The Actor at WorkFocusing on the underlying principles of the acting process, this volume continues to present an experiential sequence of exercises designed to help students develop a thorough understanding of the physical, vocal, analytical and ethical aspects of the actor's art. This accessible revision begins by concentrating on the preparation of body and voice in Part I. Part II then examines the concept of action, and Part III concludes by focusing on development of character in the rehearsal process. |
Contents
Preparing Yourself | 1 |
The Creative State | 9 |
Centering and Moving | 17 |
Copyright | |
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acting process alignment Amanda Arthur Miller artistic attitude audience audition August Strindberg automatic awareness beat change become begin behavior Behavior Rehearsal blocking bodily body breath camera character character's actions choice commitment Constantin Stanislavski create creative crisis David Mamet develop director dramatic function dual consciousness emotion Erving Goffman everyday example Exercise experience explore express fear of failure feel fellow actors focus gestures Glass Menagerie Howard idea important impulse inner Laura Lesson lives look Mamet meaning Moscow Art Theatre Moshe Feldenkrais move movement muscles natural partner performance person physical play playwright psychological qualities relationship relaxation Remember response rhythm rience role Salesman scene objective sense sequence shape situation skills social someone sound speak specific speech stage Streetcar Named Desire subtext superobjective technique tension thing thought through-line tion traits turn vocal voice Willy Loman Willy's words York Zoo Story