David Morden
Voice, Text and Coach

David Morden (Voice, Text and Coach) has served as Voice, Text and Dialect Coach for Santa Cruz Shakespeare for the past seven seasons, where he also directed Orlando for the 2016 SCS intern company. He is an Associate Professor of Voice and Movement in the School of Theatre, Film and Television at UArizona where he directed Top Girls, Lend Me a Tenor and Inspecting Carol. He has also served as voice and/or dialect coach on Arizona Repertory Theatre productions such asTwelfth Night, The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors, Othello, among many others. Regionally, he has performed and/or served as text/dialect coach at Arizona Theatre Company, The Shakespeare Theatre, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, A Contemporary Theatre and the Utah, Colorado and Seattle Shakespeare Festivals. Internationally, he has performed and taught at Jagriti Theatre in Bangalore, India. He is a Designated Linklater Teacher (2019) and a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association.