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The actor's art and craft : William Esper teaches the Meisner technique / William Esper, Damon DiMarco.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Esper, William, author.
- DiMarco, Damon, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Meisner, Sanford.
- Acting.
- Method acting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 286 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Anchor Books, 2008.
- Contents:
- Bill's class
- Begin again : empty your cup
- The first exercise : did you hear what he said?
- Repetition continues : did you really hear what he really said?
- Developing concentration
- How to justify absolutely anything
- Don't gird yourself to act; open yourself to receive
- Objectives and expectations : be careful what you want
- Action problems : awaken your inner criminal
- Scene work: private conversations : approach the text and pick up your impulses
- Farewell to repetition : don't do anything unless something happens to make you do it
- Daydreams, fantasies, and your inner life : emotional preparation
- Relationships : I know he's your brother, but who is he really?
- The domestic exercise : how are things at home?
- The second round of scene work : go deeper into the text
- Final questions: It's a wrap. Now where do we go from here?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780307481146 (electronic bk.)
- 030748114X (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99996529625
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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