| Acting: Onstage and Off Revised Edition Contributor(s): Barton, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 130507744X ISBN-13: 9781305077447 Publisher: Cengage Learning OUR PRICE: $220.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - General - Performing Arts | Acting & Auditioning |
| Dewey: 792.028 |
| LCCN: 2014946141 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Reader-friendly and practical, ACTING: ONSTAGE AND OFF demonstrates how to adapt onstage training toward offstage performance, and how to apply skills for theatre and film to lead a rich, full life outside the theatre. Humorous, conversational writing helps students learn all phases of actor training, including scene study, auditioning, and improvisation, as well as relaxation techniques for the mind, voice and body. Examples from life, rather than dramatic literature, ensure understanding. Students also learn strategies for connecting with other actors in a scene and in rehearsal. Enlightening and creative exercises help students practice altering their physical and emotional state to become a character while keeping those aspects of their selves that most serve the role being played. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barton, Robert: - Robert Barton is Professor Emeritus of Acting at the University of Oregon. He has directed more than half of Shakespeare's plays and performed in most of them, including playing the title role in a PBS production of HAMLET. A prolific author, Dr. Barton has published numerous scholarly articles on acting and seven books, including VOICE: ONSTAGE AND OFF (with Rocco Dal Vera), THEATRE IN YOUR LIFE and LIFE THEMES (both with Annie McGregor), and ACTING REFRAMES. His STYLE FOR ACTORS received the Theatre Association's Best Book Award. In addition, he served as editor and adaptor of the newly revised edition of the classic text THE CRAFT OF COMEDY. The American College Theatre Festival honored Dr. Barton as Outstanding Acting Coach. He received his Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University. |