Acting techniques

This book examines the French theatricalization of India from 1770 to 1865 and how a range of plays not only represented India to the French viewing public but also staged issues within French culture including colonialism, imperialism, race, gender, and national politics.

The first collection of its kind, The Oberon Book of Queer Monologues chronicles over one hundred years of queer and trans performance.

Movement: Onstage and Off is the complete guide for actors to the most effective techniques for developing a fully expressive body.

The Actor's Workbook is an essential workbook for actors, actors in training and teachers of acting and drama.

The Physical Actor is a comprehensive book of exercises for actors.

Through a close re-examination of Eugene O'Neill's oeuvre, from minor plays to his Pulitzer-winning works, this study proposes that O'Neill's vision of tragedy privileges a particular emotional response over a more "e;rational"e; one among his audience members.

Acting Greek Tragedy explores the dynamics of physical interaction and the dramaturgical construction of scenes in ancient Greek tragedy.

Collecting advice, quotes, essays, and observations from hundreds of famous actors and highly regarded acting teachers, The Quotable Actor covers a wide range of topics on the art and history of acting.

Incapacity and Theatricality acknowledges the distinctive contribution to contemporary theatrical performance made by actors with intellectual disabilities.

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This book is a case study into the affective history of Holocaust drama offering a new perspective on the impact of The Diary of Anne Frank, the pivotal 1950s play that was a turning point in Holocaust consciousness.

How do audiences look at actors in costume onstage?

The Elements of Theatrical Expression puts forward 14 essential elements that make up the basic building blocks of theatre.

This is a comprehensive workbook for actors, covering the key characteristics and profiles of a wide range of African accents of English.

An Actor Prepares is the most famous acting training book ever to have been written and the work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors and trainers.

The whirlwind life of one of old Hollywoods biggest stars.

From Aristotle's theory of tragic katharsis onwards, theorists of the theatre have long engaged with the question of what spectatorship entails.

Minstrel Traditions: Mediated Blackface in the Jazz Age explores the place and influence of black racial impersonation in US society during a crucial and transitional time period.

Shakespeare Company: When Action is Eloquence is the first comprehensive insight into this internationally acclaimed company founded in 1978 in Lenox, Massachusetts, by actor-director Tina Packer and voice pioneer Kristin Linklater, with the transformative power of Shakespeare's language at its heart.

A 2021 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe culmination of an innovative practice research project, Michael Chekhov in the Twenty-First Century: New Pathways draws on historical writings and archival materials to investigate how Chekhov's technique can be used across the disciplines of contemporary performance and applied practice.

In the 21st century, actors face radical changes in plays and performance styles, as they move from stage to screen and grapple with new technologies that present their art to ever-expanding audiences.

Worried about short rehearsal time?

Creating Solo Performance is an innovative toolbox of exercises and challenges focused on providing you - the performer - with engaging and inspiring ways to explore and develop your idea both on the page and in the performance space.

In this anthology, theater expert Roger Ellis culls together dramatic scenes and monologues that all deal with spiritual experience.

The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera provides a precise yet practical approach to help unlock the mysteries of acting for film and television.

A study of British theatre historiography, from its origins in the Restoration to its development as an academic discipline in the twentieth century.

This is the first book of its kind to provide an in-depth examination of how the greatest playwright in the English language employed not only psychological brutality but also physical violence throughout his works.

Frantic Assembly have had a powerful and continuing influence on the popularisation of devising practices in contemporary theatre-making.

'If you're working with Nancy Bishop you know you're in good, accomplished hands, whether you're a director or an actor.

How does thinking affect doing?

The Theatrical Firearms Handbook is the essential guide to navigating the many decisions that are involved in the safe and effective use of firearm props for both the stage and screen.

Creating a Roleis the culmination of Stanislavski's masterful trilogy on the art of acting.

'Zbigniew Cynkutis' writings constitute invaluable testimony of his work with Jerzy Grotowski during the 'theatre of productions' phase and beyond.

Acting the Essence examines the theory, practice, and history of the art of the performer from the perspective of its inner nature as work on oneself, within, around, and beyond the pedagogy of the actor.

Thinking Through Theatre and Performance presents a bold and innovative approach to the study of theatre and performance.

The Routledge Companion to Performance Practitioners collects the outstanding biographical and production overviews of key theatre practitioners first featured in the popular Routledge Performance Practitioners series of guidebooks.

The Heart of Teaching is a book about teaching and learning in the performing arts.

The Laban Workbook is a compendium of unique exercises inspired by the concepts and principles of movement theorist and artist, Rudolf Laban.

First Published in 1995.

Winner of a Nancy Staub Award for Excellence in Publications on the Art of PuppetryConnecting the art of puppetry with deeper learning for children, this workbook offers a comprehensive guide on how to bring puppetry into the classroom.

Stanislavsky in America explores the extraordinary legacy that Constantin Stanislavski's system of actor-training has left on acting in the US.

There are over 150 BFA and MFA acting programs in the US today, nearly all of which claim to prepare students for theatre careers.

Why the Theatre is a collection of 26 personal essays by college teachers, actors, directors, and playwrights about the magnetic pull of the theatre and its changing place in society.

During its fifty year run, Theatre Arts Magazine was a bustling forum for the foremost names in the performing arts, including Stanislavski, Laurence Olivier, Lee Strasberg, John Gielgud and Shelley Winters.

Acting (Re)Considered is an exceptionally wide-ranging collection of theories on acting, ideas about body and training, and statements about the actor in performance.