Acting: the First Six Lessons Documents from the American Laboratory Theatre

Name: Acting: the First Six Lessons Documents from the American Laboratory Theatre
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ISBN: 9780415563864

ISBN-10: 0415563860

ISBN-13: 9780415563864

Edition: 2nd 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Richard Boleslavsky, Rhonda Blair

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A key text for drama students today. These dramatic dialogues between the teacher and a ~The Creaturea (TM) a " an idealistic student - explore the a ~crafta (TM) of acting according to one of the godfathers of method acting. Now with a new introduction and bibliography.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 206
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Rhonda Blair is professor of theatre at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, and president of the American Society for Theatre Research.



Acknowledgments


Editor's introduction


Acting: The First Six Lessons


Introduction



The First Lesson: Concentration



The Second Lesson: Memory of Emotion



The Third Lesson: Dramatic Action



The Fourth Lesson: Characterization



The Fifth Lesson: Observation



The Sixth Lesson: Rhythm


The ï¿½Creative Theatreï¿½ Lectures


Introduction



What is the theatre?



What is a play?



What is the audience?



What is an actor?



What is a theatrical designer?



What is a theatrical composer?



What is a collective work in a theatre?



What is a theatrical performance?



What is a mechanical performance?



What is a creative theatrical performance?



The qualifications of a creative actor



What is the meaning of ï¿½Living the Part?ï¿½



What is ï¿½Spiritual Concentration?ï¿½



What is the Spiritual or Affective Memory?



How to use affective memory in preparing a part


Boleslavsky lectures from the American Laboratory Theatre



Lecture 3



Lecture 5



Lesson 6



Lecture 7



Lesson 8



Lesson 9



Lecture 10



Lecture 11


Notes on acting with Maria Ouspenskaya



October 1954



November 1954



December 1954



January 1955