Author: Simon Callow
Publisher: Picador
Keywords: actor
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2003-08-23
List price: $19.00
ISBN-10: 0312422431
ISBN-13: 9780312422431
A new edition of the classic book for actors starting their careers, with new materialFew actors have ever been more eloquent, more honest, or more entertaining about their life and their profession than Simon Callow, one of the finest actors of his time and increasingly one of the most admired writers about the theater.Beginning with the letter to Laurence Olivier that produced his first theatrical job to his triumph as Mozart in the original production of Amadeus, Callow takes us with him on his progress through Englands rich and demanding theater: his training at Londons famed Drama Centr
Author: Uta Hage
Publisher: Charles Scribner’s So
Keywords: actor, challenge
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1991-08-21
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 0684190400
ISBN-13: 9780684190402
Theoretically, the actor ought to be more sound in mind and body than other people, since he learns to understand the psychological problems of human beings when putting his own passions, his loves, fears, and rages to work in the service of the characters he plays. He will learn to face himself, to hide nothing from himself -- and to do so takes an insatiable curiosity about the human condition. from the Prologue Uta Hagen, one of the world’s most renowned stage actresses, has also taught acting for more than forty years at the HB Studio in New York. Her first book, Respect for Acting
Author: Ivana Chubbuck
Publisher: Gotham
Keywords: actor, power
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2005-08-18
List price: $19.00
ISBN-10: 1592401538
ISBN-13: 9781592401536
In The Power of the Actor, a Los Angeles Times bestseller, premier acting teacher and coach Ivana Chubbuck reveals her cutting-edge technique, which has launched some of the most successful acting careers in Hollywood. The first book from the instructor who has taught Charlize Theron, Brad Pitt, Elisabeth Shue, Djimon Hounsou, and Halle Berry, The Power of the Actor guides you to dynamic and effective results. For many of today?s major talents, the Chubbuck Technique is the leading edge of acting for the twenty-first century. Ivana Chubbuck has developed a curriculum that takes the theories o
Author: Constantin Stanislavski
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: prepares, actor
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 1989-04-28
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0878309837
ISBN-13: 9780878309832
So much mystery and veneration surrounds the writings of the great Russian teacher and director Stanislavski that perhaps the greatest surprise awaiting a first-time reader of An Actor Prepares is how conversational, commonsensical, and even at times funny this legendary book is. After many productions with the Moscow Arts Company, Stanislavski sought a way to introduce his new style of acting to the world outside of his rehearsal hall. The resulting book is a "mock diary" of an actor describing a series of exercises and rehearsals in which he participates. He details his own emotional and int
Author: Anita Jackso
Publisher: Nelson Thornes Ltd
Keywords: spirals, classic, actor
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2001-09-10
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0748764305
ISBN-13: 9780748764303
This is one of twelve "Classic Spirals", from the established series for reluctant readers with a track record of over 25 years. It features dynamic plots and storylines, which encourage readers to pick them up again and again. It includes engaging themes without being immature or patronising and attractive cover designs in new paperback style binding are designed to motivate pupils. Short but substantial chapters are provided to give a sense of achievement in reading whole texts. Clearly laid out text, without illustrations and activities, encourages focus on reading and enables low achievers
Author: Michael Shurtleff
Publisher: Walker & Company
Keywords: part, needs, actor, everything, audition
Number of Pages: 187
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0802772404
ISBN-13: 9780802772404
What Stanislavsky was to acting, Michael Shurtleff is to auditioning. The complete book on how to audition for the theatre.
Author: Declan Donnellan
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Keywords: new, target, actor
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2006-09-01
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1559362855
ISBN-13: 9781559362856
Acting is a reflex, a mechanism for development and survival. . . . It isnt second nature, it is first nature.Declan Donnellan This immensely popular and ever-practical book on acting takes a scalpel to the heart of actors persistent fears, helping them to release their talent on stage. It is straightforward and unpretentious, with a spirit of artistic and personal freedom.
