Rory Ledbetter
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts and Senior Fellow, South Residental College
Rory Ledbetter is the Associate Professor of Voice, Speech, and Acting in the Department of Theatre & Film at the University of Mississippi.
Biography
Rory Ledbetter received his MFA in Theatre Directing from Florida State University in 2004. He is a certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®, and, in addition to acting and directing, works professionally as a Voice and Dialect Coach for theatre, film and television.
He is represented by the East Coast Agency in Atlanta, GA. His acting credits include Film/TV: Your Worst Nightmare (ID Discovery Channel) Run Ronnie Run (New Line), The Delivery Boy Chronicles (independent feature), The Sky Is Falling (short), Thumb King (short), Bowled Over a Sea of Eggshells (short), Two Commandments (short); Theatre: The Oxford Shakespeare Festival, IO West, Tecumseh! Outdoor Drama, Pasadena Shakespeare in the Park.
Rory has also written and devised numerous pieces of theatre, including two solo shows, A Mind Full of Dopamine and The Road to Santiago. In particular, A Mind Full of Dopamine has been performed and produced at The Ottawa Fringe (“Steve Sauvé Spirit of the Fringe Award” winner), The Regina International Fringe, The Calgary International Fringe (“Best of Fest” winner and “The Most Outstanding Performer” winner), The New Orleans Fringe, The Orlando Fringe, and The Vancouver International Fringe (“Spirit of the Fringe Award” winner). Dopamine has also been the featured keynote presentation at the National Conference on Problem Gambling and The Alberta Gaming & Liquor Commission Problem Gambling Symposium.
In addition, Rory has written and directed Firemax (short) for the Oxford Film Festival, Your Loss (music video) for Firespark Productions, and The Theatre Director (documentary) for Theatre in Action.
Courses Taught
- Thea 110 Intro to Acting
- Thea 120 Introduction to Theatre
- Thea 168 Fundamentals of Voice and Dictation
- Thea 201 Appreciation of the Theatre
- Thea 209 Theatre Topics on Location
- Thea 210 Sophomore Performance Studies I
- Thea 210 Sophomore Performance Studies II
- Thea 212 Voice for the Actor I
- Thea 215 Improvisation
- Thea 216 Voice-over Acting
- Thea 221 Auditioning for Film and Television
- Thea 260 Fundamentals of Acting
- Thea 268 Speech for the Actor
- Thea 295 Theatre Practicum I
- Thea 307 Advanced Acting for the Screen
- Thea 310 Acting Styles
- Thea 313 Advanced Voice I
- Thea 313 Voice Studies II
- Thea 330 Stage Combat I
- Thea 368 Dialects for Stage & Screen
- Thea 395 Theatre Practicum II
- Thea 403 Directed Performance Studies
- Thea 410 Acting Process and Integration
- Thea 411 Senior Performance Studies I
- Thea 411 Senior Performance Studies II
- Thea 412 Voice Studies II
- Thea 412 Voice Studies III
- Thea 495 Theatre Practicum III
Education
B.A. Theatre, Florida State University (1999)
MFA Theatre, Florida State University (2004)