Jessica Berman Hirigoyen
Contact
jessicalb@berkeley.eduTitle:
Lecturer: Acting, Voice & Speech
About:
Jessica Berman Hirigoyen is a dialect, voice, text, and acting teacher and coach. She currently teaches at UC Berkeley and the American Conservatory Theatre (A.C.T.).?Recent dialect and vocal coaching credits include:?Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Curran (SF Company),?School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play,?Becky Nurse of Salem, The Good Book, Paradise Square: A New Musical, Angels in America, What the Constitution Means to Me,?and?Monsoon Wedding(Berkeley Rep),?An American in Paris?(North American Tour),?In Old Age,?The Eva Trilogy,?Sojourners, and?runboyrun(Magic Theatre),Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The War of the Roses,?and?Fences?(Cal Shakes),?and?The Who and the What, The Wickhams, Oslo,?and?Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley?(Marin Theatre Company).?In addition to her work in the theatre, Jessica works with business professionals and private individuals on communication, presence, and presentation skills. She holds an M.A. from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and an M.F.A. from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Role:
Lecturer