What accent does Morticia have from The Addams family, and how can i best imitate it

[borlechristian]

What accent does Morticia have from The Addams family, and how can i best imitate it#1

Posted: 9/2/21 at 9:00pm

So, I was casted as Morticia for local church place and I want to be more in character so I wanted to ask what accent does she have? And whatever it is, how can I try it out? I've never really done any accents and the ones i've "tried" aren't good

 

How can I get better?

[JBroadway]

What accent does Morticia have from The Addams family, and how can i best imitate it#2

Posted: 9/2/21 at 9:37pm

I can’t remember if she has an accent in the old TV show, but in the 90s films, Angelica Houston doesn’t use an accent. And I don’t recall Brooke Shields doing an accent when I saw it on Broadway (I do remember her terrible acting, unfortunately).

[Dollypop]

What accent does Morticia have from The Addams family, and how can i best imitate it#3

Posted: 9/2/21 at 9:50pm

Pssst... you don't get "casted", you get "cast"

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[AEA AGMA SM]

What accent does Morticia have from The Addams family, and how can i best imitate it#4

Posted: 9/2/21 at 10:35pm

This is the type of thing to ask the director. See what they envision for the piece.

[BroadwayNYC2]

What accent does Morticia have from The Addams family, and how can i best imitate it#5

Posted: 9/3/21 at 1:55am

Don’t imitate. Ask your director, not random problem on a forum.

[JBradshaw]

What accent does Morticia have from The Addams family, and how can i best imitate it#6

Posted: 9/3/21 at 2:49am

And if your director sucks there are enough videos online.
I don’t think any, including Brooke, used an accent.

[Fosse76]

What accent does Morticia have from The Addams family, and how can i best imitate it#7

Posted: 9/3/21 at 3:11am

Why would Morticia have an accent? In none of the previous representations of the character had there ever been a distinct accent. 

[Jaxson2]

What accent does Morticia have from The Addams family, and how can i best imitate it#8

Posted: 9/3/21 at 9:33am

JBroadway said: "I can’t remember if she has an accent in the old TV show, but in the 90s films, Angelica Houston doesn’t use an accent. And I don’t recall Brooke Shields doing an accent when I saw it on Broadway (I do remember her terrible acting, unfortunately)."

Hysterical statement and true.  Never understood her talentless fame.

[darquegk]

What accent does Morticia have from The Addams family, and how can i best imitate it#9

Posted: 9/3/21 at 10:01am

Morticia doesn’t have an accent but Bebe spoke and sang with a sort of patrician upper-class East Coast inflection. I think a lot of that has rubbed off on the character.

[dramamama611]

What accent does Morticia have from The Addams family, and how can i best imitate it#10

Posted: 9/3/21 at 11:27am

Important to remember: an accent isn't a character...its geography. Too many young actors confuse the two. And if upu aren't good at accent, your audience cant understand you .

But everyone else is right...she doesn't have an accent normally and you should discuss with your director.

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