The actor speaks : voice and the performer / Patsy Rodenburg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodenburg, Patsy, 1953- author.

Series:

Performance books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acting.

Speech.

Voice culture.

Voice Training.

acting.

speech (communication function).

Medical Subjects:

Speech.

Voice Training.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2019.

Summary:

"From the bestselling author of The Right to Speak and The Need for Words comes this revised edition of the essential guide to voice work: The Actor Speaks. Beginning with what every first-year acting student faces in class and ending with what leading professional actors must achieve every night on stage, Patsy Rodenburg's celebrated work as one of the world's foremost voice and acting coaches is fully revealed in this thoughtful and inspirational book about acting. Written for the training and working actor, Rodenburg's book brings to life a wide range of exercises and methods to release the actor's voice, allowing the reader to perform every night, reaching the pitch, passion and vocal intensity that the best roles require.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The actor first speaks

Extending the voice into resonance, range and speech

Voice and speech meet word and text

Voice and text meet the rehearsal

Voice, text and rehearsal meet the stage

The production meets an audience

Re-creating the work again and again.

Notes:

Online resource; title from home page (Bloomsbury Collections, viewed January 30, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Rodenburg, Patsy, 1953- Actor speaks

ISBN:

9781350027114

1350027111

9781350027145

1350027146

9781350027152

1350027154

OCLC:

1147870754

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license