Using an accent in an audition?
Midsummer will take alt of character work, especially with Puck and Oberon. So, the auditioners are going to want to see how you will handle popular, difficult roles, as these both are.
Good luck, and welcome to the leagues of us who have done Midsummer time and time again.|||I have used accents in trying to get the part I need, and if you need a British accent, try, because if you can get the accent down, it will increase your chances at that part. Good Luck!|||I don't think it'd help.|||No, no, and no!!! It is a common misconception that Shakespeare requires a British accent. It does not!! That will be the director's choice. If the director is planning on using dialects, s/he will have a dialect coach (or should). They may ask you to give them a sample of your dialect during the call back process, in order to see if you have a good ear.
Unless you've had specific voice and speech training with dialects, they almost always sound phony -- even the people who think they've got it nailed. A bad accent will only make the director think less of your perfomance.
Break-A-Leg!|||if you are preparing a monologue, then NO, do not use a dialect! stay away from dialect pieces if at all possible, and if you insist on auditioning with a monologue that requires dialect, don't use it.
also, I have taken a stage dialects class, and about 2 years ago played Cecily Cardew in "The Importance of Being Earnest" and I perfected the stage British dialect - but mind you, a stage dialect is quite different than the british dialect of people like your in-laws and people who speak that way normally.
I would suggest asking the director about the dialect, and perhaps start to learn stage dialects. the book that i used was by Jerry Blunt, but its pretty old, so I would have no clue to get it. But make sure you know your IPA (phonetics) first so you know how to make the proper changes for the dialect!|||Not a good idea.
First of all, at an audition, your primary objective is to show off YOUR work at its cleanest and least cluttered. They need to know what YOU sound like, free from any dialects.
Secondly...Shakespeare, when performed by American English-speaking actors should NOT be performed with a British dialect.
It would be distracting; avoid it.
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