{"product_id":"spanish-accents-and-dialects-for-actors-volume-1-north-america-and-the-caribbean-paperback","title":"Spanish Accents and Dialects for Actors: Volume 1 - North America and the Caribbean - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElisa Gonzales\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJosh F. S. Moser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdi Cabral\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpanish Accents and Dialects for Actors: Volume 1 - North America and the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e is an interactive roadmap to the accents and dialects of the Spanish-speaking world that uses trauma-informed approaches to navigate the reclamation of the Latino\/a\/e\/x home sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorically, performing Spanish-speaking characters has been done through oversimplification and has left actors with minimal resources for navigating the authentic portrayal of the Latine community on stage and on screen. Characters of the Spanish speaking diaspora are often reduced to overly simplistic caricatures of sensuality and aggressive temperaments, while Latine actors are asked to erase their cultural identity in order to fit into these media-perpetuated stereotypes. This book seeks to undo this erasure by serving as a compendium for actors wishing to navigate the authentic portrayal of Hispanic characters in the performance of English and Spanish language texts. Conscientiously researched and linguistically detailed analyses of the Spanish-speaking regions of North America and the Caribbean provide a long-overdue challenge to outdated stereotypes and generalizations. \u003ci\u003eSpanish Accents and Dialects for Actors\u003c\/i\u003e offers an accessible approach to diving into the cultural context, oral posture, pronunciation, and other key characteristics of these complex and layered accents and dialects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is written for actors, performers, directors, voice and speech educators, playwrights, and theatre students interested in an authentic representation of accents and dialects of the Spanish-speaking diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA companion website, available at www.esaccents.com, provides additional resources to support content described in the book, including audio and video materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisa Gonzales\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting at UMass Amherst, and a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework(R) and Knight-Thompson Speechwork(R). Her professional coaching credits include productions on Broadway, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Players Theatre, and many more. For more information, visit www.elisagonzales.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh F.S. Moser\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Kean University. Professional coaching credits include Profile Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Yale University, CNN's Harry Enten, and many more. They are the co-author of the article \"Strategies for Guiding Actors' Accent and Linguistic Needs in the Twenty-First Century\" (\u003cem\u003eVoice and Speech Review\u003c\/em\u003e), which features as chapter 8 in \u003ci\u003eVoice and Identity (\u003c\/i\u003eRoutledge 2025). They are a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework(R) and Knight-Thompson Speechwork(R), and a proud member of VASTA, the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors, and Actor's Equity Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdi Cabral\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Voice and Movement at the University of Nevada, Reno. Their professional credits include over 50 audiobooks and theatrical productions at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre, and many more. They are the co-author of \u003ci\u003eHere's How to Teach Voice and Communication Skills to Transgender Women \u003c\/i\u003e(Plural Publishing 2019), author of \u003ci\u003eQueering the Stage \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge 2025), a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework(R) and Knight-Thompson Speechwork(R), and proud member of VASTA and SAG-AFTRA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53522189648179,"sku":"9781032534688","price":91.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/1o2oYQs_px9781032534688.webp?v=1781966711","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/spanish-accents-and-dialects-for-actors-volume-1-north-america-and-the-caribbean-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}