> Vocalisters,
>
> Iım beginning rehearsals for ³Paint Your Wagon² and am required to have a
> ³brogue as thick as Mulligan Stew.² I got David Alan Sternıs ³Acting with an
> Accent: Irish Brogue² tape and am having some success.
>
> My concern as Iım working through the tape is, he states the Irish brogue
> requires a change in vocal fold production. He says an aspirate production is
> necessary to make it fly. He seems to be right; I tried it without and sounded
> like a freak (sort of like Corky St. Claire doing Higgins at the end of
> ³Waiting for Guffman.²)
>
> Are there inherent dangers in breathy speech at an energy level adequate for
> stage? We are body miked, but the monitors are consistently low, so I have a
> tendency to perform as if I werenıt miked and the auditorium is dreadfully
> dead. I have maybe 15-20 minutes stage time for 7 shows a week for a 4 month
> run.
>
> Thanks for your input.
> Steven Cogswell
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