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During the month of September, Kristi Dana and Bethany Caputo collaborated in NYC with 16 actors on an exciting laboratory focused on embodiment of the Michael Chekhov Technique and integration with the Miller Voice Method. Kristi's research goal was to assess how the unique combination of the two might create a spontaneous, unfiltered, easily understood expression that clearly communicates the point-of-view of the character. The actors completed pre and post-lab surveys, which are assisting Kristi in tracking the efficacy of this investigation.

Join us for a conversation around their discoveries, questions, next steps and what they have discovered through bringing these two techniques into conversation with each other.

This conversation will be moderated by mVm Studio Co-Founder John Patrick and mVm Faculty Tania Chelnov.

Bethany Caputo is an actress and a teacher in New York City who has performed regionally across the country at such theatres as Arena Stage, The Goodman, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, etc.  Ms. Caputo studied at the Moscow Art Theatre where she was introduced to the Chekhov Technique in 1997.  She is now on faculty with the Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA), the Michael Chekhov School of Acting in Hudson, NY, Terry Knickerbocker Studios, The New York Drama Center, and she is currently teaching at The New School in NYC, and she assists Joanna Merlin at Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.  Ms Caputo has taught at various other graduate programs including Stony Brook University, Brooklyn College, and Southern Methodist University. Ms. Caputo has taught internationally at the University of the Arts in Zurich, Shanghai Theatre Academy in China, Victoria College of the Arts (VCA) in Australia, and at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney.  Ms Caputo was an actor in the Master Classes DVD series produced by MICHA and funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.  Bethany is a Co-Artistic Director of the Chekhov based theatre company The Actors Ensemble in New York. Bethany is now the Artistic Director of the Michael Chekhov Studio in NYC, who’s offerings can be found at bethanycaputo.com 

Kristi Dana is an assistant professor of voice and speech at Southern Methodist University. She was a visiting assistant professor of voice and speech at SMU (AY 2018-2019), Penn State University (AY 2017-2018) and served as interim head of MFA Acting, Brooklyn College, CUNY (AY 2016 – 2017). Vocal coaching includes Liz Lerman’s Healing Wars and Marie Antoinette at Soho Rep. She is also an Equity actor and works regularly in small professional theatre in Dallas. Kristi was mentored by Scott Miller and Liam Joynt, hosted in part at the Graduate Acting Program at NYU | Tisch School of the Arts. She is certified in Knight-Thompson Speechwork and holds a Certificate of Completion.  She serves as Faculty and Secretary, and on the Board of Directors of Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA). Her point of research, “Vocal Transparency,” investigates the efficacy of the integration of the Miller Voice Method and the Michael Chekhov Technique for actors. MFA, acting, Brooklyn College, CUNY; MA, theatre education, Emerson College; BA, theatre arts, Penn State University. Board Member, Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA) (2018-2021).