Letters to a young actor : a universal guide to performance / Robert Brustein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acting--Vocational guidance.

Acting.

Performing arts--Vocational guidance.

Performing arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, c2005.

Summary:

"Having been at the forefront of the American theatre for the duration of his illustrious career, Robert Brustein has long been a mentor to many of today's most accomplished actors. Here, for the first time, he offers both sage advice and hard-earned wisdom for performers on every stage and screen, and at any level of experience. Letters to a Young Actor promised not only to inspire the multitudes of struggling actors out there pounding the pavement, but also to reinvigorate the art of acting itself."--Jacket.

Inspiration and guidance for struggling performers

Contents:

Intro

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C o n t e n t s

1 Prologue 1

I . STARTING OUT

2 Inching into the Profession 4

3 The Pleasures of Imitation 7

4 An Actor's Calling 13

5 The Anti-Theatrical Prejudice 20

I I . GETTING THERE

6 How to Act in College 26

7 The Case for Advanced Training 31

8 How to Act in Drama School 38

9 Into the "Real World" 45

10 When Worlds Collide 50

11 Looking for Work 54

I I I . BEING THERE

12 Some Exemplary Careers 60

13 The Transforming Actor 77

14 The Actor's Intelligence 85

15 Film Versus Theatre 89

16 The Repertory Ideal 95

IV. WORKING THERE

17 Actors and Management 104

18 Actors and Audiences 115

19 Actors and Directors 123

20 Actors and Auteurs 136

21 Actors and Playwrights 146

22 Actors and Designers 158

23 Actors and Coaches 170

24 Actors and Critics 184

25 Ephemeris, Ephemeris 207

26 Epilogue 213

Acknowledgments 215

About the Author 217

Index 219.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-7867-3402-7

OCLC:

727648883