The actor and the target / Declan Donnellan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donnellan, Declan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acting.

Physical Description:

287 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

St. Paul, MN : Theatre Communications Group : Distributed by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, [2006]

Summary:

"Acting is a reflex, a mechanism for development and survival. . . . It isn't 'second nature, ' it is 'first nature.'"-Declan Donnellan B This immensely popular and ever-practical book on acting takes a scalpel to the heart of actors' persistent fears, helping them to release their talent on stage. It is straightforward and unpretentious, with a spirit of artistic and personal freedom. B Declan Donnellan, the first director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Academy, is best known for his work with Cheek by Jowl and on Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul. As associate director of Britain's National Theatre, his productions included Fuenteovejuna, Sweeney Todd, and Angels in America.

Contents:

'I don't know what I'm doing'

The target

Fear

An escape

The stakes

'I don't know what I want'

Action and reaction

'I don't know who I am'

The visible and the invisible

Identity, persona and the mask

The matrix

'I don't know where I am'

'I don't know how I should move'

Control

'I don't know what I should feel

'I don't know what I'm saying'

The imaginary text exercises

Make believe

'I don't know what I'm playing'

Time

Three more uncomfortable choices.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1559362855

OCLC:

71817407

Publisher Number:

9781559362856

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