Speaking Of... Conversations on Voice, Speech, and Identity with Ryan O'Shea
Ryan O'Shea
20 episodes
9 months ago
In this episode I’m joined by my talented & deeply funny friend Tim Murray. Tim is an actor, comedian, podcast host and all-around wonderful performer. Tim and I both watched the Netflix film based on the Broadway musical, The Prom, at the same time, and his response to the film inspired a very specific question from me: “Why was James Corden’s performance in Netflix’s The Prom offensive to gay people?” This question opened up several other interesting pathways for our conversation,...
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In this episode I’m joined by my talented & deeply funny friend Tim Murray. Tim is an actor, comedian, podcast host and all-around wonderful performer. Tim and I both watched the Netflix film based on the Broadway musical, The Prom, at the same time, and his response to the film inspired a very specific question from me: “Why was James Corden’s performance in Netflix’s The Prom offensive to gay people?” This question opened up several other interesting pathways for our conversation,...
What makes a voice masculine or feminine? What does it mean to have a “gay” voice? with Kevin Whitmire
Speaking Of... Conversations on Voice, Speech, and Identity with Ryan O'Shea
33 minutes
6 years ago
What makes a voice masculine or feminine? What does it mean to have a “gay” voice? with Kevin Whitmire
On this episode of Speaking Of… I’m chatting with my friend Kevin Whitmire, an actor and teaching artist based in LA. Kevin and I start off by talking about performance and how he changes his voice for each role. We then dive into his question: what makes a voice masculine or feminine? What follows is a fascinating conversation about what constitutes our most “real” voice and how speech and acting coaches can reinforce stereotypes about how certain groups of people do – or shoul...
Speaking Of... Conversations on Voice, Speech, and Identity with Ryan O'Shea
In this episode I’m joined by my talented & deeply funny friend Tim Murray. Tim is an actor, comedian, podcast host and all-around wonderful performer. Tim and I both watched the Netflix film based on the Broadway musical, The Prom, at the same time, and his response to the film inspired a very specific question from me: “Why was James Corden’s performance in Netflix’s The Prom offensive to gay people?” This question opened up several other interesting pathways for our conversation,...
