Quick Question - accent?

Hi all Quick question I am planning to audition for Arthur Miller's The Crucible and was wondering which accent would be best to use - I was thinking possibly Norfolk or Northumberland accent. For Hale, proctor and Paris. I get that Paris would be more of an English accent but for the rural folk like Proctor do you think there is a certain dialect which is better to use than another. Would this be appropriate? Any advice would be greatly appreciated Cheers John

talk to the director who has probably already made up his/her mind about the accent issue. Is that all there is? Well if that's all there is my friend, then let's keep dancing. www.tonymoore.id.au

The Crucible is set in Salem, Massachusetts. Read it dude. It's about the Salem Witchcraft trials. Nothing to do with Britain. I've seen it done Scottish. Bad. It's written in a certain rhythm and speech pattern that lends itself better to American. Depends what they want.

Thanks for the advice but I know that the play is set in Salem America, I am very familiar with the play and I know the speech patterns are set in the play by Arthur Miller - however it is also set in the time when the American accent hadn't been formed because the american accent started from the Irish settlers So the people of Salem in The Crucible would speak in a northern english accent as the settlers who travelled from england to america did at the time Anyhoo, Northumberland or Norfolk is fine according to the director Cheers for everything John

Actually the English West Country is more likely the area where lot of these came from - ie Plymouth in Devon - although Greater Yarmouth was one of the main locations (Norfolk) and at least one character was the son of a Londoner. Puritans came from all around England, but it is interesting to note that Arthur Miller didn't actually like regional UK accents to be used. He wanted a Standard King James English (whatever that is!). Too many regional accents may confuse audiences and with actors from Australia and the US, they never get it right!