Maybe dialects are a sticking point for you in your process, or maybe you have an audition coming up that requires you learn a new one. Sessions can also supplement the dialect work you’re already doing in a production you’re cast in. A coaching session can help you feel ready when you walk in the door (enter the Zoom room) for a callback or rehearsals.
Marianna also offers series of sessions geared towards giving you career-long tools for how to learn any dialect. The enhanced understanding voice & speech so we can truthfully inhabit a “new sound” on stage is an essential part of actor training for professionals.
Marianna has a degree in German and spent man years in Vienna, where, on a Teaching Fulbright, she taught topical ESL in high schools and tutored individuals. This background, in addition to her graduate acting training gives her a unique view into, and a great sensitivity around, the subject of dialects and accent modification. If you’re a non-actor interested in accent modification, click here.
Check out a recent interview about dialect coaching with Sound on Stage, a local theater critic!
“I was cast in a juicy comic role in a feature as a native German speaker, and I really wanted to nail it… Marianna...helped me polish up the entire performance… with notes, pronunciation guides, and a couple of recordings for reference. By the time I got on set, I was absolutely confident in my dialect.”
outlining the individual sound changes for a dialect
explanation and exploration of mouth posture, tongue position and more
listening to samples of native speakers
bring it to the text: coaching with a focus on character and story-telling, and how the dialect informs or is informed by these factors
recommendations on community & online resources
Individual or small group coachings available. Please use the contact Marianna form for consultation information, rates and availability.
Individual or small group coachings available. Please use the contact Marianna form for consultation information, rates and availability.