"And Mimi Kennedy's beautifully rendered Chicagoan accent, credited to dialect coach Joel Goldes, is icing on the cake."
-- Backstage, 'The lady with all the answers'
Had a phone session dialect coaching actress Laura Dekkers into an Upper Class English accent (also called RP or Received Pronunciation) and a North Cumberland accent for the Broadway premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical The Woman in White. Laura also had me record her dialogue in the respective dialects, so she could listen to them for reference (I emailed them to her as mp3 files and mailed her a backup cd.)
My past acting and directing experience uniquely qualifies me as a dialect coach: not only can I guide you in the subtleties of a new accent, I can also help you explore sound possibilities within the character's given circumstances.
I look forward to working with you.
