Assistant Teacher (2019)

Freelance
Wellington
New Zealand
+64 27 6245019

perry@voicecoach.nz
www.voicecoach.nz

Perry represents Fitzmaurice Voicework in Aotearoa New Zealand. Passionate about empowering people to access the full, embodied expression of their voices, Perry works regularly for a number of pro bono causes, including Bedtime Stories at Arohata Prison and Tranzform for transgender youth. She is a respected dialect coach for film and television, coaching on the Guardian ‘5 star’ reviewed feature ‘Nude Tuesday’, and the BBC / Working Title TV series ‘Luminaries’, for which she coached 35 different dialects.

Perry has a background as an actor, teacher, and director, and brings her decades of experience, acting on stage, screen and radio, to her coaching work, offering inspiration in all things related to voice: acting, dialects, presence and presentation skills. Her Fitzmaurice training is augmented by Knight Thompson Speechwork and her Masters in Voice from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where she graduated with distinction.

Perry is proud to fly the flag for Fitzmaurice Voicework in New Zealand, where she is one of the key organisers for the next Freedom and Focus conference: ‘Breathing is Meaning’, in collaboration with Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School.

Voicecoach.nz is Perry’s business, where she works with individuals, tertiary institutions and corporate clients. She also teaches regularly with her friend and colleague Miranda Harcourt at RATA Studios in Wellington.

Qualifications: MA Voice Studies, (Distinction), Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London; BA (Acting) Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa: New Zealand Drama School; PG Dip Teaching (Sec).

Languages: English

Specialisations: Acting, Presence, Private Coaching, Public Speaking, Dialects, Transgender Coaching, Voiceover, Shakespeare.