Books

Andrea is the sole co-author in common for the two latest books from the Knight-Thompson Speechwork system. These two texts represent a comprehensive approach to training actors in speech and accent acquisition for maximal dexterity, skill and play! A new edition of Experiencing Speech, originally published in 2021, is currently in the works.

Experiencing Speech

Experiencing Speech: A Skills-Based, Panlingual Approach to Actor Training is a beginner’s guide to Knight-Thompson Speechwork®, a method that focuses on universal and inclusive speech training for actors from all language, racial, cultural, and gender backgrounds and identities.

Experiencing accents

Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent presents a comprehensive and systematic approach to accent acquisition for actors. It lays out an accessible and effective set of tools, exercises, and theoretical frameworks grounded in current linguistic science, as well as more than two decades of teaching, actor training, and coaching developed by Knight-Thompson Speechwork®.

Articles

Accent Modification Voicework and ALS: A Case Study in Prolonging the Ability to Speak- Peer-reviewed article, Voice and Speech Review, June 2018.

Winner of Voice and Speech Review’s Outstanding Vocal Scholarship Award

Vocal Traditions: Training in the Performing Arts, “Knight-Thompson Speechwork”- article in edited volume, Co-authored with Philip Thompson & Erik Singer, Volume edited by Rockford Sansom, Routledge 2023