The most asked question...

I probably should have touched on this before, but felt it had an obvious answer...  Ok, so I was wrong. The new 'most asked question' seems to be - "Do you want us to do a British Accent for Shakespeare..."   In short that answer would be a resounding 'No.' 

While I am a strong advocate of working dialects when doing a show referred to and set in a particilar country or region, (ie the UK), I am NOT an advocate of applying a British accent to any form of Shakespeare... unless of course, you are British and that is your natural dialect.  Yes, I do have many years experience as a dialect coach, did live in the UK for a huge chunk of my life and am married to a guy from London..... AND, Yes, we are setting the show in the fictitious hamlet of ATHENS, England.... BUT, NO, I do not want to apply any form of forced affectation or accent to the natural beauty or handling of Shakespeare's language for this show. 

Hope that clarifies things a bit!  Keep your questions coming!!  lisalhw@att.net