Accent for a farm hand

Question

I am playing Hickory from the wizard of oz, i feel it is important to my character, so people won't see me as "one of those 3 farm guys". I tried southern, but that sooooo didn't work. So if someone could tell me what kind of accent I could use I would be forever grateful!!!!

Answer 1

I've done Wizard of Oz before, and the Hickory in our cast used a toned-down version of a southern accent. It wasn't like "howdy ya'll!" but you could still tell he was on a farm. If you want to be really accurate, try looking up how to do a midwestern accent, since this takes place in Kansas.

Answer 2

the show takes place in Kansas where they speak General American dialect, like most of the country does. Farm hands don't necessarily have a dialect different from most people. Personality of the character is more important.