SYNOPSIS
Join performer, dialect coach and a certified Knight-Thompson speech work teacher Keri Safran for a 90 minute interactive webinar that will introduce participants to the essentials for breaking down accents as well as rehearsal methods that will leave you feeling confident to record, improvise and take direction on the fly. Keri will share tools actors can use for both quick-turnaround auditions and long-term projects. Participation is strongly encouraged. There will be a 15-minute Q&A at the end of the webinar. For any member looking to improve their dialect work, this session is not to be missed!
INSTRUCTOR BIO
KERI SAFRAN is a Performer and Dialect Coach, an Alum of the famed Groundlings Sunday Company, and a certified Knight-Thompson Speechwork teacher.
Coaching Credits (select)- TV/Film: characters on Star Trek: Picard; Palm Royale; Fargo; 1923; The Staircase; The Better Sister, The Blacklist, Slotherhouse; Grey’s Anatomy; The Night Agent, et al. Theatre: new Off-Bway musical EMPIRE (dir Tony Winner Cady Huffman); Primary Trust, Harry Clarke, The Cake (all for Barrington Stage Co); Titanic the Musical (NSMT); 2.5 Minute Ride (Studio Theater); Benjamin Pasek as Oliver! (City Center Encores); Adam Silver in Straight Line Crazy (Hudson Yards); City of Light (Connelly Theatre); A Going Away Party Play (Boston Court). Upcoming Performances include a Guest Star on Law & Order: SVU in January and the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival’s Lake George, opposite Shea Whigham & Carrie Coon, which will be released by Magnolia Pictures in December. She last appeared on the NY stage in the revival of Morning’s at Seven. She regularly teaches Accent Webinars and Intensives and offers tons of free accent tips on her Instagram: @kerisafran; www.kerisafran.
