Communication, Film & Theatre

KEY BENEFITS: This practical, step-by-step guide is organized into 18 lessons for achieving outstanding performance in acting and directing. KEY TOPICS: This text offers an alternative to the Stanislavsky "method" and teaches another way of arriving at emotions, which is described in detail throughout the text. MARKETS: Undergraduate and graduate courses in acting and directing.

Foreword by Helen Hayes.


Introduction to the Course.


Lesson I: What Is Acting?


Lesson II: What Must I Think?


Lesson III: Who Is My Character?


Lesson IV: What Are Feelings?


Lesson V: What My Body Remembers.


Lesson VI: Stretching My Emotional Range.


Lesson VII: Planning My Performance.


Lesson VIII: Going Beyond My Boundaries.


Lesson IX: What Kind of Play Is It?


Lesson X: Mastering My Five Senses.


Lesson XI: Creating Experiences I've Never Had.


Lesson XII: Can I Play Comedy?


Lesson XIII: Working with the Director.


Lesson XIV: Finding My Way on Stage.


Lesson XV: Can I Play Shakespeare?


Lesson XVI: Acting For the Camera.


Lesson XVII: Solving Special Problems.


Lesson XVIII: Sharpening My Skills.


Subject Index.


Name Index.

Introduction to Acting (Theatre)

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