Are you feeling limited in your acting career because of a foreign or regional accent? Is your diction or speech getting in the way of nailing auditions? Are you longing to stop being constantly typecast?

We understand the special requirements of performers — and several of our instructors are working actors and performers themselves, personally familiar with the pressures of auditions, the demands of dialect work, and what it takes to compete at the highest levels of the industry.

Our team brings together accent and voice specialists trained by company founder Rochel deOliveira, using approaches including Linklater voice training, Alexander Technique, the Sam Chwat Method, and more. We can help you with oral posture work, learning the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), ear training, and body awareness.

Train with Instructors Who Know the Stage

Sara Haider Sara holds a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she received the Charles Jehlinger Award for Excellence in Performance. A working performer with credits including NBC’s Law & Order and New York City professional theatre, Sara brings firsthand knowledge of what actors need — and the trained ear to get you there.

Mike Walsh Mike is a New York City-based dialect coach with experience in Hollywood, on and off-Broadway, and in television. He holds degrees from NYU and Columbia, where he trained with the Linklater Voice Center, and currently teaches speech, diction, and dialects as adjunct faculty at three conservatory-level institutions. He’s worked with actors at every stage of their careers and knows exactly what casting directors are listening for.