ACCENTS OF THE MIDWEST

This past spring, I completed another five-week accent class with Jane Guyer-Fujita at Primary Stages/ESPA. The class covered accents of the American Midwest, with each week focused on a different city: Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Fargo, and Milwaukee, my home town.

It was interesting how challenging the accents were for me; as a native Midwesterner I thought it would give me a head start. That was not the case; the subtle changes between these cities’ accents required extra practice and focus.