- Born
- Birth nameMichael Joe Barnes
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Michael J Barnes is the Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, an Associate Professor of Theatre, Voice & Speech; former Artistic Director; and serves as the Voice Specialist for Hilberry Theatre Company at Wayne State University. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma (BFA) and from The National Theatre Conservator (MFA), is certified as an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, and is a former President and Member of the Board of Directors for the Voice & Speech Trainers Association. Some productions he has directed in theatre include: Cabaret, Rent, Loves Labours Lost, Dragon Pack Snack Attack, Batboy, Guys & Dolls, Hairpray, Ragtime, Ain't Misbehavin', Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors, Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief, How I Learned to Drive, and Eastern Standard. Regionally, he has voice, speech and dialect coached for the Detroit Opera, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Arena Stage, Wilma Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, Rep Stage Company, Pearl Theatre, People's Light and Theatre, Venture Theatre, Everyman Theatre, and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. He coached the films: The Witch with Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, & Kate Dickie; Convicted (aka Return to Sender) with Aidan Quinn, Kelly Preston, Connie Nielson, and Tim Daly--directed by Academy Award winner Bille August; Broken Bridges, with Kelly Preston, Toby Keith, Burt Reynolds, Tess Harper, and Lindsay Haun -- directed by Steven Goldman; and Master Class with Faye Dunaway. He has been on the faculties acting training programs at the University of Miami and Temple University.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Michael J Barnes
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