Acting Action

Acting Action
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9781538139301
ISBN-13 : 1538139308
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Book Synopsis Acting Action by : Hugh O'Gorman

Download or read book Acting Action written by Hugh O'Gorman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What is it that we’re doing, when we’re acting well?” This is the question famously posed by Earle Gister, the legendary head of the acting department at Yale School of Drama from 1979 to 1999. In Acting Action, actor, director, and teaching artist Hugh O’Gorman invites readers to explore the question in detail. Focusing on playing action—one of the essential components of acting passed on to renowned acting teachers Earle Gister and Lloyd Richards by Paul Mann—Acting Action is divided into two parts: context and practice. The first section provides a thorough examination of the theory behind the core elements of playing action. The second section presents a step-by-step rehearsal guide for actors to integrate playing action into their preparation process. Acting Action offers a foundation for how to get started and build the core of a performance. More precisely, it provides a practical guide for actors, directors, and teachers in the technique of playing action, addressing a void in the world of actor training by illuminating what exactly to do in the moment-to-moment act of acting.


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