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 also a professional voice and dialect coach, voiceover performer, 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.
What's Deric up to now?
- Deric was just promoted to Senior Editor of the International Dialects of English Archive.
- Deric was recently 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 recently published an article in The Voice and Speech Review, a book chapter in Acting for the Stage.
- His book chapter about training actors with disabilities will appear in New Developments in Teaching Theatre Arts, 2018.
