Biography
Kate DeVore, MA, CCC-SLP (Theatre, Voice and Dialects), is a voice, speech, and accent trainer, a speech pathologist specializing in professional voice, and author. She operates Total Voice Inc. in Chicago (www.TotalVoice.net), where she coaches professional voice users ranging from actors to executives. She also coaches professionally, teaches at the School at Steppenwolf and Acting Studio Chicago, and teaches nationally and abroad. Kate has recently coached at Lyric Opera, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Drury Lane, and A Red Orchid Theatre. She is co-author of The Voice Book: Caring For, Protecting, and Improving Your Voice (2nd ed.), co-creator of downloadable self-study materials for learning stage accent/dialects available through AccentHelp.com, and created the self-study eBook, “Accent Modification: Neutral American Dialect”.
Degrees
B.A., Theatre University of Maryland 1992
M.A., Speech-Language Pathology University of Iowa 1995