Acting Is Believing

Charles McGaw, Kenneth L. Stilson, Larry D. Clark

Cengage Learning, Jan 1, 2011 - Performing Arts - 320 pages

Emphasizing that an actor must believe to make his audience believe, ACTING IS BELIEVING remains one of the classic texts in the field. Charles McGaw's and Larry D. Clark's earlier editions influenced generations of actors, and this Eleventh Edition has been completely updated by Kenneth Stilson inspiring today's future professionals. The textbook now includes an expanded theoretical grounding and numerous new and revised exercises to help today's acting student apply the key concepts of a Stanislavski-based training program as interpreted through the eyes of twenty-first century artists.
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About the author

Larry Clark is currently Professor and Dean Emeritus at University of Missouri. He joined the faculty in 1966 as an Assistant Professor of Speech and Dramatic Art. In 1988, after a distinguished career as a teacher of acting and directing, during which he directed dozens of plays, both with his students and for the University of Missouri professional Summer Repertory Theatre, Clark was selected as Dean of College of Arts and Science. During his career as a Professor of Theatre, Clark was active on the national scene and was elected President of all three professional organizations devoted to the educational aspects of theatre. He was an exceptionally well-known figure in the American College Theatre Festival, serving as festival critic for hundreds of plays during its first 20 years. The plays he mounted covered a broad range of dramatic literature from the classics to Sam Shepard. His production of Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" was particularly praised. It starred one of Clark's young students, Tom Moore, who went on to establish a distinguished motion picture career as the popular actor, Tom Berenger. Berenger leads a long list of Professor Clark's former acting students who are now earning their living in motion pictures, the theatre, or both.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Acting Is Believing
• Authors: Charles McGaw, Kenneth L. Stilson, Larry D. Clark
• Edition: 11, illustrated
• Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2011
• ISBN: 0495898074, 9780495898078
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Performing Arts / Theater / General