Baron Kelly is the Vilas Distinguished Professor in the Theatre and Drama Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a four-time Fulbright scholar and has traveled extensively as a cultural specialist for the United States Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs teaching and lecturing on the theatre in Russia, Scandinavia, Africa, Europe, London, and Asia. His teaching of acting has led him to teaching and lecturing residencies in more than a dozen countries on five continents.

Karen Kopryanski is an Assistant Professor and the Head of Voice and Speech at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has coached more than 80 theatrical productions in the United States and spent ten years on the faculty of The Boston Conservatory. A 2003 graduate of the ART/MXAT Institute at Harvard University, she is also Reviews Editor for the Voice and Speech Review; an associate teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework; a recently appointed US Fulbright specialist; and has taught and led workshops in Russia, Italy, Canada, Singapore, Austria, and Turkey.