Gallimaufry (Articles & Links), noun: A medley; a jumble; a hodgepodge.
[French galimafrée, from Old French galimafree, sauce, ragout: probably galer, to make merry; see gallant +mafrer, to gorge oneself (from Middle Dutch moffelen, to open one’s mouth wide, of imitative origin).]
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Here you will find links, resource recommendations, and other articles of interest. Archived articles from this page can be found in Former Features. On today’s menu:
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Let Me Down Easy: I coached Anna Deavere Smith in twenty monologues, each created from verbatim excerpts of her interviews with a real person. One show; one and a half hours; twenty different people; twenty unique speech patterns.
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You can also see substantial excerpts from Let Me Down Easy as part of an interview on “Bill Moyers Journal”. (Part 2 begins here.)
Mr. Six Speaks! I coached English actor Danny Teeson, the famous Mr. Six, in his first speaking commercials for Six Flags. I had a great time working with him on the shoot, which was produced by Red Line Films for Ogilvy & Mather.
Here’s another one.
What’s the difference? Well, Danny normally sounds like this.
See me in action: I guide Lancashire-born Slate editor June Thomas in How to Sound Like an American.
Mari Lyn Henry’s interview with me appears in the fifth edition of the essential industry guide How to Be a Working Actor, by Mari Lyn Henry and Lynne Rogers.
Justin Davidson of Newsday quotes me liberally regarding the Lawn Guyland accent.
in their own words
Want to hear some real New Yorkers? Visit Does NYC Tawk the Tawk?, courtesy of AM New York.
More New Yorkers, both native and adopted, can be heard at One in 8 Million, courtesy of The New York Times.
Find New York Stories by location at City of Memory, courtesy of City Lore Local Projects. Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Stories of every kind, from all over the USA, can be heard at Story Corps. Also recommended: Sound Portraits.
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