Filling the Outdoor Stage.

The article presents information on ways in which actors can prepare to perform on unmiked outdoor stage. Heat, cold, wind, humidity, stages without walls, large arenas, and ambient noise all present challenges for the voice. There are several important things to know, dialect coach Domenique Lozano informs: Using the voice outdoors is all about breath support, shaping words, and focusing. She observes that the acoustics of many outdoor venues favor slightly higher-pitched male voices and lower-pitched female voices. Lozano instructs her students to take the minimal amount of breath needed rather than unnecessarily huge gulps of air.