Posted on 02/27/2009 5:40:34 AM PST by nikos1121
I am in need of someone of Scottish descent to help me with some Scottish dialogue. It's for a one minute play. The play is finished but I need to get the Scottish accent right. I'm sorry, I can't pay you, but I can reference your assistance in the credits.
You need to WRITE the accent?? or just need help DOING the accent??
Act I: Set up (20 seconds) A: Let's drink some Scotch. Laiphroig? B:Aye.
Act II: Confrontation (20 seconds) A:Would you like some milk in it? B:Are ya raving mad? And dilute the pure goodness?
Act III: Resolution (20 seconds) A:Ok, we'll drink some with milk and some without. B:Now you're talking.
If a lassie is dialoguing with a laddie, well it practically writes itself.
Do you need it it in two or three acts?
Hopefully, you can work in “Nay, lassie, it’s as good as it ever was”.
You guys are funny...An actor who knows the Scottish accent would do it naturally. If they’re not Scottish, I need to have the dialogue written for them so they don’t have to think about it.
OK here’s the premise.
Four club members meet to play golf one sunny morning on the course at St. Andrews, Scotland. They’re dressed in the appropriate golf garb. One is briefly detained by a phone call and joins the group later. The other three are discussing their sons as they gather on the first tee and how they overcame adversity to become successful in the business world.
Golfer One: (stretching with his driver) My sune has made quite a name for himself in the home remodeling business. He began as a dry waller. Started buying foreclosed homes as a teenager, remodeling them and quadrupling his money. (excitedly) He now owns his own design and construction firm. He’s so successful that in the last year alone he was able to give a good friend a brand new home as a gift.
gimme a few ... writing an accent is tougher than doing one.
Golfer One: (stretching with his driver) My sune ‘as made quite a name furrr ‘imself in home rrremodelin’. ‘e began as a drrry wallerrr. Shtarrrted buyin’ forrreclosed ‘omes as a teenagerrr, rrremodelin’ them and quadrrrooplin’ his money. (excitedly)’e now owns ‘is own design and constrrruction furrrm. ‘e’s so successful tha’ in the last yearrr alone, ‘e was able to give a good frrriend a brrrand nyoo ‘ome as a gift.
most all a’s pronounced as ah. for stage.. it’s better to not fully ROLL the R’s but just a little... otherwise, English properly done with a SCOTTISH BRogue ..needs SUBTITLES
That will burn your actor’s eyes out, trying to read that.
Thank you. Let me use that and see what I come up with...You can use the find and replace in word to find the word. THat’s what I needed were the rules. Like I is A, My is Ma.
Is it about MacGregor the dock-builder?
Keep coming back tae this site an A will post the finished one minute play when it’s dune...
Hoot mon!
“Aye laddie! Hoot!”
A fine Scotsman is visiting his distant relatives in Canada. While hiking in the woods, they came across an animal very peculiar to the Scotsman. It had huge horns, big legs and an odd shaped body.
“Hoot mon! What in the Worrrrld is that?” the Scotsman asked,
“Why, that’s a moose.” the Canadian replied.
“Moose? If that’s yourrrr moose, I’d hate to see yourrrr cat!”
Scottish humor
Golfer One: (stretching with his driver) Ma sune ‘as made quite a name for ‘imself in home remodelin’. ’e began as a drrry waller. Shtarrrted buyin’ foreclosed ’omes as a teenagerrr, rremodelin’ ’em an quadrrooplin’ ’is money. (excitedly) ’e now owns ’is own design an constrruction firrm. ’e’s so successful tha’ in the last yearrr alone ’e was able tae give a good frriend a brrand nyoo ’ome as a gift.
Golfer Two: (taking slow practice swings) Ma sune began ’is career washing cars for Toyota. In just five years, ‘e worked ‘is way up tae their top salesman an now owns ‘is own Lexus dealership in Edinburgh. (with enthusiasm) ‘e’s so successful now tha’ in the last six months ‘e’s given a close frriend two brand new cars as a gift!
Golfer Three: (checking his grip) Ma sune gots yees both beat. ‘e started in the mail room at Merrill Lynch. (pointing to the sky) Worked ‘is way up tae stock brrooker an now owns ‘is own investment firm. (with pride) ‘e’s become so successful tha’ just last week ‘e gave ‘is very best frriend a large stock portfolio as a gift nae less!
(The fourth golfer enters.)
Golfer Four: Guid morning! ‘ad tae call ‘ome. ‘ope I didn’t delay yees?
Golfer One: Nay. We’re still waiting tae tee off.
Golfer Two: We were just brraggin’ about who ‘ad the most successful sune. A think A do.
Golfer Three: Whit does yer sune do?
Golfer Four: Tae tell ye the trruth, A’m not very pleased with my sune. For five years, ‘e’s been a massage therapist in Alloa, of all places, an ‘e’s ‘aving financial problems…again. ‘is wife left ‘im last year, when she found out ‘e was crrrossdrressin’ at work. You know wearing lipstick and women’s clothins. It was a disgusting surprrise tae the Little Wife an me too when we ‘eard the details.
(The other golfers recoil in disgust.)
Golfer Two: Aim sairy for ye.
Golfer One: Yeah, sairy.
(pregnant pause)
Golfer Three: Aw cheer up, Me Lad, it could be worse ye know.
Golfer Four: That’s trrue. (holding his driver then smiling) On the brrighter side, ‘e must be good at whit ‘e does, because ‘is last three boyfriends gave ‘im a brran new ‘ouse, two new cars an a big stock portfolio. (pause) Who tees off first?
(Fade to black.)
The End
My thanks to fellow freeper gwilhelm56
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