The Actor as Storyteller: An Introduction to Acting(Book). The Actor as Storyteller is intended for serious beginning actors. It opens with an overview, explaining the differences between theater and its hybrid mediums, the part an actor plays in each of those mediums. It moves on to the acting craft itself, with a special emphasis on analysis and choice-making, introducing the concept of the actor as storyteller, then presents the specific tools an actor works with. Next, it details the process an actor can use to prepare for scene work and rehearsals, complete with a working plan for using the tools discussed. The book concludes with a discussion of mental preparation, suggestions for auditioning, a process for rehearsing a play, and an overview of the realities of show business. Included in this updated edition are: A detailed examination of script analysis of the overall play and of individual scenes; A sample of an actor's script, filled with useful script notations; Two new short plays, one written especially for this text; Updated references, lists of plays, and recommended further reading |
Contents
Preface | |
What IsTheatre? A Definition ofTheatre The Performer | |
Stage Acting and Film Acting Same Game Different | |
InsideOut Outside In From Stanislavski to Strasberg | |
ADVANCING THESTORY Chapter 5TheActor in Serviceofthe Script | |
Given Circumstances andPlaying the Action | |
Actingwith Conflict | |
Finding and Playing Objectives | |
Rehearsing the SceneBlocking and Working | |
Using | |
Justifyingthe Lines Summary | |
Theatrical Conventions and Style | |
Criticism Critiquing aProduction Critiquing Work in Class | |
PUTTINGTHE PIECESTOGETHER | |
Definingthe Role Putting thePieces Together | |
Developing the RoleThe RehearsalProcess | |
Interpreting and Using Dialogue | |
Working with People Places and Things | |
Good Storytelling Using Objectives Effectively and Circumstances | |
Rehearsing the Scene Preparing for the First Read | |
What You Need to Succeed | |
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