Synopses & Reviews
Recognized as a classic in its field, Acting with Style continues to be an invaluable guide to the process of approaching plays. The Third Edition retains all of the significant facts, data, information, and exercises, and offers a clear and warm writing style that expresses a sensitivity to the needs of actors. In addition to presenting the physical approach to actor training, the authors encourage readers to use the text materials and concepts with creativity and imagination, asserting that the process of discovering language is not limited to one specific time, place, or culture. For actors.
Table of Contents
Most chapters conclude with “Suggested Readings.”
1.General Approach.
Process.
Style and Sensibility.
Creating the Mask.
From Given Circumstances to Style.
I.PLAYING TRAGEDY. 2.Greek.
Background.
Influences.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
Contemporization. 3.Shakespeare.
Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
II.PLAYING COMEDY. 4.Comedy of Manners.
Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style. 5.Farce.
Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
III.PLAYING REALISM. 6.Realism.
Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style. 7.Chekhov.
Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
IV.PLAYING POSTREALISTIC DRAMA. 8.The Absurd.
Background. 9.Pinter.
Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style. 10.Mamet.
Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style. 11.Beckett.
Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style. 12.Brecht and Epic Theatre.
Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style. 13.Artaud, Grotowski, and the Theatre of Physical Metaphor.
Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style. Index.