Jan Powell

Native accent is Northwest American. Many American and British English dialects (upper, middle, & lower class; urban & rural), including East Texas, Northern Louisiana, California, New York Jewish/Italian/urban professional. A wide variety of accents and ethnicities, including: ENGLISH DIALECTS N. America: Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Virginia, Oregon, California, New York, Chicago, Canadian, Native American, Mexican UK: Upper class British, Cockney, Scots, Irish, Welsh Australian ACCENTS EUROPEAN ACCENTS: German, Swedish/Norwegian, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese WORLD ACCENTS: Indian, Chinese, Japanese, African, Afrikaans, Brazilian, Chilean, Venezuelan, Colombian

Jewish grandmother (Naomi) for a new musical demo: "The Story of Ruth" Alien royalty (Kahllal) in award-winning radio drama series ("Dry Smoke & Whispers"; "Murder on the Huddleston Ferry") Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth" for www.speak-the-speech.com Wide variety of characters for "The Federal Bureau of Alternate Reality" for Willamette Radio Workshop (professional recording studio) ACADEMIC: PhD in theatre arts (theatrical editing of Shakespeare text) MA, study in theatrical text analysis BA in Speech/Theatre, acting emphasis, also study in singing, dance PROFESSIONAL: Acting training at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, Los Angeles ("Method") Certificate in Shakespearean Performance, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Intensive acting program, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, MA Shakespeare specialist. Professional director, writer, voice coach, and public speaking coach. Former artistic director of two Shakespeare theatres. Currently: freelance stage director and actor.