Mairéad O'Neill
Voice & Dialect Coaching
"Thank you for being an incredible addition to the room! Your work is already showing in our process!" - Jim Fagan, Director
I’m excited to share a new side-hustle of mine: voice & dialect coaching!
With a foundation rooted in the rigorous training at the Boston University College of Fine Arts, I specialize in bridging the gap between phonetic precision and character-driven storytelling. After completing Advanced Voice with Professor Ashleigh Reade, and serving as a teaching assistant for the sophomore-level Accents and Dialects curriculum at BU, I have transitioned into production-side coaching with a focus on immersive world-building.
Recent coaching credits include Sam Steiner’s YOU STUPID DARKNESS! (Manchester/Mancunian) and Adam Szymkowicz’s CLOWN BAR (1 & 2), where I developed a variety of Transatlantic and Film Noir-inspired clown dialects.
I have also worked with several actors privately to coach accents for auditions. Scroll down to read my testimonials!
My Offerings
My approach to dialect coaching is defined by a blend of technical linguistic study and a deep commitment to the actor’s process. I am passionate about collaborating with both actors and directors to amplify creative vision through authenticity — to both themselves, and to the story they are bringing to life. I believe dialect and voice work should be a tool to help find the character rather, than an obstacle or hindrance.
Let’s make it feel easy! I am now offering private dialect coaching for actors as well as full production-side coaching and collaboration with directors.
And as a part-time fitness instructor, I’m also excited to offer one-on-one consultations on voice preservation and projection for fitness instructors looking to find more ease when coaching their classes.
Contact me at maireadssoneill@gmail.com for rates!
Testimonials
coming soon!
Education & Experiences
Advanced Voice
Boston University
Semester-long course with a focus on the advanced mechanics of the voice, Internation Phonetic Alphabet, lexical sets and linguistics. Special focus on developing skills and warm ups as a voice teacher, and giving notes/coaching actors.
Roy Hart
Accademia Dell'Arte
Two-week long intensive focusing on Roy Hart voicework; freeing the voice and finding a deeper richness to it in partnership with music and imagination.
2Teaching Assistant2010
Numerous teaching assistant positions held in sophomore-level Voice & Speech Accents/Dialects course, as well as High School-level Summer Theatre institute assisting courses in IPA and Musical Theatre vocal technique.
Boston University