Samples and materials to support your work
Welcome to the resource website for Chimerica, developed for the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre rehearsal process in January/February 2016. Here you’ll find links to audio files, videos and text files that should help you prepare for your role. If you have questions at any time, please don’t hesitate to contact me. There will be time to review this material during rehearsal and in our Skype coaching meetings, but it has been my experience that most actors want to get a head start on their accent work before the start of rehearsals, and hopefully these resources will aid you in that pursuit.
Eric Armstrong Bio
Eric is a Toronto-based accent and dialect coach for theatre, film and television. Recent theatre work includes The Heart of Robin Hood for RMTC/Mirvish, 12 Angry Men and The Gigli Concert for SoulPepper, YukonStyle for Canadian Stage, and Arigato Tokyo for Buddies in Bad Times; recent tv/film work includes coaching Eric Bana for Ricky Gervais' upcoming Special Correspondents, and the creation of the Belter accent for SyFy's The Expanse season one. Eric is also the full-time voice teacher for York University's BFA and MFA Programs in Theatre.