services

  • Whether working one-to-one with an actor or collaborating with an entire creative team for production coaching, I create a safe and exploratory space for all. I believe that voice, text, and dialect work are each a holistic process that is different for every person.

  • Voice work and communication skills are key elements to the success of corporate leaders and professionals around the globe. Those who use their voice to influence and manage others benefit greatly when learning how to communicate effectively and sort through their thoughts clearly.

  • Building trust and rapport with patients are integral to medical professionals and their work. Strengthening communication skills like active listening, appropriate tone, body language awareness, and building empathy will lead to better patient relations.

  • In today’s landscape, creative spaces that provide voices of authority on authenticity, accountability, and cultural sensitivity benefit projects and individuals greatly. My work focuses on the mindfulness of who is in the space and how the work impacts theatre makers and audiences alike. When working with a script, I question whether the storytelling continually oppresses marginalized communities, and if so, how to confront it. Collectively, we bravely question and contend with harmful storytelling.

  • Statistics show that empowering women, female teens, and young girls, improve their political, social, economic, and health status. We will work together to build the skills necessary to address the common and unique hurdles that this demographic faces.

  • In a rapidly changing industry, directors, writers, and creative teams are prioritizing culturally sensitive, competent, and informed performances. I offer workshops for students, training programs, and working actors to help approach accent work in a way that respects the culture, background, and histories of the language and people. We discuss how our identities are infused into performances and discuss strategies when characters are further away from our experience. Workshops are tailored to the group’s needs and can be nuanced in whatever way is useful to participants.

what people are saying…

  • "Joy is my go-to accent coach. Super patient and adapts to my learning style. Has helped me greatly with several different accents over many years!"

    Díana Bermudez, Actor

  • "My experience working with Joy was absolutely wonderful. She made the process easy and accessible. She gave me the confidence and reassurance to perform with all the tools I needed to feel great. In part she helped me get a Drama Desk nomination for best featured actress. I will keep her number forever."

    Sonnie Brown, Actor

  • "Joy is such a warm, wonderful dialect coach! I reached out to her to learn some of the basics of a Mandarin and Cantonese accent. She had already prepared a trove of resources to help me fully understand and practice the accent! She's also very encouraging and goes deep into the technicals of the accent."

    Felisha Wong, Actor

  • "Joy was so compassionate and insightful during our sessions. I felt not only better about where I was with my character, but better about myself as a performer when we were finished!"

    Jennifer Vosters, Actor

  • "She helped me to discover nuances in the dialect variations that helped to inform acting choices, and contributed in major ways to the expression of the character. She also led the cast in vocal health education and gave us the proper tools and techniques to preserve and strengthen our voices for those rough double show days. I am so fortunate to have worked with Joy and have her at the top of my short list for all things voice and dialect."

    Nick Jordan, Actor

  • “As an Asian and queer actor, Asian accents always came with baggage, especially in North America. However, through her support and advocacy, Joy broke down the nuances of a variety of Asian accents and gave me the tools to approach the work with confidence and dignity.”

    Tony Tran, Actor