A Practical handbook for the actor
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Vintage Books, [1986].
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
xiv, 94 pages ; 21 cm
Status:
Eagle River Adult Nonfiction
792.02 BRU (pbk)
Description
For anyone who has ever wanted to take an acting class, "this is the best book on acting written in the last twenty years" (David Mamet, from the Introduction).
This book 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.
This book 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.
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Eagle River Adult Nonfiction
792.02 BRU (pbk)
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0394744128
Notes
General Note
"A Vintage original"--T.p. verso.
General Note
Nonfiction.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Bruder, M. (1986). A Practical handbook for the actor. New York, Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bruder, Melissa. 1986. A Practical Handbook for the Actor. New York, Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bruder, Melissa, A Practical Handbook for the Actor. New York, Vintage Books, 1986.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bruder, Melissa. A Practical Handbook for the Actor. New York, Vintage Books, 1986.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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