Dialects

Western and Nine Others

Because dialects are so often asked for in film roles as well as in plays, I have created a series of sessions in which you can learn one or more dialects. This is an open-ended course wherein you can use one session or as many as you'd like, depending on your needs – work on one dialect or two or three at the same time. (The three most often requested dialects are High British, Long Island, and Texas.) We'll work from screenplays and plays that incorporate the dialects, and we'll tape both you and I performing the dialects.

This course is typically taught in private sessions (1-hour sessions for $65/session, 1½-hour sessions for $95/session, or 30-minute sessions for $35/session), but if an evening course is offered, it is typically 6 weeks, $50/week as you come. Private sessions by appointment are typically available: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday at 12:30pm or 1:30pm; Monday, Tuesday or Friday evenings at 6:30pm or 7:30pm; Saturdays at 12:30pm, 1:30pm, or 2:30pm - depending on schedules and availability.

Remember, if you would have to miss one or even two of the nights of the group course, we could always do a make-up outside of class at your convenience.