A field guide to actor training : navigating acting methods, studio classes, private training, and graduate and undergraduate programs /
Laura Wayth
- Milwaukee, WI : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2014
- xiii, 242 p. ; 23 cm
"Navigating acting methods, studio classes, private training, and graduate and undergraduate programs."
The big questions -- Why actor training is important -- Stanislavsky, the foundation of it all -- Lee Strasberg and The method* -- Practical aesthetics technique -- Michael Chekhov technique -- Meisner technique -- Stella Adler -- Uta Hagen -- Viewpoints -- Suzuki method -- Spolin and improv -- Grotowski -- Demystifying vocal training -- Demystifying physical acting training -- A look at degree-granting training programs -- A student Q & A session.
"Should I go to a school and get more training in acting, or should I just go out there and do it? How important is training? Where do you go to get training? what is the right kind of training? ..[This book] ... can help you answer these questions, preparing you to make an informed decision on your next step. The book is designed to be an introduction to various theater training methodologies, highlighting their basic tenets and comparing and contrasting each system of training and rehearsal, providing a one-stop-shopping resource for student and beginning actors who crave guidance in selecting the training that is right for them."--Back cover.
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