Speaking in tongues
I recently joined the cast for a small community theatre production. As part of my role, I need to spend a good chunk of the production speaking in a Central Asian accent.
If you’ve never tried to adopt a realistic foreign accent before, you’d be surprised how hard it is to learn.
These links came in handy, at first:
In the end, however, the best way to pick up an accent is to become completely immersed in the language and culture.
A few nights ago, I went out to a Persian nightclub right after rehearsal and met a new ‘friend’. Some may call it unnecessary salaciousness; I call it character study.