Beth McGuire

Beth has worked extensively on Broadway, off-Broadway, and regionally as a vocal/dialect coach. She joined Yale School of Drama faculty in 2000, where she currently serves as the Director of Speech and Dialects. She is known for her work on Keep the Lights On (2012), Front Cover (2015) and Black Panther (2018). Beth has a private practice in NYC teaching and coaching voice and speech. Her book, African Accents: A Workbook for Actors (Routledge press, November 2015), is the first practical comprehensive analysis of the genre.