Training of the American Actor Contributor(s): Bartow, Arthur (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1559362685 ISBN-13: 9781559362689 Publisher: Theatre Communications Group OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: "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 included is described in detail by one of today's foremost practitioners. Presented in this volume are: "Lee Strasberg's Method" by Anna Strasberg, Lee's former student, widow, and current director of The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute Arthur Bartow is the artistic director of the Department of Drama at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. A former associate director of Theatre Communications Group, he is the author of the landmark book "The Director's Voice," |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Performing Arts | Acting & Auditioning - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
Dewey: 792.028 |
LCCN: 2006007809 |
Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.26" W x 8.75" (1.00 lbs) 400 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 included is described in detail by one of today's foremost practitioners. Presented in this volume are: - Lee Strasberg's Method by Anna Strasberg, Lee's former student, widow, and current director of The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute Arthur Bartow is the artistic director of the Department of Drama at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. A former associate director of Theatre Communications Group, he is the author of the landmark book The Director's Voice. |