Gwendolyn Walker - CAS Graduate / Musical Theater, Voice

Gwendolyn Walker (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Voice in Penn State’s BFA Musical Theatre program. She is also a graduate of the Contemporary Alexander School and is a certified Alexander Technique teacher. Her unique approach to training young artists from a somatic perspective as well as from a contemporary commercial vocal perspective has made her a sought-after guest artist and private teacher around the world (Juilliard, Oslo, London, Paris). Prior to coming to Penn State, she was the Coordinator of the Voice Department at the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Gwen’s areas of research all relate back to reducing mental and physical anxiety for today’s artists. A passionate antiracist and activist, her most recent articles and presentations have been about tools for educators to address the current mental health crisis on college campuses, training transgender and gender non-binary humans, and how to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the voice studio and in the greater theatre industry. Gwen is on the Associate Chair of the Representation, Access, and Equity Committee for the Musical Theatre Educators’ International Alliance and Voice Coordinator for Educators for Equity in Theatre Arts. She maintains an active Voice and Alexander Technique Studio in New York City and her students can be seen in most shows on Broadway today as well as in theaters around the world.
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