Ruth Childs is a voice/dialect coach, director, and actor. She was born in Cornwall, England, but has lived and traveled all over Europe and the US. Ruth completed a BA in Theatre and German at Grinnell College in Iowa, and an MFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She has worked at many theatres and universities, including The Guthrie Theatre, Geva Theatre Centre, SUNY Albany, and Grinnell College. Ruth is a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework. She is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at SUNY College at Brockport. Previous voice and acting coaching/teaching for the University of Rochester International Theatre Program includes Shaw's Major Barbara, Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Gorki’s The Lower Depths, Stein’s Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights, and Shakespeare’s King Lear.