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by: Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollack, Robert Previtio, Scott Zigler
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 792.028
EAN: 9780394744124
ISBN: 0394744128
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 94
Publication Date: April 12, 1986
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: April 12, 1986
Sales Rank: 8180
Studio: Vintage
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Product Description:
6 working actors describe their methods and philosophies of the theater. All have worked with playwright David Mamet at the Goodman Theater in Chicago.
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Rating:  - I had my doubts about the study of acting...
...until a grad-student friend of mine required this textbook for a class he was teaching. I later learned he was going against the grain by doing so; university education in acting frequently concentrates on the emotional state of the actor, and this book punctures that paradigm like a shiny pin. A Practical Handbook for the Actor, written by pupils of acting workshops run by David Mamet and William H. Macy, puts forth the idea that the actor's emotional state is pretty much irrelevant, if it doesn't ... Read More
Rating: - Good advice
Bought this to aid in developing better performances as a magician. Lots of helpful advice in this book. Recommended.
Rating: - Exciting Choices for the Actor
I used this book to teach a beginning acting class at our community college. It is an excellent introduction to the craft. The book gives clear examples of selecting an action that create clear and exciting choices for the actor. Rather than focusing on emotional states such as "you're angry or you're happy," the text shows how to allow emotional truth to come from the moment while focusing on what the character is doing. The examples in the book are practical and relate well to the craft. I particularly ... Read More
Rating: - Very Useful
This is a very useful guide to teaching theatre. I will be using it a lot in my classroom.
Rating: - bravo!
I studied for a couple of years at the Atlantic Theatre in NYC which David Mamet and William H Macy founded...they teach exclusively the principles in this book..the title says it all.."Practical"..as far as analyzing a script, breaking it down and coming up with acting impetus this book will free you from all that crap you've been taught and give you basic, workable tools to act..especially in auditions where you might be given a script and then 5 minutes later be asked to do it..once I got a grasp of the practical ... Read More
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