A beginner's guide to acting methods understanding practitioners and their legacies Kim Shire

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shire, Kim, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acting teachers.

Acting--Methodology.

Theater.

Acting.

actors (performing artists).

Actors.

theater (discipline).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

London Methuen Drama 2025

Summary:

Wanting to understand the workings and methods of your favourite theatre practitioner? Look no further. This accessible guide summarizes the methods of 20 practitioners by collecting the most important features of their work and framing them so that even the novice actor will understand the material. Introducing us to the work of practitioners such as: Konstantin Stanislavski, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Bertolt Brecht, Michael Chekhov, Jacques Copeau, Maria Knebel, Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, Viola Spolin, Uta Hagen, Augusto Boal, Jerzy Grotowski, Tadashi Suzuki, and Anne Bogart among a number of others, the book sets readers on the path to discovering the methods they want to explore in greater depth. It does so through each chapter offering: - biographical information on each practitioner - a description of their method - suggestions for digging deeper and further exploration - journal and discussion questions - the opportunity for practical application with 3-6 hours' worth of in-class activities for instructors to use As a whole, the book seeks to offer an introduction to the many acting teachers and their methods in one place, demystifying terminology such as "biomechanics", "active analysis", "grounding" and "viewpoints", and introducing readers to the founders of the principles that make up modern acting

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I

Full Chapters

1. In the Beginning

2. Konstantin Stanislavski

3. Vsevolod Meyerhold

4. Jacques Copeau

5. Rudolf von Laban

6. Michael Chekhov

7. Maria Knebel

8. Bertolt Brecht

9. Stella Adler

10. Sanford Meisner

11.

Viola Spolin

12.

Uta Hagen

13.

Jacques Lecoq

14.

Augusto Boal

15.

Jerzy Grotowski

16.

Tadashi Suzuki

17.

Harold Guskin

18.

Anne Bogart

19.

Declan Donnellan

20.

Patsy Rodenburg

21.

Chelsea Pace

Part II

Partial Chapters

22.

Lee Strasberg

23.

Frank Silvera

24.

Barbara Ann Teer

25.

Susan Batson

26. `

David Mamet

Conclusion: Missing Chapters

Notes

Index

Bibliography

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Other Format:

Print version Shire, Kimberly. A beginner's guide to acting methods

ISBN:

1350434175

1350434183

1350434191

9781350434172

9781350434189

9781350434196

OCLC:

1511648733

Publisher Number:

CIPO000248691