Theater 447 - Dialects For Actors

Fall
2025
01
3.00
Elisa Gonzales

TU TH 10:00AM 12:00PM

UMass Amherst
68953
Bromery Center for Arts Rm 204
esgonzales@umass.edu
In this course, students will gain the skills of dialect acquisition in order to meet specific dialect needs for theatre, film, and television productions. Through physical exploration and detailed study of the International Phonetic Alphabet, analysis of signature sounds and prosody, students will gain valuable insight into the process of taking on another person?s oral posture. Cultural research, listening, play, and character work are other elements of dialect work that will help students develop proficiency in several regional American and foreign language dialects.

Open to students majoring or minoring in Theater. Pre Req: THEATER 140 & 240

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.