A Practical Handbook for the Actor
Author | : Melissa Bruder |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2012-04-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780307499134 |
ISBN-13 | : 0307499138 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Practical Handbook for the Actor written by Melissa Bruder and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This simple and essential book about the craft of acting describes a technique developed and refined by the authors, all of them young actors, in their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, actor W. H. Macy, and director Gregory Mosher. A Practical Handbook for the Actor is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity, and that failed to provide a dependable set of tools. An actor's job, the authors state, is to "find a way to live truthfully under the imaginary circumstances of the play." The ways in which an actor can attain that truth form the substance of this eloquent book.