Download or read book The Actor as Storyteller written by Bruce Miller and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ACTOR AS STORYTELLER: AN INTRODUCTION TO ACTING

Download or read book The Actor as Storyteller written by Bruce J. Miller and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Acting on the Script written by Bruce Miller and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mastery of craft depends on repetition: the more opportunities student actors have to be guided through analyzing scripts, the more likely they are to develop a reliable process for making choices when the time comes to work independently. That's why Acting on the Script contains eight short plays, which can be used independently or as parts of one full-length play, giving aspiring actors the practice they need to tell the story of the play and of their characters clearly, believably, and compellingly. With each new scene, readers are given the opportunity to think through the analysis and synthesis process independently, then they are guided clearly through that process. The first section reintroduces the basic elements of acting craft. The book then lays out how these elements relate to a script in general and then more specifically – by using a short play to illustrate the basic principles. The second section focuses on specific analysis and synthesis problems using original scenes especially composed to help students develop their analysis and choice-making skills and to address individual acting issues. The plays, already tested in classes and two productions (one professional and one college), are filled with the kinds of acting problems that beginning actors often have trouble with and need to learn to solve. In addition, specific problems that actors might have with certain types of material are addressed as well.

Download or read book The Actor as Storyteller An Introduction to Acting written by Bruce Miller and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages. This book was released on 1999-07-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory acting text emphasizes the actor's responsibility to tell the story of the play. Through an engaging presentation of anecdotes and techniques, including more than 100 exercises, this text teaches beginning actors their craft as it casts them in the role of storytellers in service of the script. A complete play, Rules of Love, by Joe Pintauro, is included.

Download or read book Actor s Alchemy written by Bruce Miller and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An actor's script is both a gold mine, and the map to discovering it: if properly read, a script will reveal its riches to you. Unfortunately, most actors never learn to efficiently read the map, or master how to convert what they find in a script into playable gold. Why? Because this aspect of the acting process is seldom taught in a simple and tangible way in the classroom or studio. Acting can – and should – be more than guesswork and instinct. Actor's Alchemy: Finding the Gold in Your Script examines the relationship between the script and what an actor ultimately does on the stage or on screen. Here is a straightforward guide filled with useful information to help actors learn to use their scripts in a specific and analytical way to solve the problems of the scene and bring their elusive characters to life. In learning how to decipher the script, actors will be equipped to make the choices that lead to delivering a gold performance.

Download or read book The Actor as Storyteller written by Bruce Miller and published by Limelight Editions. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). The Actor as Storyteller is intended for serious beginning actors. It opens with an overview, explaining the differences between theater and its hybrid mediums, the part an actor plays in each of those mediums. It moves on to the acting craft itself, with a special emphasis on analysis and choice-making, introducing the concept of the actor as storyteller, then presents the specific tools an actor works with. Next, it details the process an actor can use to prepare for scene work and rehearsals, complete with a working plan for using the tools discussed. The book concludes with a discussion of mental preparation, suggestions for auditioning, a process for rehearsing a play, and an overview of the realities of show business. Included in this updated edition are: A detailed examination of script analysis of the overall play and of individual scenes; A sample of an actor's script, filled with useful script notations; Two new short plays, one written especially for this text; Updated references, lists of plays, and recommended further reading

Download or read book Becoming an Actor written by Thomasina Unsworth and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant new handbook, full of insider information on the realities of attending drama school and pursuing an acting career.

Download or read book Introduction to Acting written by Stanley Kahan and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 1998 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Long a favorite of those teachers and students who prefer a clear, uncluttered, straightforward, and non-dogmatic approach to beginning acting, this text is aimed at the neophyte acting student or the general education/liberal arts student who may only take one class in this subject. Its flexible organization allows the teacher to assign the chapters as they appear in the text or in any sequence the individual instructor prefers. Laced with photographs, drawings, theatrical anecdotes, trivia, and quotations that make the material come alive with particular verve, this volume offers not only solid, practical advice but also provides a number of short scenes from important plays and exercises through which the students can practice their craft" -- Publisher's description.

Download or read book Acting Solo written by Bruce J. Miller and published by Limelight. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruce Miller addresses what aspects of your craft to work on, even when working alone, that will help you survive and grow as an actor.--[book cover]

Download or read book Acting Narrative Speeches written by Tim McDonough and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers actors tips, techniques, and strategies designed to help them improve their presentation of narrative speeches.

Download or read book Introduction to Acting written by Stanley Kahan and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1985 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of Introduction to Acting is a completely revised version of the text that was in general use for almost two decades. It includes significant material and exercises from An Actor's Workbook, which was also extensively used up to a few years ago. As was true of the original edition, first published in 1962, it is designed to serve the needs of the beginning student in acting. As then, it is intended as a textbook for college acting classes and the working actor in community and amateur theatre.--Preface.

Download or read book The High School Theatre Teacher s Survival Guide written by Raina S. Ames and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference for high school theatre teachers covering both curricular and extracurricular problems – everything from how to craft a syllabus for a theatre class to what to say to parents about a student's participation in a school play.

Download or read book What You Think Is What You Get written by Donald L. Weed and published by . This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Acting With Energy written by Murisa Harba Durrant and published by Onyx Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to uncover your true potential as an actor? To take away the guesswork of performing and instead execute a performance that delivers every single time? Well, now you can. Much like learning the notes on an instrument, once you master the energy scale, you can begin to play emotional chords in a way that is so visceral and communicative to an audience, they will connect with your performance every time. This method when truly tapped into will evoke certain physiological and emotional reactions in the bodies of your audience without their being aware of what is happening. If you commit to your craft this deeply, the level of specificity and authenticity in your performance will be brought to new heights. And the best part? This is not the end result. After all, who cares if you can only do it once? No; I want you to be able to do it take after take. My goal for you is complete confidence and for every audience member to hang onto your every word. This process is reserved for the relentlessly curious; the determined hard-worker; the risk-taking creator; the devout experimenter; the one who is in love with how the human race ticks, and dedicates their lives to sharing this passion with others. This goes deep. If you know you have more to offer, then this is for you, and we welcome you with open arms. It can be scary and frightening to go this deep, but the rewards greatly outweigh the risks. If you want your performances to change someone's life, this is the path for you to take. Let's get to work.

Download or read book Breaking Into Acting For Dummies written by Larry Garrison and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the expert advice you need to get your big break! Jump-start your career and land that paying part From preparing for auditions to finding an agent, the acting business is a challenging and competitive field. This indispensable guide is what every aspiring actor needs to get a foot in the door. Discover how to market yourself, choose a dynamic head shot, create a stellar acting resume, join unions, and pay the bills while you pursue your acting dreams. The Dummies Way * Explanations in plain English * "Get in, get out" information * Icons and other navigational aids * Tear-out cheat sheet * Top ten lists * A dash of humor and fun

Download or read book Drama written by John Lithgow and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this riveting and surprising personal history, John Lithgow shares a backstage view of his own struggle, crisis, and discovery, revealing the early life and career that took place out of the public eye and before he became a nationally known star. Above all, Lithgow’s memoir is a tribute to his most important influence: his father, Arthur Lithgow, who, as an actor, director, producer, and great lover of Shakespeare, brought theater to John’s boyhood. From bedtime stories to Arthur’s illustrious productions, performance and storytelling were constant and cherished parts of family life. Drama tells of the Lithgows’ countless moves between Arthur’s gigs—John attended eight secondary schools before flourishing onstage at Harvard—and details with poignancy and sharp recollection the moments that introduced a budding young actor to the undeniable power of theater. Before Lithgow gained fame with the film The World According to Garp and the television show 3rd Rock from the Sun, his early years were full of scenes both hilarious and bittersweet. A shrewd acting performance saved him from duty in Vietnam. His involvement with a Broadway costar brought an end to his early first marriage. The theater worlds of New York and London come alive as Lithgow relives his collaborations with renowned performers and directors, including Mike Nichols, Bob Fosse, Liv Ullmann, and Meryl Streep. His ruminations on the nature of theater, film acting, and storytelling cut to the heart of why actors are driven to perform, and why people are driven to watch them do it. Lithgow’s memory is clear and his wit sharp, and much of the humor that runs throughout Drama comes at his own expense. But he also chronicles the harrowing moments of his past, reflecting with moving candor on friends made and lost, mistakes large and small, and the powerful love of a father who set him on the road to a life onstage. Illuminating, funny, affecting, and thoroughly engrossing, Drama raises the curtain on the making of one of our most beloved actors.

Download or read book Working Actor written by David Dean Bottrell and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran character actor David Dean Bottrell draws on his 35+ tumultuous years of work in the entertainment industry to offer a guide to breaking in, making a living, and making a life in the fabulous trenches of show business. Covers every facet of the business, including: - Capturing the perfect headshot - Starting (and maintaining) your network - Picking an agent - Audition do’s and don’ts - Joining the union(s): SAG-AFTRA and Actors Equity Association (AEA) - On stage vs on screen - Paying the bills - Self-promotion - Late bloomers - When to get out David Dean Bottrell has worn many different hats during his decades in showbiz: television actor with appearances on Boston Legal, Modern Family, The Blacklist, Mad Men, True Blood, NCIS, and Days of Our Lives; screenwriter for Paramount and Disney; respected acting teacher at UCLA and AADA; and regular expert columnist for esteemed acting site Backstage. In Working Actor, Bottrell offers a how-to manual jammed with practical information and insider advice, essential reading for any artist (aspiring or established) in need of insight or inspiration. Mixing prescriptive advice ("Getting Started," "Learning Your Craft," "Finding an Agent") with wisdom drawn from Bottrell's own professional highs and lows and those of his acting compatriots, this book's humorous, tell-it-like-it-is tone is a must-have guide for anyone hoping to successfully navigate show business.