Training of the American Actor

Name: Training of the American Actor
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ISBN: 9781559362689

ISBN-10: 1559362685

ISBN-13: 9781559362689

Edition: 2006

Authors: Arthur Bartow

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"Successful acting must reflect a society's current beliefs. The men and women who developed each new technique were convinced that previous methods were not equal to the full challenges of their time and place, and the techniques in this book have been adapted to current needs in order to continue to be successful methods for training actors. The actor's journey is an individual one, and the actor seeks a form, or a variety of forms, of training that will assist in unlocking his own creative gifts of expression."-from the introduction The first comprehensive survey and study of the major techniques developed by and for the American actor over the past 60 years. Each of the 10 disciplines…

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List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.53" wide x 8.45" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Strasberg's method and the ascendancy of American acting



Lee Strasberg technique



Stella Adler technique



Meisner technique : teaching the work of Sanford Meisner



Beyond Michael Chekhov technique : continuing the exploration through the mask



UTA Hagen's technique



Acting with the wisdom of our bodies : a physical approach to acting inspired by Jerzy Grotowski



The six viewpoints



Practical aesthetics : an overview



Interdisciplinary training : directing for actors



Neo-classical training