Telling Stories: A Grand Unifying Theory of Acting Techniques"Telling Stories: A Grand Unifying Theory of Acting Techniques is an essential resource for professional actors, acting students and teachers, or anyone who wants to better understand the evolution of modern acting theory. This guidebook provides a history of acting theories and training and describes techniques that enable an actor to inhabit a character. In the book are numerous acting exercises that illustrate each method, as well as advice on performing Shakespeare and on developing scripts." "Telling Stories is an important addition to any theatrical library and can serve as the basis for acting and theater courses across a wide range of levels."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... methods were in a constant process of evolution , and his thoughts on the use and pro- duction of emotion onstage had changed considerably . He described to her his method of psycho - physical actions . Stanislavski explained how he ...
... methods were in a constant process of evolution , and his thoughts on the use and pro- duction of emotion onstage had changed considerably . He described to her his method of psycho - physical actions . Stanislavski explained how he ...
Page 150
... methods to engage and affect inner- city youth in Chicago . As she progressed as a teacher and director , Spolin built on the techniques she had learned from Boyd to con- struct games as techniques for freeing actors from self ...
... methods to engage and affect inner- city youth in Chicago . As she progressed as a teacher and director , Spolin built on the techniques she had learned from Boyd to con- struct games as techniques for freeing actors from self ...
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... Method to Their Madness ; David Krasner , " Strasberg , Adler and Meisner " from Twentieth Century Actor Training , Richard Brestoff , The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods ( Lyme , NH : Smith and Kraus , 1995 ) ; Cole , Acting ...
... Method to Their Madness ; David Krasner , " Strasberg , Adler and Meisner " from Twentieth Century Actor Training , Richard Brestoff , The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods ( Lyme , NH : Smith and Kraus , 1995 ) ; Cole , Acting ...
Contents
STORYTELLING AND CHARACTER | 22 |
THE STRUCTURE OF THE STORY | 28 |
IN CLASS | 42 |
Copyright | |
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