Ms. Jane MacFarlane
Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Drama
Contact information
Background
Credentials
Voice Teachers' Diploma, York University, 1996
Educational Background
MFA Acting, York University, 1996
Biography
Jane is an actor, director, voice coach and teacher. She has 25 years experience in post-secondary education, having taught at such institutions as York University, Southern Methodist University, Mount Royal University, the University of Alberta and is now on faculty in the School of Creative and Performing Arts at the University of Calgary.
Jane is the Resident Voice Coach for Theatre Calgary, having worked on 65+ productions for the company. She has also worked for Vertigo Theatre as Voice and Dialect Consultant, The Shakespeare Company as Voice and Text Coach as well as most other companies in Calgary.
She is the on the steering committee for the newly formed National Voice Association/ Association Nationale de la Voix and is currently serving as Chair of the Board.
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| DRAM 209 | Introduction to Acting I | Fall 2023 |
| DRAM 309 | Foundations in Acting I | Fall 2023 |
| DRAM 316 | Foundations in Vocal Practice | Fall/Winter 2023/24 |
| DRAM 416 | Vocal Practice in Performance | Fall/Winter 2023/24 |
| DRAM 312 | Foundations in Acting II | Winter 2024 |
| DRAM 512 | Advanced Acting IV | Winter 2024 |
Projects
This coming season at Theatre Calgary, along with my duties as Resident Voice Coach, I will be the Associate Director for the annual production of A Christmas Carol. I will be working with the Artistic Director for Theatre Calgary, Stafford Arima, to learn the entire production, in order to oversee the production as of 2024. This is the largest scale production I will have worked on as a director in my career.
Publications
- Transformational Voice Work - Using theatre-based vocal practice to support gender diverse voices . Jane MacFarlane. Canadian Theatre Review. (2023)
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