| The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique Contributor(s): Esper, William (Author), DiMarco, Damon (Author), Heaton, Patricia (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0345805682 ISBN-13: 9780345805683 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Acting & Auditioning - Performing Arts | Theater - General - Performing Arts | Film - General |
| Dewey: 792.028 |
| LCCN: 2013042480 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 278 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: William Esper, one of the most celebrated acting teachers of our time, takes us through his step-by-step approach to the central challenge of advanced acting work: creating and playing a character. Esper's first book, The Actor's Art and Craft, earned praise for describing the basics taught in his famous first-year acting class. The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character continues the journey. In these pages, co-author Damon DiMarco vividly re-creates Esper's second-year course, again through the experiences of a fictional class. Esper's training builds on Sanford Meisner's legendary exercises, a world-renowned technique that Esper further developed through his long association with Meisner and the decades he has spent training a host of distinguished actors. His approach is flexible enough to apply to any role, helping actors to create characters with truthful and compelling inner lives. |