Hugh Morrisson
Acting Skills
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Looks at the practicalities of acting, covering the various techniques and shows how they can be developed and improved upon. The author then discusses the various disciplines: voice and speech, the voice in action, movement and body language, imagination and creativeness. Examples and exercises are given to help actors to understand and improve their craft. There is a chapter on the special requirements of acting in Shakespeares plays. The author examines "A Streetcar Named Desire"in depth , looking at the principal characters and demonstrating to the actor how to extract the most from the text, here is also a special section on drama at GCSE level, invaluable for teachers and students, plus a new chapter on small-scale touring companies.
Contents
Acknowledgements vii
1 Lefs Talk Sense About Acting l
2 The Thinking Part of Acting 12
3 Voice, Speech and Language 30
4 Speaking the Text: Yoice in Action 51
5 Body and Movement 76
6 Rehearsals 94
7 Acting Shakespeare 115
8 Looking at the Whole Play:
A Streetcar Named Desire 138
9 Acting Opportunities 154
10 Teaching Acting and Learning Acting 163
11 The Actor's Progress 170
Further Reading 179 Index 181
