Phone: 860-486-1632
Fax: 860-486-3110
Email: karen.ryker@uconn.edu

KAREN RYKER (Professor in Voice and Acting): BA Clarke College, MA University of Michigan, MFA Brandeis University. Additional training with Shakespeare and Co., Grotowskis Polish Lab Theatre, La Mama E.T.C., and in the Linklater, Berry, and Fitzmaurice vocal techniques. Karen came to us from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she served as Head of Voice and Speech and director of the MFA Acting Program. She taught previously at Notre Dame, The University of Texas, Clarke College, St. Edward's University, Brandeis University. Professional voice/text coaching credits include Berkshire Theatre Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, American Players Theatre, Madison Repertory Theatre; acting or directing credits include Shakespeare and Co., The Huntington Theatre, Lyric Stage, Madison Repertory Theatre, La Mama ETC and industrial/commercial work in radio, television and film. Her articles on Shakespearean performance and on methods for protecting actors' voices during scenes involving "vocal violence" have been published in The Journal of Voice, The Voice and Speech Review and The Complete Voice and Speech Workout Book. Karen served on the board of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association and edits the Reviews Section of The Voice and Speech Review. She is a member of Actors Equity Association and of The Voice Foundation.