Shadana Patterson

(Bio as of October 2026)

Shadana Patterson, she/her (Voice and Dialect Coach) is an actress and educator delighted to return to The Goodman, where she recently served as Voice and Dialect Coach for Covenant. Other vocal credits include The Nacirema Society, Highway Patrol, LUCHA TEOTL (Goodman Theatre); Three Little Birds (Young People’s Theatre of Chicago); Mud Row, Blues for an Alabama Sky (Remy Bumppo); From the Mississippi Delta (Lifeline Theatre); Nat Turner in Jerusalem (American Players Theatre); Toni Stone (Milwaukee Rep & Alliance Theatre). She is a Lessac Kinesensics Practitioner. MFA in Acting, Theatre School at DePaul University.