Michael Morgan
Santa Barbara,CA
Overview
48
48
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher Fitzmaurice Voicework, Shanghai Theatre Academy
Shanghai, China
01.2019
- Team-taught with Catherine Fitzmaurice
Guest Instructor, Theater of Changes
Athens, Greece
01.2009
- Fitzmaurice Voicework
Fitzmaurice Voicework Teacher Trainer
New York
01.2007 - Current
Teaching Professor, Department of Theater and Dance
01.1992 - Current
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Guest Instructor, University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Fitzmaurice Voicework, Linklater Voice, and text
Voice Instructor, California Institute for the Arts
01.1989 - 01.1992
- Valencia, CA, Linklater Voice in the BFA and MFA programs
Professor with Tenure, Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
01.1984 - 01.1988
- Voice and Text in the MFA program
Assistant Professor/Head of Voice Production, Yale University
New Haven, CT
01.1979 - 01.1982
- Voice and Text in the MFA program
Teacher Trainer and Actor, Shakespeare and Company
Lenox, MA
01.1978 - 01.1982
- Voice and Text
Education
Ph.D. - Theater Studies
University of California
Santa Barbara01.2006
KTS Certification - Experiencing Speech with Dudley Knight and Phil Thompson
Utah01.2007
Ph.D. - Theater Studies
University of California
Santa Barbara01.2006
Teacher Certification - undefined
Catherine Fitzmaurice
Los Angeles01.2005
Master of Science - Oriental Medicine
Samra University
Los Angeles01.1994
BFA - undefined
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
New York01.1973
Teacher Designation - undefined
Kristin Linklater
New York01.1973
Affiliations
Actors Equity, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild, Voice and Speech Trainers Association, International Phonetics Association, American Dialect Society
Grants, Honors, and Awards
2024 Office of DEI: Arts Justice Grant – The Odyssey Project - $5,000, 2022 Berne, Switzerland Cultural Grant – A Trojan Woman – (35,000 CHF), $28,993, 2022 California Arts Council Jump StArts Grant – The Trojan Women Project - $67,500, 2019 California Arts Council Jump StArts Grant – The Odyssey Project - $36,802, 2015 Pearl Chase Academic Faculty Grant – The Odyssey Project - $12,685, 2015 Kickstarter – The Odyssey Project Documentary - $65,000, 2014 National Endowment for the Arts: Arts Works Grant – The Odyssey Project - $40,000
University & Community Service
Santa Barbara, 2025, Present, Member of the Advisory Board, Gaucho Underground Scholars, 2021- Present Member, BFA Acting Committee, Department of Theater and Dance, 2016 – Present, Head of Theater and Community Concentration, Department of Theater and Dance
Publications
- Fitzmaurice Voicework: Embodying the Holistic Voice, co-authored with Catherine Fitzmaurice, Routledge, London/New York, 2025.
- The Odyssey Project: Teaching the Odyssey to Incarcerated Students, chapter in edited volume, Approaches to Teaching the Odyssey, co-authored with Olga Faccani, edited by Lillian E. Doherty, Modern Language Association (in press) 2026.
- Words of Wisdom: Interviews with the Experts: Michael Morgan, pages 156-9, The Voice Coach’s Toolkit, Pamela Prather, The Focal Press Toolkit Series, Routledge, Oxford/New York, 2023.
- A Performance of Poetics Liberation: A Conversation about The Odyssey Project, chapter in Classics in Prison, interviewed by Zachary Price, edited by Nancy Rabinowitz, Routledge, New York. 2019.
- Catherine Fitzmaurice, entry in Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stage Actors and Acting, edited by Simon Williams, Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Kristin Linklater, entry in Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stage Actors and Acting, edited by Simon Williams, Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Patsy Rodenburg, entry in Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stage Actors and Acting, edited by Simon Williams, Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Qi Gong Breathing, chapter in Breath in Action: The Art of Breath in Vocal and Holistic Practice, edited by Jane Boston and Rena Cook, Jessica Kingsley Press, London, 2009.
- Constructing the Holistic Actor: Fitzmaurice Voicework. VDM Verlag, Germany, 2008.
Professional Voice, Speech, Accent, and Text Coaching
- King Hedley II, Wilson, Bond, dir. Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2026 Accents (period Pittsburgh AAVE)
- Gem of the Ocean, Wilson, Miller, dir. Portland Center Stage 2022 Accents (period Pittsburgh AAVE)
- The Island, Fugard, Kani, and Ntshona, Randle-Bent, dir. Court Theatre 2022 Accents (Black South African)
- The West End, Adkins, Watson, dir. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 2021 Accents (period Cincinnati AAVE, Appalachian, period Georgia AAVE)
- Nat Turner in Jerusalem, Davis, Lawrence, dir. American Players Theatre 2020 Accents and Text (Southeast Virginia AAVE, Plantation Southern, Appalachian)
- Jane Austen’s Emma, The Musical, Gordon, Barnicle, dir. Ensemble Theatre SB 2020 Accents (RP for Surrey, England, Estuary)
- Once on This Island, Aherns & Flaherty, Fleming, dir. Actors Theatre of Louisville Accents (Haitian Creole and Haitian French) 2020
- Pipeline, Morisseau, Broadnax III, dir. Cleveland Playhouse 2019 Voice and Accents (urban, contemporary African American Vernacular English)
- Once on This Island, Aherns & Flaherty, Fleming, dir. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Accents (Haitian Creole and Haitian French) 2019
- Fences, Wilson, Parson, dir. American Players Theatre 2019 Voice, Text, and Accents (period Pittsburgh AAVE)
University Production Voice, Speech, and Accent Coaching
- Animal Farm, Hennessy, Rademacher, dir. UCSB 2026
- The Threepenny Opera, Brecht, and Weill, Torsiglieri, dir. UCSB 2024
- Everybody’s Favorite Mothers, Still, Brainin, dir. UCSB 2024
- Hay Fever, Coward, Fishell, dir. UCSB 2023
- The Government Inspector, Gogol, Bernard, dir. UCSB 2022
- Tartuffe, Moliere, Fishell, dir. UCSB 2020
- Vanity Fair, Hamill, Whittaker, dir. UCSB 2018
- Cabaret, Masteroff, Fishell, dir. UCSB 2018
- A View From the Bridge, Miller, Appel, dir. UCSB 2017
- Venus, Parks, Whittaker, dir. UCSB 2015
- The Trojan Women, Euripides, Mills, dir. UCSB 2010
Acting Experience
- Death of Kings Duke of York Naked Shakes, UCSB, Irwin Appel, dir.
- Macbeth Duncan Naked Shakes, UCSB, Irwin Appel, dir.
- Eurydice The Father Hatlen Theater, UCSB, Jeff Mills, dir.
- Hamlet Claudius The Odyssey Theater, Los Angeles, David Melville, dir.
- Odicie Uncle Leon Black Entertainment Network Dustin Gould, dir.
- The Tempest Prospero Classical Theater Lab, L.A. Elizabeth Huffman, dir.
- Richard 3 Edward 4 Red Pear Theatre, South of France, David Melville, dir.
- Twelfth Night Orsino Site Pacific Santa Barbara, Jim Al-Shamma, dir.
- Cymbeline Caius Lucius Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Danny Scheie, dir.
- All’s Well That Ends Well Lafeu California Shakespeare Festival, Joe Vincent, dir.
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream Theseus California Shakespeare Festival, Kenneth Kelleher, dir.
- Heartbreak House Hector Hatlen Theater, UCSB, Robert Egan, dir.
- Uncle Sam’s Fandango Douglas Sierra Repertory, Barbara Bosch, dir.
- King Lear Edgar Hatlen Theater, Robert Egan, dir.
- Our Country’s Good Tench, Caesar La Jolla Playhouse, Andre Serban, dir.
- Our Country’s Good Tench, Caesar, Aborigine The Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles Max Stafford-Clark, dir.
- What the Butler Saw Nick Peoples Light and Theatre Company, Malvern, PA, Abigail Adams, dir.
- Miss Julie Jean Philadelphia Area Repertory Theatre, Jonathan Wilner, dir.
- A Photograph Sean Spring Street Gallery, NYC, Anna Devere Smith, dir.
- Malcolm’s Time Elijah La MaMa - David Willinger, dir.
- Muhammad Timon of Athens Flaminius Yale Repertory Theater, Lloyd Richards, dir.
- Romeo and Juliet The Prince Shakespeare and Company, Tina Packard, dir.
- An Open Admission Calvin Ensemble Studio Theater, NYC Richard Southern, dir.
Development and Producing Experience
Executive Producer for The Odyssey Project (full-length film), Currently in Post-Production http://odysseyprojectfilm.com 2014-Present
Timeline
Teacher Fitzmaurice Voicework, Shanghai Theatre Academy
01.2019
Guest Instructor, University of Leuven
01.2011 - 01.2014
Guest Instructor, Theater of Changes
01.2009
Fitzmaurice Voicework Teacher Trainer
01.2007 - Current
Teaching Professor, Department of Theater and Dance
01.1992 - Current
Voice Instructor, California Institute for the Arts
01.1989 - 01.1992
Professor with Tenure, Temple University
01.1984 - 01.1988
Assistant Professor/Head of Voice Production, Yale University
01.1979 - 01.1982
Teacher Trainer and Actor, Shakespeare and Company
01.1978 - 01.1982
KTS Certification - Experiencing Speech with Dudley Knight and Phil Thompson
Ph.D. - Theater Studies
University of California
Teacher Certification - undefined
Catherine Fitzmaurice
Master of Science - Oriental Medicine
Samra University
BFA - undefined
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
Teacher Designation - undefined
Kristin Linklater
Ph.D. - Theater Studies
University of California