Drama Library Resources
The Drama Library collects tapes and CDs for actors and directors to use during rehearsals or productions. The most detailed material includes a discussion of the phonetic alphabet, vowel sounds, and word stress. Many dialect tapes also include information on breathing, use of the tongue, and positioning of the jaw. Most resources provide frequent opportunity to practice as you listen.
Some suggested resources include:
- UW School of Drama faculty Judith Shahn's Dialects of the world series on audio cassette
- CDs by Gillian Lane-Plescia
- Real Accents on CD
- Paul Meier's Accents and dialects for stage and screen 2nd and 3rd editions which consist of a book plus accompanying CDs
Resources in the Drama Library circulate for a week; media equipment for use in the library is provided for non-library borrowers. Occasionally directors place material on reserve during the rehearsal process.
Online Resources
- IDEA International Dialects of English Archive IDEA was created in 1997 as a free, online archive of primary source dialect and accent recordings for the performing arts. Its founder and director is Paul Meier, author of the best-selling Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen, and a leading dialect coach for theatre and film. All recordings are in English, are of native speakers, and include both English language dialects and English spoken in the accents of other languages.
- Sounds Familiar? 76 sound recordings and over 600 short audio clips chosen from three collections of the British Library Sound Archive: the Survey of English Dialects, the Survey of Anglo-Welsh Dialects and the Millennium Memory Bank.
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