About
Kirsten Lundin Humer received her MFA in Acting & Directing from UMKC. She is a Certified Colaianni Speech Teacher specializing in the instruction of phonetics and accents and has studied with Patsy Rodenburg—one of the world's leading experts on voice and Shakespeare—and is one of a small group of Patsy Rodenburg Associates certified to teach Rodenburg's voice, text, and presence work in the United States. She has served as vocal coach and dialect coach for numerous professional and educational productions.
She ran a voice consultancy—Vocal Point Partners—for a decade coaching voice and presence to educators, corporate and medical professionals and performing artists.
Kirsten is also an Associate Professor of Voice and the Program Director of the BFA in Acting for the Stage and Screen at Azusa Pacific University in greater Los Angeles. The program has been ranked in the top 25 acting programs and received recognition for its innovative and industry savvy training in the Hollywood Reporter.
She runs a dialect and vocal coaching practice from a studio and online.
SELECTED VOCAL & DIALECT COACHING
or places Kirsten has coached voice
Living Portraits, Dialect Coach: London, Standard British; Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, co-dir. with Jill Lincoln.
Shakespeare Showcase, dir: Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England.
TCL Echoes of Greatness, TCL Mobile, Dialect: 1920s British for Stage/Film.
Curious George: The Golden Meatball, Dialect Coach: Italy; Inland Valley Repertory Theatre.
Much Ado About Nothing, Text Coach, Black Box Theater, APU, dir. Kristi Papailler.
1776, National Broadway Tour, Cast Member, Dialects: Period Specific South Carolina and Scotland; dir. Jeffrey L. Page & Diane Paulus.
Murder on the Orient Express, Dialects: Scotland, Hungary, Russia, Sweden, Standard British, Transatlantic 1930s Actor, Brooklyn, France, Belgium; Warehouse Theater, APU, dir. Matt McCray.
Murder, Mildly Fearsome Films, TV Mini Series, Dialects: German for Opera.
Twelfth Night, Text/Vocal Coach, Warehouse Theater, APU, dir. Kevin Slay.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Dialects: Swindon, England, Estuary, Scotland, West Country; Black Box Theater, APU, dir. Oahn Nguyen.
Andrew Lloyd Weber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Dialects: Italy; Warehouse Theater, APU, dir. Gary Krienke.
To Kill a Mockingbird (Aaron Sorkin), West Coast Premiere, Dialects: Monroeville, Alabama (All accents based on period/location/person specific donors from recordings from the Library of Congress); dir. Oahn Nguyen.
Little House on the Shores of Silver Lake, Dialects: France,;The Coterie Theatre, dir. Sidonie Garrett.
Playing for Time, Dialects: France; The Coterie Theatre, dir. Sidonie Garrett.
The Winter’s Tale, Text/Vocal Coach, APU Virtual Theater, dir. Andi Chapman.
The Good War (Studs Terkel adaptation), Dialects: Alabama, Brooklyn, Ohio 1940s; Black Box Theater, APU, dir. Nanci Carol Ruby.
Romeo and Juliet, Text/Vocal Coach, Warehouse Theater, APU, dir. Kevin Slay.
As You Like It, Text/Vocal Coach, Warehouse Theater, APU, dir. Eric Scott Gould.
Lend Me a Tenor, Text/Vocal Coach and Dialects: Italy; Warehouse Theater, APU, dir. Eric Scott Gould.
Twelfth Night and The Winter’s Tale, Rodenburg Centre for Voice and Speech, Text/Vocal Coach training with Patsy Rodenburg as mentor, dir. Brigid Larmour.
Faustus, Text/Vocal Coach, Mary Hill Theater, dir. Rachel Tracie.
Kindertransport, Dialects: Germany, Manchester, England, and progression from German to Mancunian sounds for lead; Black Box, APU, dir. Monica Ganas.
The Spitfire Grill, Dialects: Appalachia, Wisconsin; Black Box, APU, dir. Rhonda Kohl.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Text/Vocal Coach, Mary Hill Theater, dir. Chris Manus.
Voice and dialect clients and students appearing on: Broadway, Apple TV+, Showtime, Lifetime, CBS, NBC, STARZ, Netflix and more.
SELECTED ARTICLES, LECTURES, & CONSULTANCIES
or places Kirsten has shared her passion for voice
AI Voice Development Consultant, Fortune 500 Company (nda), October 2022–March 2023.
Rodenburg Voice and Diverse Pedagogy Through Poetic Texts, Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA, October 2023.
Stand Up and Talk About Me: Diversifying Voice Pedagogy Through Poetic Texts, ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education), Rehearsing the Possible: Practicing Reparative Creativity, Detroit, MI, July 2022, Peer Reviewed.
“Finding Presentness in Transition: An Exploration of Rodenburg’s Second Circle,” ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education), Scene Changes: Performing, Teaching and Working Through the Transitions Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2019. Peer Reviewed.
Dialects/Phonetics Instructor, Rodenburg Centre for Voice and Speech, New York, NY, July 2019.
Intro to Phonetics for the Actor, Michael Howard Studios, Summer Conservatory, New York, NY, July 2019.
Phonetics Master Class, Michael Howard Studios, Acting Scene Study, New York, NY, July 2019.
Auditioning Workshop, Oaks Christian School, Westlake Village, CA, January 2019.
Dialects/Phonetics Instructor, Rodenburg Centre for Voice and Speech, New York, NY, July 2018.
“Acting Between the Songs,” CITA Secondary Conference, October 2015.
“Executive Leadership Skills for Interviewing,” APU School of Business, November, 2014.
“From Commandments and Kings to Living Legos: The Voices of God in American Film,” Baylor University Film Forum, October 2014.
“Waiting to Exhale (and Inhale),” APU Life, Fall 2014 issue.
“Translation in the Act of Giving Voice to Shakespeare,” CCL, Chicago, IL, March 2014.
Voice for the Actor, guest teacher; Lau Lapides Studio, Wellesley, MA, 2013.
Teaching with Presence, instructor, one-week analysis, review and training; BeFit, Naperville, Illinois, April 2011.
“Vocal Dynamics: Finding Your Coaching Voice,” guest lecturer; Wellcoaches®, Boston, MA, June 2010.
“Non-Verbal Communication for the Workplace: How to Communicate Clearly and Powerfully with Your Voice and Your Body,” guest lecturer; Total Image Management, Chicago, Illinois, October 2009.
“What You Say and How You Say It,” guest lecturer; Braver Women’s Association, Neels & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, September 2009.
Voice, Body Language, and Public Speaking, coach; Children’s Hospital Boston and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, January-May 2008.
“Stress Relief: Relaxation Techniques for the Workplace,” guest lecturer; Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP, International Women’s Retreat, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2006.
“Voice for the Teacher: How to Use It and Not to Lose It,” guest lecturer and instructor, workshop; Hot Yoga College of India, Naperville, Illinois, July 2005 and October 2006.
WHAT THEY SAY
or praise from corporate clients
On corporate coaching:
"Kirsten is a unique resource for those wishing to improve their interpersonal communication skills. I've had the pleasure of recommending her services to many of my executive level clients wishing to improve their speech and presentation skills. Kirsten Lundin is also a gifted trainer, and I've seen her make significant impace in short periods of with groups of professionals who aren't necessarily comfortable doing deep breathing exercises in front of their peers. She conveys the importance of using one's voice to it's fullest potential in an easy and fun manner."
Gretchen Neels, President, Neels & Company
"I went to Kirsten to get help with speaking in front of large audiences, something that I have been very uncomfortable with, but must do for my work. By working on breathing, the different elements and sources of my voice, and helping to compose my presentations, Kirsten helped me tremendously, and I now enjoy speaking in public. She is amazingly skilled and talented, and tailored a unique program for me to improve my oral presentation skills."
Radiologist, Children's Hospital Boston