Six Quick Dialects:
Irish, German, Cockney, British RP, Scottish and Russian

Current Project:  ​
West Side Story
Sunnyvale Community Players

Virus update June 2021:  ​  I am vaccinated.  So I am available for in-person coaching.  However, I will also continue video conferencing as it has always proven to be a great way to work with both individuals and groups.  Click to see the VIDEO CONFERENCING  page. ​  
what is dialect coaching?
Clients learn sound changes, vocal mechanics, and intonation patterns associated with speaking English like someone from a particular region of the US or from another country.  For further information on private and production dialect coaching, see our DIALECT COACHING page.
Who benefits from dialect coaching?
Directors of plays requiring dialects.
Stage and Film Actors auditioning for, or having recently acquired, a dialect part.
Voice Actors looking to add more interesting voices to their repertoire. 
People who want to learn a dialect for fun.
Click COACHING HISTORY to see dialects coached both for productions and individual clients.
what is accent reduction?  
Accent Reduction is learning to reduce the accent you have relative to General American English.  Some people want to sound more like those around them for business or personal reasons. Click for the ACCENT REDUCTION page.
what is vocal PRODUCTION?
Vocal Production Coaching is about changing the basic sound of your voice to something you like better -- for example, stronger, or less nasal.   Click for PUBLIC SPEAKING​.
WHY DO I NEED A COACH?
As your coach, JOHN RUSTAN will:
  • research your specific character's dialect and create detailed handouts with sound changes and drill sentences.
  • listen to you and watch your mechanics to give you feedback and make corrections. 
  • devise specific exercises to address issues in your speech or dialect.  
  • provide targeted audio material to use as models for your desired sound.
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wHY  john rustan?
JOHN M. RUSTAN has . . .
  • A PhD in Theatre Arts - Univ. of Oregon.
  • 35 years of experience .  
  • Coached over 70 productions.  Click for COACHING HISTORY. 
  • Coached Hundreds of Actors and Non-Actors.
  • Satisfied Clients. Click for ​TESTIMONIALS.
  • See more detailed information on JOHN RUSTAN.
CAN I HEAR DIALECT SAMPLES?
You can hear several samples of dialects recorded by John Rustan.  Click for sample  DIALECT RECORDINGS.
AUDITION COACHING explained
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Get expert coaching for any important audition, or general coaching in audition strategies.
URTA (University and Resident Theatre Association) type auditions.  Two contrasting monologues (one classical).  Used for university, college, even high school theatre program admission.
IRENE RYAN SCHOLARSHIP auditions for college students.
Monologues, cold reading technique, call-backs for individual roles, how to dress, audition etiquette, selecting the right material, and many more tips on how to audition well.  

Recent Auditioning Client, Caroline Edmundson, auditionied for Marin School for the Arts in California, and three programs in London:  Sylvia Young Theatre School, Arts Ed, and Italia Conti.  She was accepted to all four programs and will be starting at Arts Ed this Fall, 2020.  

Click for more information on AUDITION COACHING.


Current Events
RECENT INDIVIDUAL COACHING:
Public Speaking: ​6/17/21 - Two new Public Speaking Clients​
Dialects:  
Irish: for Voice Actor
Oakland Street:  For Fillipina actor in Queens, NY for film audition.
Accent Reduction:  (Those wishing to acquire a General American accent):  Clients' native dialects include:
Vietnam
Thailand
Turkey
China
Korea

RECENT PRODUCTION COACHING
Puerto Rican and Brooklyn West Side Story, Sunnyvale Players
British RP  Miss Bennet, Christmas at Pemberly, Spreckels Theatre
British RP and Cockney A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder, Spreckels Theatre
Puerto Rican  West Side Story, 6th Street Playhouse​​
German Cabaret, Cinnabar Theatre
British RP, London Middle Class, Lancashire, The Real Inspector Hound, CGHS
Scots, Irish, British RP, Cockney, Murder Me Once, CGHS

AUDITION SUCCESS STORY:  Audition coaching client, Caroline Edmundson has auditioned for several prestigious high school acting programs:  
  • Marin School for the Arts in California  
  • Sylvia Young Theatre School, London
  • Arts Ed, London 
  • Italia Conti, London 
She was accepted to all four schools and has chosen Arts Ed.  Congratulations Caroline.
707-536-6276
 rustan50@hotmail.com​
189 Webster St
​Petaluma CA  94952 ​
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Expert Coaching
  • ​Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen 
  • Accent Reduction      
  • ​Vocal Production    
  • Auditions
  • Public Speaking​​
In person in Petaluma.
From anywhere in the world by video conference: San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, anywhere in the world with internet connection.   
​See the  VIDEO CONFERENCE PAGE 
JAMES BOND ACTRESS, HONOR BLACKMAN, CHOSE ACCENT REDUCTION OVER NEW BIKE
When she was young, the late actress, Honor Blackman's father gave her a choice of a brand new bicycle or lessons to change her Cockney dialect.  She chose the lessons.  The rest is history as she became a "memorable James Bond adversary" in the film ​Goldfinger. Here's a link to the full article.   (New York Times, April 6, 2020)k here to edit.