Biography
Deric McNish is an Assistant Professor of Acting, Voice, & Speech, and the Director of the BFA Acting Program in the Department of Theatre at Michigan State University. He is a professional educator, voiceover performer, actor, director, voice and dialect coach, and author. 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.
News
- Rehearsals are underway for Pulp Vérité by playwright in residence Crystal Skillman. Deric is co-directing this workshop production with Alexis Black.
- Deric's co-authored book, Drama in the Language Classroom, will be released in March, 2019. He is presenting on the technique at the TESOL International Convention in Atlanta, GA, in March, 2019. For more info: http://performingfluency.com
- Deric has been awarded the 2019 Teacher-Scholar Award. This university-wide award is the highest distinction an assistant or associate professor can achieve at Michigan State University in their early career.
- He was promoted to Senior Editor of the International Dialects of English Archive.
- Deric was awarded a fellowship by the Adams Academy for Instructional Excellence and Innovation for 2018-2019.
- He was awarded the 2018 AT&T Award in Instructional Technology, the Dudley Knight Award for Outstanding Vocal Scholarship, the 2017 CAL Award for Innovation and Leadership in Teaching, and the 2017 Fintz Award for Teaching Excellence in the Arts and Humanities.
Recent and Upcoming Publications
- Deric's co-authored book about using drama in ESL classes will be published by the University of Michigan Press in March, 2019.
- Deric's book chapter, "Training Actors with Disabilities," appears in New Directions in Teaching Theatre Arts (Palgrave Macmillan).
- His book chapter, "Stanislavski in the Voice Studio," will appear in Objectives, Obstacles, and Tactics: Perspectives on Activating the Actor, which will be published by Routledge in 2020.
- He recently published an article titled "The Performance of Fluency" in The Voice and Speech Review.
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