Category: Theatre

DIALECT COACHING: THEATRE

2/9/2020

"MY BRILLIANT CAREER": Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney

It's been an utter joy coaching for Belvoir St Theatre again, especially during this year of Covid restrictions.

I've coached their past productions of "The Drover's Wife", "Mortido", "The Wolves" and "Back At The Dojo", and have now been dialect coaching work on their upcoming production of "My Brilliant Career" with their cast members needing British and Irish accents.

Exciting to see this Australian story and successful film now making its stage debut with the formidable director Kate Champion at the helm.

A thrill too to see our theatres opening back up in Australia for us to share the joy of storytelling and acting for a live audience.

For more information and to buy tickets, visit:
https://belvoir.com.au/productions/my-brilliant-career/

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TESTIMONIALS: ACTORS

29/2/2020

THEATRE & MUSICAL THEATRE

HAYDEN TEE

Coached for: his auditions which led to his successful casting as Miss Trunchbull in "Matilda The Musical" on London's West End. Coached for: musicals "Titanic" (British accent) and "Only Heaven Knows" (Southern American accent) in Sydney.

Hayden is known worldwide for his powerhouse performances as Javert in "Les Misérables" on Broadway, London's West End, Australia & Dubai. Website

"I have known Jennifer White both professionally and personally for over thirteen years.

She is always incredibly helpful on both big commercial productions when we have had detailed rehearsal periods and last minute sessions for auditions.

A number of roles I have booked are owed to my work with Jennifer. I cannot recommend her enough."

TARA MORICE

Coached for Sydney Theatre Company's two part epic Australian play "The Harp In The South" (Irish accent) and for castings.

Tara is loved worldwide for her moving performance as Fran in Baz Luhrmann's film "Strictly Ballroom": IMDB

Tara Morice (right)

"Jennifer always provides the exact help I need to fully express my character through their particular voice and accent, and her lessons are invaluable to me.”

PAUL CAPSIS

Coached for: the Australian touring play "The Resident Alien" as famous English writer/performer Quentin Crisp, and the musicals "Rocky Horror Show" (Riff Raff voice) and "Cabaret" (German accent), both directed by Gale Edwards.

Paul is revered for his fearless, fabulous and deeply moving performances in "Head On", "Angela's Kitchen" and "Carlotta", as well as his vocal mastery in imitating the voices of Judy Garland, Billy Holiday and Janis Joplin: IMDB and Website

"I have worked with Ms Jennifer White a few times over the years. On the Rocky Horror show in 2008 and most recently on the voice and delivery of the iconic Englishman Quentin Crisp. On this production of The Resident Alien, I worked with Ms White privately one on one. She not only helped me find the way into speaking like Mr Crisp, but also helped me into understanding the cultural delivery of a man who existed outside my living time frame.

Working with her was one of the most enjoyable and educational experiences of my long career. Playing such a known figure from history with such a specific way of speaking was totally daunting and challenging for me at the outset but Ms White gave me all the tools and the production was a success and has toured nationally to wide acclaim across Australia.

I owe Ms Jennifer White a huge debt of thanks for her patience, her wonderful teaching skills, her warmth, her humour and above all her generosity. I cannot recommend her enough!!!!!!!"

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TESTIMONIALS: DIRECTORS (Theatre)

9/12/2019

NEIL GOODING

Coached for: all his plays and musicals in Sydney, Australia since 2000

Producer/Director: Neil Gooding Productions & Packemin Productions. Co-Producer: "Macbeth" on Broadway starring Alan Cumming & on Off-Broadway shows. Producer: play "Holding The Man" on West End, recent Board Member of Hayes Theatre Company, and director/producer of multiple productions in Sydney including "Wicked", "Mary Poppins" & more: Website

"Jennifer White has been a constant throughout my producing and directing career. Almost every project that I have worked on has involved Jennifer, and benefited from her talents and dedication. Jennifer is one of Australia’s leading dialect coaches, but she offers so much more than that. She is a gifted director and acting coach. With Jennifer, it is never just about accent – it is far more holistic, covering vocal placement, rhythm and acting intention. I can not recommend her highly enough … there is a reason that I go back to her show after show. She is the best!"

SANDRA BATES

Artistic Director (1986-2016), Ensemble Theatre

Hired Jennifer as Dialect & Foreign Languages Coach on 19 productions for the company including "Death of a Salesman" starring Jacki Weaver, "Rain Man", "Tuesdays with Morrie" and "Ladies in Lavender": Website

"Jennifer White has an excellent understanding not only of dialects from around the world but an enviable ability to draw excellent results from the actors she works with.

She also recognises their strengths and weaknesses, in no way making any actor feel uncomfortable about their skills."

PETER COUSENS

Former Artistic Director, Kookaburra Musical Theatre Company

Hired Jennifer as the Dialect & Voice Coach on "Company" directed by Gale Edwards & starring David Campbell, Simon Burke, James Millar & Christie Whelan Browne

"Jennifer has shown herself to be a fine dialect resource for actors, directors and producers, and her commitment and expertise is a huge benefit to the industry as a whole.

She brings not only her grace and sense of humour but also the resources of an expert in accent and dialect and the sensibilities of an actor.

The understanding of process and the actor's needs are unique to Jennifer and an invaluable asset to a company."

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SHOWREELS: MY COACHING WORK

30/11/2019

DIALECT COACHING

FILM & TELEVISION SHOWREEL

The following showreel shows examples of my work as Dialect Coach for screen roles and productions. Dialects performed by actors here include: Yorkshire, Modern British, Southern Irish, Broad Australian, Received Pronunciation/Standard British, 1930s German, London, Glasgow, and Australian animation voice ADR.

THEATRE & MUSICAL THEATRE SHOWREEL

The following showreel shows examples of my work as Dialect Coach for stage roles and productions. Dialects performed by actors here include: Standard British/RP, German, New York, Californian, Standard/General American, Puerto Rican, Transylvanian and Tennessee.

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REVIEWS: THEATRE

30/8/2019

SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY

Plays coached include: "Tot Mom" dir. Steven Soderbergh, "August: Osage County" co-production with Steppenwolf Theater Company, "True West" dir. Philip Seymour Hoffman, and "All My Sons" dir. Kip Williams

Reviews below for: "Tot Mom" dir. Steven Soderbergh (winner of Academy Award for Best Director - "Traffic")
* Role: Dialect Coach - cast of 10 actors playing 50 real life Americans with varying US dialects & vocal patterns
* Cast: Essie Davis, Damon Herriman, Wayne Blair, Zoe Carides, Genevieve Hegney, Glenn Hazeldine, Peter Kowitz & Emma Palmer

New York Times:
"Flawless mannerisms and accent"

Stage Noise:
"The varied US regional & class voices astonished visiting Americans ("How come you can bring in American actors?")."

3D World Magazine:
"Triumphant work by dialect coach Jennifer White"

BELVOIR STREET THEATRE

Plays coached include: "Mortido" dir. Leticia Cáceres, "Back at the Dojo" dir. Chris Kohn, "The Drover's Wife" dir. Leticia Cáceres, and "The Wolves" dir. Jessica Arthur

Reviews below for: "Mortido" dir. Leticia Cáceres
* Role: Dialect & Foreign Languages Coach - German, Serbian, Greek/Australian, Upper class Australian, Lower class Australian drug addicted speech
* Cast: Colin Friels, Tom Conroy, Louisa Mignone, Renato Musolino and David Valencia

Broadway World:
"The play was written with the well-known film and television actor, Colin Friels, in mind for the main roles, and he plays both Detective Grubbe and German drug baron Heinrich Barbie, as well as two smaller roles, Christos Limbious, a Greek ex-dealer, and Bratislav Ackervik, a Serbian-Australian. Friels switches between roles with such skill that it seems easy, which it definitely is not. Each time he switches, the character and the accent is totally consistent with the previous appearance, and all are thoroughly believable."

MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY

Play coached: "Solomon and Marian" dir. Pamela Rabe
* Cast coached: Gillian Jones

Australian Stage:
"Her South African accent unfaltering"

GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY

Plays coached: "The Sea Project" dir. Paige Rattray, and "Rice" dir. Lee Lewis
* Cast coached: Iain Sinclair, Meredith Penman, Justin Stewart Cotta, Kristy Best and Hsiao-Ling Tang

Arts Hub:
"Impeccable Polish accents"

ENSEMBLE THEATRE

Plays coached: 19 productions for the company including "Death of a Salesman", "Rain Man", "Tuesdays with Morrie", "Ladies in Lavender" and more.
* Cast coached include: Jacki Weaver, Mark Lee, Sharon Millerchip, Glenn Hazeldine, Matilda Ridgway, Daniel Mitchell, Penny Cook, Gael Ballentyne and more

Review below for: "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" dir. Mark Kilmurry
* Cast coached: Sharon Millerchip and Jamie Oxenbould

Samesame.com.au:
"Jennifer White has helped develop faultless accents. You close your eyes and you believe you are in New York experiencing the various dialects you hear walking down the street"

Stage Noise:
"Dialect coach Jennifer White is the other star of the show: both Jamie Oxenbould and Sharon Millerchip maintain persuasive accents throughout"

RED LINE PRODUCTIONS / OLD FITZ THEATRE

Play: "The Wolves" dir. Jessica Arthur
* Cast coached: Brenna Harding, Emma Harvie, Sarah Meacham, Sofia Nolan, Michelle Ny, Cece Peters, Zoe Terakes, Nikita Waldron and Nadia Zwecker

Stage Noise:
"The dazzling choreography of the athletic interchanges and intertwined dialogue is seamless and brilliantly executed by the cast. ...

The twists and loops of direction and language are adept and exhilarating to see and hear ... assisted by great work from dialect coach Jennifer White"

DIALECT COACHING: THEATRE

"MY BRILLIANT CAREER": Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney

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TESTIMONIALS: ACTORS

THEATRE & MUSICAL THEATRE

HAYDEN TEE

TARA MORICE

PAUL CAPSIS

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TESTIMONIALS: DIRECTORS (Theatre)

NEIL GOODING

SANDRA BATES

PETER COUSENS

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SHOWREELS: MY COACHING WORK

DIALECT COACHING

FILM & TELEVISION SHOWREEL

THEATRE & MUSICAL THEATRE SHOWREEL

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REVIEWS: THEATRE

SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY

BELVOIR STREET THEATRE

MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY

GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY

ENSEMBLE THEATRE

RED LINE PRODUCTIONS / OLD FITZ THEATRE

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