Angels in America — Accent Work

olivia witting
Dramaturgy  —  Angels In America
1 min readOct 30, 2017

Hebrew/Yiddish pronunciations

For Lexi (as Emily): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRCe_aCvsJE

For Malaika (as Rabbi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUHFKOD1DpM&t=17s

Accent For Malaika (as Rabbi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87GErKAhQSc

PRIOR 1, the ghost of a dead Prior Walter from the 13th century, played by the actor playing Joe. He is a blunt, gloomy medieval farmer with a guttural Yorkshire accent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2eERK3S9Hc

PRIOR 2, the ghost of a dead Prior Walter from the 17th century, played by the actor playing Roy. He is a Londoner, sophisticated, with a High British accent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldAKIzq7bvs

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Dramaturgy  —  Angels In America
Dramaturgy  —  Angels In America

Published in Dramaturgy  —  Angels In America

A dramaturgical approach to Stanford Theater Lab’s 2017 production of Angels in America.

olivia witting
olivia witting

Written by olivia witting

Olivia Witting, english lit major, aspiring dramaturg, bowler for the Oxford Women’s cricket team, and senior at Stanford U.