In the theater, coaches who help actors hone dialects or character voices typically seek compensation on a par with designers and may be credited as dialect coaches, voice and speech directors or as dialect designers when the director has asked the coach to craft and coordinate a consistent vocal world across characters.
Theater coaches who help actors develop their accents or voices often receive compensation similar to set designers and may be listed as dialect coaches, voice and speech directors, or dialect designers if the director asks them to establish a unified vocal style for all characters.