Acting. Directing. Voice. Dialect.
Lisa Anne Porter has performed with numerous repertory companies and Shakespeare festivals throughout the country.
She has coached voice and dialect in over 80 productions nationwide. She is currently the Voice and Dialect Coach for the national tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. In San Francisco, she was the Associate Resident Director for John Tiffany’s production of Let the Right One In as well as the final Resident Director for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Prior to the closing of the MFA program at the American Conservatory Theatre, Lisa served as the Head of Acting and Dialects and was core faculty there for over 10 years. She is currently teaching in the Graduate Program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts as well as at Hunter College and The Barrow Group.
Performance
Recent Work
Lisa has a wide acting range and works easily in many styles from Shakespeare to Beckett, from farce to kitchen sink contemporary. Here is a sample of Tracey from Sweat at Center Repertory Company.
Directing
Lisa was most recently the Resident Director for Let the Right One in at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Curran Theatre.
Voice and Dialect Coaching
Lisa is currently the Voice and Dialect Coach for the national tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. This spring, she will also be coaching Voice and Dialect for Legacy of Light at the McCarter Theatre. Last season she coached Born With Teeth at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Training and Workshops
She is currently teaching in the graduate acting program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Hunter College and the Barrow Group. She recently taught Voice and Text in the 2025 winter month-long workshop at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA. She is developing a training studio in NYC for Fall of 2025.