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PAGE CONTENTS ASSOCIATE TEACHERS - E "Thank you. I appreciated how deep the work went and how ethically it's taught." -- Workshop Participant   ASSOCIATE TEACHERS All Associate Teachers of Fitzmaurice Voicework have completed the Certification Program led by Catherine Fitzmaurice and the Master Teachers, and have from 1 to 15 years experience teaching the work. Please search alphabetically by last name. A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z   JAMES EIKREM (08)   Assistant Professor Department of Communications and Dramatic Arts Central Michigan University Moore Hall 333 Mt. Pleasant MI  48859 tel: 989-772-2369 e: eikre1jh@cmich.edu James Eikrem currently teaches acting, voice and diction, oral interpretation, and movement at Central Michigan University. Before moving to Michigan, James lived in NYC and Portland, Oregon where he taught at Portland State University, Portland Community College, and Portland Actors Conservatory.  Between acting, directing, and coaching voice and dialects, he worked with most of the companies in the Portland area, including Artists Repertory Theatre and Portland Center Stage. James continues to act and direct at Central Michigan University, including original Narrative Theatre performances of literature for stage and radio. He co-produced, directed, and co-scripted a training film on sexual harassment for CUPA-HR, the National Academic Human Resources Association. He also has an interest in character development through clown work. He has developed and directed over fifty clown acts for performance with students over the past 10 years.  MFA New York University Graduate Acting Program; BA Theatre & BA English, Portland State University, Portland, OR. MICHAEL ELLIS-TOLAYDO (02)   Professor of Dramatic Arts St. Mary's College Arts and Letters 18952 East Fisher Road St. Mary's City MD 20686 tel: 240-895-4244 fax: 240-895-4958 e: mellistolaydo@smcm.edu www.smcm.edu/users/mellistolaydo/     Michael Ellis-Tolaydo is the Steven Muller Distinguished Professor in the Arts Chair, the first to receive this award. As an actor and director he has worked in every state in the USA, especially extensively at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. He is originally from Kenya, East Africa.   MFA Catholic University; MA American University; Graduate Diploma Academy of Dramatic Art, Oakland University. MICHA ESPINOSA (98)   Assistant Professor Arizona State University School of Theatre and Film Dixie Gammage Hall 232 1001 S. Forest Mall PO Box 872002 Tempe AZ 85287-2002 tel: 480-965-5337 e: micha.espinosa@asu.edu     Micha Espinosa taught previously at Western Michigan University, the University of Miami, and the Coconut Street Playhouse. She has also taught at Texas State University-San Marcos, New World School of the Arts, Florida International University, and the University of California-San Diego. With ten years experience as a workshop presenter, she has taught voice, speech, and movement workshops nationally and internationally, including in Japan, Canada, Mexico, and Chile. She is a trainer for the Fitzmaurice Voicework Certification Program, as well as a certified yoga instructor with extensive Feldenkrais training. As a member of SAG and AFTRA, she is a professional actress/singer who has worked in films, television, commercials, and regional theatres. Micha has served as an officer in the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA) since 2000, is an associate editor for the International Dialects of English Archive (IDEA) www.ukans.edu/~idea, and has published in the Voice and Speech Review and in the Journal for Intergroup Relations (2005). Her research and scholarship examines and contextualizes the current climate within the training of actors from non-dominant groups. She is passionate about social justice as it pertains to actor training. MFA University of California-San Diego; BFA Stephens College. BRIAN EVANS (06)   Assistant Professor Ohio University Athens OH e: evansb1@ohio.edu Brian Evans teaches acting, voice, speech, and stage combat. He has worked as a professional actor for the Colorado and Illinois Shakespeare Festivals, South Coast Repertory, Porthouse Theatre, and, most recently, the Oxford Shakespeare Festival. Television credits include Chapelle's Show and Judging Amy. His voice-over work includes the audio book of The Virginian. He produced award-winning theatre while working in Los Angeles, including the world premieres of several new playwrights. He has worked as a voice and dialect coach for professional productions in Los Angeles and Mississippi. As a member of the Society of American Fight Directors he has studied stage combat with SAFD teachers in Las Vegas and at Los Angeles Fight Academy. MFA University of California-Irvine; BFA Kent State University. NANCY EYERMANN (03)     Austin TX e: nancyeyermann@yahoo.com Nancy Eyermann has been acting professionally around the country since 2002, and has performed Lady Macbeth and Annie Sullivan at the Texas Shakespeare Festival and many roles with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival. She was an active participant in CSF's educational programs, introducing Acting Interns and High School Workshop students to Fitzmaurice Voicework and Shakespeare text. She previously taught voice classes to undergraduates at Temple while she was completing her MFA and later as adjunct faculty there. In the summer of 2005 Nancy toured TSF's production of The Miracle Worker to Beijing as part of China's second American Drama Society Conference. Nancy is now resident in Austin Texas. MFA Temple University; BFA Texas State University-San Marcos.   A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z Founder      Master Teachers      Associate Teachers      Assistant Teachers       All Teachers Home Overview Calendar Teachers/Locations Articles Links FITZMAURICE VOICEWORK is a Registered Trademark owned by Catherine Fitzmaurice