Playing the American: An Acting and Accent-Reduction Workshop

THEATER X 419.3

Non-native speakers of American English hone their craft and learn to perform credibly in mainstream America to achieve a seamless accent shift without calling attention to itself or get in the way of the acting.

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What you can learn.

Learn to build confidence and trust in your creative process in a safe, supportive environment
Understand how to modify your voice, speech, and delivery for the accent
Break through acting blocks, limitations, and develop tools for dealing with performance anxiety
Throughout the class perform monologues, scenes, cold readings, and improvisation

About this course:

Participants who are not native speakers of American English hone their craft and learn to perform credibly in mainstream America. The ultimate objective is to achieve a seamless accent shift that does not call attention to itself or get in the way of the acting. Working in a safe, supportive environment, you learn to build confidence and trust in your creative process; modify voice, speech and delivery; break through acting blocks and limitations; and develop tools for dealing with performance anxiety. Throughout the course, you perform monologues, scenes, cold reading and improvisation.

Prerequisites

All participants must speak English fluently.

Fall 2025 Schedule

September 25 - December 11

Thursday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT

Future Offering (Opens July 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)

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405230

Fee:

$835.00

In Person

Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

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Notes

Internet access required.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after October 05, 2025

Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Book: Well Said

ISBN 978-1-305-64136-5

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Lecture

Thu Sep 25, 2025

7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT