WHAT COLLEAGUES
SAY:
"Susan
Cameron is a superb dialect and vocal coach, she is extremely
knowledgeable, dedicated and a pleasure to work with."
-- Larry
Moss, director of "Beast On The Moon" and the
AWARD-WINNING "The Syringa
Tree"; Acting coach to Hilary Swank's ACADEMY-AWARD WINNING
PERFORMANCES ("Million Dollar Baby" and "Boys Don't Cry"), Helen Hunt's "As Good As
It Gets", and Lionardo DiCaprio's "The Aviator"
"Thank you
for assisting Prime Minister Hosokawa on his United Nations
Address...Superb coaching!"
--
Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
"I've
witnessed Susan Cameron's dialect and voice work firsthand, and the
resulting performances were nothing less than inspired."
-- Sean
Cullen, President, The American National Theatre, Inc.
"Susan
Cameron’s work on the dialects for Beast on the Moon was
organized, intelligent and meticulous. She was an invaluable resource
to the company, helping to craft some of the finest stage accents I’ve
heard in New York in many years. The illusion is near perfect—Armenian
audience members are astonished at the accuracy of the voices.
Susan is a dedicated professional at the very top of her field. I
cannot recommend her highly enough."
-- David Grillo,
Producer of “Beast On The Moon”
"Susan Cameron is
an excellent dialect coach. In working with her, she demonstrated
a complete and nuanced understanding of a difficult dialect, and in a
short time was able to help me master it as well. In addition to her
thorough and patient word-by-word work with me, Susan also had recorded
resource material readily available. She was an enormous help to me, and
a pleasure to work with too!"
-- Omar Metwally, actor “Beast On The Moon”; Tony
nominee “Sixteen Wounded”
"Susan
Cameron is the only speech and dialect coach I know who could eliminate
every accent in the UN -- or teach you every accent in that building."
-- Anthony Vincent Bova (NY Acting Coach)
"Susan Cameron is the language contractor that we
all dream of hiring to
build our house of speech. She has an amazing understanding of the
physical
blueprint of language. She provides the tools to change our perception
of
language and enhance the presentation."
-- Dr. Pamelia Phillips
--
Chair, Voice and Music, CAP21, Tisch School of the Arts,
Undergraduate Drama Dept., New York University
Author of "Singing for Dummies" Wiley, 2003
"For my role in "Beast on the Moon", I had to
learn an Armenian
accent. After the show, the number of Armenian people who have
approached me and consequently been quite surprised at my not having an
accent is a testament to the skill of Susan Cameron. I was also
fortunate enough to train with Susan on basic voice work. The results
were almost immediate. She is an incredible listener and can therefore
identify problem areas quickly. Then the adjustments and the healing
can begin. Susan is a patient perfectionist and an enthusiastic
teacher who yields great results."
-- Lena Georgas, on Variety’s Top Ten List of
“Actors To Watch”
WHAT CRITICS SAY:
"Special
mention must be made of Susan Cameron as dialect coach for bringing
rural Ireland to Manhattan."
-- Backstage
"Their
accents are nearly flawless!"
-- Show Business Weekly
"The
dialect coach, Susan Cameron, has done a good job with each of the
actors -- all of whom make the world of the play believably Irish."
-- Talkin’ Broadway
“For the sound of language alone, the play is a
pleasure. Remarkably, this cast boasts no Irish among them, but one
would never know it!”
-- The Irish Voice
WHAT STUDENTS
SAY:
“Looking back, I find it difficult to imagine
what I was doing in a scene before I worked with Susan. The vocal
and speech work I’ve covered with her has made such a difference to my
performance. My acting is much more organic. Correct breathing, Standard
American pronunciation, and body relaxation are now an integral part of
both my acting technique and the way I live. Strengthening my vocal
projection and clarity, and losing my accent have given me more
confidence when I speak to other people… Susan’s knowledge of the voice,
of speech, of dialects, and of how to teach all of these is far beyond
what I can imagine encountering elsewhere. I would trust her with my
entire career. In fact, in a way, I suppose I already have.”
-- Kim (NYU student)
"Learning English was extremely difficult for
me because of the big difference between my native language -- Korean
-- and
English. I had given up the idea of speaking without an accent before I
met Susan. Her class was well planned to fit each student's need. She
knew what I needed to work on the first day of class and never stopped
correcting me. I have never met any other teacher who has such devotion and
love. She also taught me the most important thing in learning English:
do not underestimate your ability. I learned to be more diligent and not
to settle for less because I can always sound better."
-- Eunjee (Korea)
“Susan Cameron has made me a better actor and a
stronger person in general. Professional, compassionate, a wonderful
teacher…She is a true artist. In one school year I learned to open up
so much of myself in her class, and I enjoyed every
gut-wrenching second of it… I'll never be able to thank her enough for
it.”
-- Chris (NYU student)
“Susan
is great. Through her unique method, she was able to help me to be
understandable in English and to become a working actor in New York
City. I constantly need her precious feedback."
-- Alessia
(Italy)
"Susan Cameron led me to the highest standard of acting through her
incomparable insight into both classical and contemporary dramatic
speech. I learned how powerful a tool speech can be for an actor
if acquired rigorously, practiced vigorously and applied accurately."
-- Sam (Korea)
"Susan is an exceptional teacher! The progress
I made in her class working towards my accent was enormous and very
gratifying.
I totally recommend her. She's awesome."
-- Nelly (Mexico)
