Introduction to Speechwork for Actors: An Inclusive Approach

by Bill Connington and Ron Carlos

Traditional speech work has long favored an upper-class white accent as the model of intelligibility. Because of that, generations of actors have felt disconnected from their own identities and acting choices.
This much-needed textbook redresses that trend and encourages actors to achieve intelligibility through rigorous language analysis and an exploration of their own accent and articulation practices.
Following an acting class model, where...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350145955
• ISBN13: 9781350145955
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"