Author: Kimberly Mohne Hill

Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Incorporated

Published: 2007-12-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781575255781

Building on the groundbreaking work of the first collection of scenes for actors to perform in dialect, Volume 2 contains chapters with instructions on how to acquire and use each dialect, and appropriate scenes to accompany the dialects.Scenes are selected from primarily contemporary plays by internationally renowned playwrights and artists.Chapters include:Standard BritishIrishAmerican SouthernSpanishBlack South AfricanThis book is especially helpful in scene-study classes. It is a must-have for any theater student or instructor! Specifically designed for young actors ages 15¿25.KIMBERLY MOHNE HILL received her Master¿s degree at the prestigious American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. A teacher, actor, and dialect coach, Kimberly has worked on over fifty productions in the San Francisco Bay area. She has coached for such companies as A.C.T., San Jose Repertory Theatre, TheatreWorks, San Jose Stage Company, Center Rep of Walnut Creek, the Aurora Theater Company, and Marin Theater Company. Along with her dialect coaching career, Kimberly has also served on the faculty at A.C.T., Santa Clara University, and Notre Dame de Namur University. Smith and Kraus publishers published Kimberly¿s first two books ¿ Scenes in Dialect for Young Actors and Monologues in Dialect for Young Actors ¿ available at bookstores everywhere and Amazon.com. A native Californian, Kimberly has been studying and performing in dialects for over twenty years.¿Monologues in Dialect and Scenes in Dialect together represent an essential new resource specifially for young actors. I enthusiastically recommend these books to young actors, teachers, and directors who will find expert guidance as well as exciting monologues and scenes.¿CRAIG SLAIGHT, DIRECTOR, YOUNG CONSERVATORY, AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER