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Adi
Cabral
MFA
Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance; Associate Professor, Theatre
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adrianoc@unr.edu
(775) 784-6541
Church Fine Arts
<p>The Church Fine Arts building, opened in 1962, houses the departments of music, art, dance and theatre. It is home to the Redfield Proscenium Theatre, Redfield Studio Theatre and Nightingale Concert Hall.</p>
<p>James Edward Church was professor of Latin, German, classical art and history at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1892-1959. Church's development of the first snow surveying techniques and a system of analyzing avalanche hazards brought recognition to the school and the state.</p>
<p>Each spring, Church Fine Arts plays host to one of the University's most successful outreach efforts, the Reno Jazz Festival, attracting thousands of participants from high schools and universities from throughout the region. The building and the University Arts Building also are the locations for the more than 100 performances, exhibitions and events presented by the School of the Arts each year.</p>
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<p><span>Adi Cabral works professionally as a dialect coach, intimacy professional and audiobook narrator. Their professional credits include productions at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Horizon Theatre Company, Houston Stages, Theatre Squared, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, New Repertory Theatre, Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company, Stage Q, New Hazlett Theater, Hangar Theatre Company, Central Square Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Darlinghurst Theatre. They are a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, Knight-Thompson Speechwork, a Reiki Master, and President of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association.</span></p>
<h3>Research interests</h3>
<ul>
<li>LGBTQIA+ inclusive training methods</li>
<li>Culturally-sustaining pedagogies for voice and speech training</li>
<li>Consent-based practices in performance training</li>
<li>Spanish accents for actors</li>
</ul>
<h3>Selected publications</h3>
<ul>
<li>"Spanish Accents and Dialects for Actors: Volume 1 - North America and the Caribbean" - Routledge - 2026</li>
<li>"Performing Accents and Dialects of the Spanish-speaking Diaspora" - Routledge - 2025</li>
<li>"Queering the Stage: Inclusive Approaches to Performing Gender and Sexuality" - Routledge - 2024</li>
<li>"Here's How to Teach Voice and Communication Skills to Transgender Women" - Plural Publishing - 2018</li>
</ul>
<h3>Courses taught</h3>
<ul>
<li>THTR 100 - Introduction to Theatre</li>
<li>THTR 105 - Introduction to Acting</li>
<li>THTR 208A/408A - Acting Practicum</li>
<li>THTR 208E/408E - Special Topics Practicum (Directing / Dramaturgy)</li>
<li>THTR 251 - Acting II</li>
<li>THTR 274 - Musical Theatre Scene Study</li>
<li>THTR 335 - Speech for the Actor</li>
<li>THTR 345 - Movement and the Body</li>
<li>THTR 467 - Auditions</li>
<li>THTR 468 - Shakespeare & Heightened Reality</li>
<li>THTR 471 - Acting Studies: Musical Theatre</li>
<li>THTR 495 - Independent Study (The Business of Acting)</li>
<li>THTR 497 - Senior Project (Solo Performance Practice / Playwriting</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="main/pdfs/verified-accessible/colleges-schools/liberal-arts/cv/adriano-cabral-cv.pdf" title="Adriano Cabral CV" class="button">Curriculum vitae</a></p>
<ul>
<li>MFA, theatre performance, Arizona State University, 2014</li>
<li>B.A., musical theatre, Rhode Island College, 2010</li>
</ul>