Audrey Pernell, M.F.A.
Teaching Artist, Theatre
Contact Information
- Email: audrey.pernell@pointpark.edu
- Office: 615 E Lawrence Hall
Education
- M.F.A., Performance Pedagogy, University of Pittsburgh
- Teaching Diploma, Roy Hart Voice Center
- M.A., Voice Performance and Pedagogy, Antioch University
- B.A., Theater, Swarthmore College
Courses Taught
- Voice and Speech I
- Voice and Speech III
- Voice and Speech V
Background
Audrey Pernell is a performing artist and certified Roy Hart Centre voice teacher specializing in free improvisation, devised physical theatre and theatrical concerts. Her in-depth research into the voice, bodywork, performance and pedagogy has taken her to France, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Poland and Chile, where, since 2009, she has taught and performed in numerous Chilean universities and professional institutions, as well as co-directed Rumbos Voice Studio in Santiago alongside her creative partner and husband, Andrés Zará.
In the United States, Pernell has taught courses in voice, acting, and/or ensemble building at the University of Pittsburgh, Swarthmore College and Pig Iron School's M.F.A. program, where she continues to serve on their Equity, Diversity and Inclusion working group. Sought after for her unique balance of intuitive creativity and concrete, accessible tools, her teaching resonates with diverse professionals, from performing artists to teachers to therapists.
Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Interest
- Roy Hart Centre Voice Work
- Performance Pedagogy
- Song Interpretation and Free Improvisation
- Early African American Singing
- Musical Theatre
- Devised Physical Theatre
- Ensemble-Building
- Stanislavski-Based Acting
- Applied Theatre and Voice
- African American Theatre
- Afrocentric, Antiracist and Decolonial Arts Praxis
- Self-Care Tools for Performers
- Vinyasa Yoga
- Meditation
Professional Organizations
- Roy Hart Voice Centre (RHVC)
- Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA)
- American Theatre and Drama Society (ATDS)