Hi,
Has anyone been involved in The Laramie Project? I'm playing the Baptist Minister, Shadow, Eileen Engen and Sherry Johnson and I wonder if anyone has ever done any research on these characters that they'd be willing to share. I work full-time and study part-time so research time is very, very, very limited. Also, does anyone know of any good tapes (or CDs for those who have moved into the 21st Century) that help with a generic Amercian accent. My class tutor keep gives advice on pronunciation but these tips seem to be for people who speak with a southern English accent in the first place whereas I'm actaully Scottish and find these far from helpful.
Thanks to all, Vx

The was a recent discussion on accents, for which you might want to search.

There is, strictly speaking, no such thing as a generic American accent, but you might like to look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America...ional_phonology for a rather academic overview.