THET-261 Dialects for the Actor
This course will explore how to improve the voice through warm-ups and phonetic articulation. Students will use this knowledge to aid them in learning seven different dialects: standard British, Cockney, Irish, variations of American Southern, French, German, and Russian. Students will demonstrate how to research a dialect, mark a text, and speak the dialect using the sounds that are character relevant. Students will perform a monologue or scene for each dialect learned.
Hours Weekly
3 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- 1. Analyze their own dialect phonetically.
- 2. Use this knowledge when tackling a new dialect.
- 3. Observe how exercises and reading from the text aid in improving ability to hear and speak the new
dialect. - 4. Present dialect observations in the form of a journal.
- 5. Analyze the dialect work of professional actors.
- 6. Perform a more thorough vocal warm-up.
- 7. Demonstrate mastery of correctly speaking and writing each dialect phonetically.
- 8. Utilize these skills to perform a monologue or scene with each dialect (seven total) and write the text
phonetically in respect to the dialect.
Course Objectives
- 1. Analyze their own dialect phonetically.
- 2. Use this knowledge when tackling a new dialect.
- 3. Observe how exercises and reading from the text aid in improving ability to hear and speak the new
dialect. - 4. Present dialect observations in the form of a journal.
- 5. Analyze the dialect work of professional actors.
- 6. Perform a more thorough vocal warm-up.
- 7. Demonstrate mastery of correctly speaking and writing each dialect phonetically.
- 8. Utilize these skills to perform a monologue or scene with each dialect (seven total) and write the text
phonetically in respect to the dialect.