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BIO

Deric McNish is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at Michigan State University. He is also a professional voice and dialect coach, audiobook narrator, actor, and director. He earned a PhD in Theatre Studies from The University of Colorado Boulder and an MFA from the Professional Actor Training Program at Case Western Reserve University and The Cleveland Play House. Deric is a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA.

Deric was just awarded the Dudley Knight Award for Outstanding Vocal Scholarship from the editorial board of the Voice and Speech Review.
Deric was recently awarded the 2017 CAL Award for Innovation and Leadership in Teaching and the 2017 Fintz Award for Teaching Excellence in the Arts and Humanities.
He is currently in rehearsals for The Great Gatsby, which opens October 13, 2017 at The Wharton Center for Performing Arts. He recently published an article in The Voice and Speech Review, a book chapter in Acting for the Stage, and several dialect samples to The International Dialects of English Archive. His book chapter about training actors with disabilities will appear in New Developments in Teaching Theatre Arts, 2018.