Class held Tuesdays January 17 and 24, 7–10pm
Schedule: 2 session(s)
Class size: 12 students maximum
Class length: 6 hours
Prerequisite: None

Prerequisite: Foundation 3
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Expand your characters and scene work possibilities with accents.
In this two day workshop, we will explore a variety of accents you can employ in your rehearsal and performance work.  How do we transform our use of vowels, consonants, melody, and rhythm in various accents?  Where can you find sources of accents to study and practice?
We will practice and play with Upper-class English (known as RP), Cockney, Irish, Scottish, French, General American Southern, Brooklyn, and more ....

Kimberly Mohne Hill has been a dialect coach on over 50 productions in the 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 is on the faculty at Santa Clara University where she most recently directed Hay Fever, Thoroughly Modern Millie and dialect coached Playboy of the Western World, Lost in Yonkers, A View from the Bridge, The Importance of Being Earnest, and A Piece of my Heart.  She has also served on the faculty at A.C.T. in the MFA program, the Young Conservatory, and Studio A.C.T.  Smith & Kraus published Kimberly’s first two books – Scenes in Dialect for Young Actors and Monologues in Dialect for Young Actors – available at bookstores everywhere and on Amazon.com. Volume II of each book is due in stores sometime in the new year!

BATS Improv Class Refund Policy:

Your class tuition includes a non-refundable deposit equal to 20% of your payment.

If you have registered for a class and decide you want to drop that class AT LEAST 14 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST CLASS SESSION, you may choose to receive a refund for the amount of the class minus your non-refundable deposit OR you may choose to reapply your payment IN FULL to another BATS class.

Classes dropped 4-13 days before the start of the class are not eligible for the re-application of full payment to another class. You may either reapply your payment (minus the applicable deposit) or receive a partial refund. This option is not available for those enrolled in summer intensives or youth/teen camps.

Regular classes/workshops dropped within 72 hours of the first class session, or summer intensives and youth/teen camps dropped within two weeks of the first session, are not eligible for either re-application or any refund.