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Quick Question - accent?

Fri, 31 July 2009, 11:02 am
JBurdon5 posts in thread
Hi all Quick question I am planning to audition for Arthur Miller's The Crucible and was wondering which accent would be best to use - I was thinking possibly Norfolk or Northumberland accent. For Hale, proctor and Paris. I get that Paris would be more of an English accent but for the rural folk like Proctor do you think there is a certain dialect which is better to use than another. Would this be appropriate? Any advice would be greatly appreciated Cheers John

The Crucible is set in

Sun, 2 Aug 2009, 01:51 pm
The Crucible is set in Salem, Massachusetts. Read it dude. It's about the Salem Witchcraft trials. Nothing to do with Britain. I've seen it done Scottish. Bad. It's written in a certain rhythm and speech pattern that lends itself better to American. Depends what they want.

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