Shadana Patterson

(Bio as of February 2026)

Shadana Patterson, she/her (Vocal Coach) is an actress and educator who is happy to return to the Goodman where she previously served as Dialect Coach for The Nacirema Society and Vocal Coach for LUCHA TEOTL. Other dialect and vocal coach credits include: Three Little Birds (Young People’s Theatre of Chicago); Blues for an Alabama Sky (Remy Bumppo); From the Mississippi Delta (Lifeline Theatre); Nat Turner in Jerusalem (American Players Theatre); and Toni Stone (Milwaukee Rep and Alliance Theatre).. She is a Lessac Kinesensics Voice Practioner and an adjunct professor of Voice & Speech at The Theatre School at DePaul University.