanna acted in the Shakespeare in the Streets production of Ghosts of Maplewood , and directed the Educational Tours of Macbeth , Hamlet , Julius Caesar , and Romeo and Juliet . At the Conservatory, Joanna most recently directed Alice Birch’s Revolt. She said. Revolt again . In 2018, Joanna completed her 200-hour trauma- informed yoga teacher training from St. Louis-based Yoga Buzz. Prior to her position at Webster, Joanna served as the Co-Head of the Undergraduate program of Theatre at Louisiana State University where she taught Voice, Speech and Acting classes in the MFA and Undergraduate Acting programs; and was the professional Vocal Coach on staff at Swine Palace Productions. In addition to her work at LSU, Joanna was an adjunct faculty
member at New York University, Playwright’s Horizons Theatre School, and Brooklyn College. Joanna is an associate teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework™, and a trained practitioner of Chuck Jones Vocal Technique. Joanna is a proud member of VASTA, ATHE, and Actor’s Equity Association. Dennis Milam Bensie ( he/him ) › Instructor, Wig & Makeup Design › BA, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale › Apprentice, Los Angeles Opera › Certificate, IATSE Train the Trainer › At Webster since 2021 › dennisbensie@webster.edu Dennis Milam Bensie began his wig career in the Seattle theatre scene over 30 years ago. His work continued at over 25 other regional theatres across the country and including The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Alliance Theatre of Atlanta, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and most recently Broadway Sacramento at the
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