SUNDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER
🎬 SCRIPT TO SCREEN: AMERICAN ACCENT MASTERY
Exclusive Dialect Masterclass with Anna McCrossin-Owen
(Margot Robbie, Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Snook, Chris Pine & more…)
Step into the world of world-class training with Anna McCrossin-Owen—one of Australia’s most sought-after Voice & Dialect Coaches in the Arts, Entertainment & Media.
Anna has worked alongside some of the biggest names in film and theatre including Helen Mirren, Margot Robbie, Emily Mortimer, Helena Bonham Carter, Elizabeth Debicki, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, Jason Clarke, and Sarah Snook.
Now, you can learn from her in an intensive one-day masterclass designed to give actors the tools they need to master the General American Accent—essential for breaking into the US market and working on US productions in Australia.
📅 Sunday, September 21st
📍 Actors Room Byron Bay Studio
🕚 11AM – 6PM
🎟️ Strictly Limited – Only 14 Actors
What You’ll Gain:
🎭 On-Camera Training – Prepare a 1–2 min monologue or scene of your choice, perform on camera, and receive direct feedback from Anna.
📀 Take-Home Tape – Every actor receives their filmed performance to review, learn from, and keep.
🗣️ Accent Precision – Focused training on the core sounds, rhythms, and nuances of the General American Accent.
🎬 Professional Coaching – Elevate your authenticity and performance for film, television, streaming, theatre, commercials, and voice-over.
🤝 Collaborative Environment – Train alongside like-minded actors in a creative, inspiring space.
About Anna Mc Crossin Owen…
With over 60 productions as Voice/Dialect Coach for Melbourne Theatre Company and credits across stage and screen including:
• The Witcher (Seasons 1–4)
• Relic (Emily Mortimer)
• Winchester (Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook)
• Z for Zachariah (Margot Robbie, Chris Pine, Chiwetel Ejiofor)
• Deadloch (Prime Video)
Anna’s recent theatre credits include Sunset Boulevard, Death of a Salesman, Symphonie of the Bicycle, Oh Canada! (Cannes Film Festival) and Woman in Black (Australian Tour).
✨ Important:
• Only 14 actors will be accepted.
• Teens are welcome to apply. Acceptance is at the discretion of Actors Room Byron Bay.
• This is a pre-requisite masterclass for the upcoming Advanced American Accent Masterclass later this year with Kohli Calhoun (Sirens, Severance, Fallout, Summer of 69).
🔥 Don’t miss this rare opportunity to train with one of the industry’s leading dialect coaches. Secure your place now—spots will sell out fast!
Actors Anna has worked with….
Helen Mirren, Margot Robbie, Emily Mortimer, Helena Bonham-Carter, Elizabeth Debicki, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, Jason Clark, Sarah Snook, Angus Sampson, Sianoa Smit- McPhee, Kodi Smit McPhee, Bojana Novakovic, Valentina Novakovic, Toby Wallace, Andy McPhee, Jacinda Barret, Aaron Jakubenko, Ashleigh Cummings, Andrew Biongiorno, Mitchell Butel, Penelope Mitchell, Deborah Lawrence, Anthony Waong, Sarah Pierce, Zoe Terakes, Mahesh Jadu, Petteri Lassila, Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Laura Gordon, Loretta Kung, Danielle Carter, John Wood, Julie Nihill, David Wenham, Gerry Connelly, Shane Bourne, Colette Mann, Ashleigh Brewer, Mitchell Butel, Garry McDonald, Alan Brough, Emily Goddard, Ann Truong, Stephanie Lillis, Harley Bonner, Bert La Bonte, Carla Bonner, Gina Reilly, George Kapiniaros, Mark Wilson, Thomas Larkin, Elizabeth Nabben, Amanda La Bonte, Alice Foulcher, Ivan Bradera, Sarah Roberts, Phonix Raei, Ann Truong, Yalin Ozucelik, Maeve Dermody, Imogen Sage, Amanda Muggleton, Nikki Wendt, Clyde Boraine, Dushan Phillips, Claudia Hruschka, Rachel Kamath
Musical types…
Vika Bull, Rhonda Burchmore, Jordie Lane, Bert Newton, Rob Guest, Anthony Callea, Amanda Harrison, Lucy Durack, Alinta Chidzey, Rohan Brown, Christie Whelan-Brown, David Hobson, Caroline O’Conner, Marina Prior, Lisa McCune, Antoinette O’Halloran, Carrie Barr, Thern Reynolds, Mia Dabkowski-Chandler, Jude Perl, Danielle O’Malley, Sophie Weiss, Bowie Jane, David Cotter, Tamsyn Carroll, Peter Carroll, Esther Hannaford, Ross Hannaford, Nathan Pinnell, Christina Tan, Anne Wood, Matt Hetherington
Directors/Producers
Speirig Brothers, Simon Philips, Roger Hodgman, Kate Dennis, Jonothan Brough, Julian Meyerick, Tom Healey, Lee Lewis, Terry Carlyon, Nicole Ma, Celeste Geer, John Frost, Ken McKenzie Forbes
Journalists & Presenters
Adele Ferguson, John Sylvester, Holly Ransom, Nassim Khadem, Patrick Hatch, Darren Gray, Christina Zhou, Emily Power, Alice Stolz, John Bertrand, Over 150 Lecturers & Tutors at Melbourne University
Voice Artists & Comedians….
Frank Woodley, Cal Wilson, Cecelia Ramsdale, Liza Altejeros, Kim Maanaa, Nikki Thomas, Kelvin Barnes, Amanda La Bonte, Wallis Murphy-Munn
Business People
Most are confidential- but here it what I can say…
ANZ, NAB, Monash University, Melbourne University- academic & professional staff, postgrad – various departments
Apply for SCRIPT TO SCREEN - GENERAL AMERICAN ACCENT
WITH ANNA MC CROSSIN OWEN
11 AM - 6PM - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST
AUDITORS WELCOME
Please review T/C’s Website Page.
TEENS WELCOME ON APPLICATION
