PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS:
Yasmin Gomes
Jéssica Teixeira
Aristeu Araújo
Mônica Rodriguez
Michelle Bezerra
Dafne Rufino
Fernanda Oliveira
Deile Barleto
Beatriz Barros
Manoella Brunelli
Rodolpho Pupo

Audio Transcribed

Moce Accent, Please! is a play directed by Jéssica Teixeira, with performance and dramaturgy by me, Yasmin Gomes. It explores accents, addressing this linguistic issue, particularly for actors. However, it is also a play about identity, the creation of stereotypes, and how much we submit to them—something that extends beyond acting into other aspects of life. 

This project emerged from my own experience as an actress. I am a Cearense actress, and for many years, I had to hide my accent to fit the Southeastern standards and establish myself in that industry. This experience became the foundation for my research during my degree in Performing Arts, where I realized that this process was, in fact, an erasure—of my identity, my culture. Through this research, I understood that this issue is not unique to me; it affects many actors and actresses from my region who seek to build their careers and claim space in this field. 

The play draws a parallel with the character Nina from Chekhov, exploring how external impositions and opinions—those that attempt to define who we should be—impact not only acting but also the way we see ourselves in the world: as autonomous individuals with history, life, and a living identity 

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Bio:

Yasmin Gomes is an actress, teacher, and filmmaker from Ceará. A self-taught filmmaker, she directed the short films Não te amo mais (2019), Carta para Maria (2020), and Joelhos (2021). Her completely independent productions have been screened at more than ten national and international festivals, including the Mix Brasil Festival (SP), Cine Ceará (CE), 3 Margens Latin American Film Festival (Argentina/Uruguay/Brazil), and Ce L'ho Corto Festival (Italy). In 2020, she won the Best Short Film award at the Ibero-American Film Festival Cine Ceará with Não te amo mais. Taquesutaque is her first solo theater piece.