Masterclass: British Accents
Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center
Moderated by Artistic Director Nike Doukas
1:00-4:00pm (both days)
$125 for two 3-hour sessions
British Accents
A Two-Day Workshop with Artistic Director Nike Doukas
Have you always wanted to be able to walk into an audition for a British play with an authentic accent? Nike will lead you through the fundamental sound shifts of
- Received Pronunciation (Oscar Wilde, Noel Coward, GB Shaw)
- Estuary (London accent for most contemporary plays)
- Cockney (GB Shaw, Pinter)
During class we’ll review the sounds you need to know, practice aloud with coaching, and do exercises designed to help you learn. You’ll leave with worksheets to guide you and help you practice. Please bring an unmemorized monologue, preferably from a British play.
*Please note, students under 18 require permission from the moderator to take this academy class. If you’re in this category, please reach out to us at academy@antaeus.org.
About Nike Doukas
Nike Doukas has been coaching and teaching actors accents for most of her acting career. She’s been the accent coach at Antaeus, A Noise Within, The Fountain, South Coast Repertory, La Mirada, among many others. She most recently coached accents for the Oscar winning film, Anora.
At ANTAEUS (Directing): Cymbeline, The Tempest, The Hothouse; (Acting): The Zip Code Plays, Three Days in the Country, Hedda Gabler, Cousin Bette, Tonight at 8:30, The Liar, Patience, The Wood Demon. Other directing credits: Ensemble Theatre Company, A Noise Within, The Jewel Theatre, North Coast Repertory, Playwright’s Arena, PICT (Pittsburgh). Other acting credits: South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, The Ensemble Theatre Company, The Harold Clurman Theatre, PICT, Kinetic Theatre Company, ACT (Seattle), Shakespeare Festival LA, The Old Globe, The Mark Taper Forum, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The American Conservatory Theatre. TV: Recurring roles on the new Frasier and Desperate Housewives, and guest stars on NCIS and many others. M.F.A., The American Conservatory Theatre. Recipient of the 2011 Lunt Fontanne Fellowship.
