Synopses & Reviews
Class-tested for more than 15 years and based on the Constantin Stanislavki method of acting, this introductory text examines Stanislavki's eight principles, presented in an easily understood checklist format. In addition to Stanislavski, this exciting acting guide includes insights by other famous acting teachers, such as Uta Hagen, Sanford Meisner, Lee Strasberg, Michael Chekov, and Stella Adler. This books provides techniques for use in both classroom and production situations.
Synopsis
Based on the Constantin Stanislavki method of acting, THE ACTOR'S CHECKLIST examines Stanislavki's eight principles, presented in an easily understood checklist format. In addition to Stanislavski, this exciting acting guide includes insights by other famous acting teachers, such as Uta Hagen, Sanford Meisner, Lee Strasberg, Michael Chekov, and Stella Adler.
About the Author
Rosary O'Neill is the author of twelve plays produced internationally by invitation of the American embassy in Paris, Bonn, Tibilisi, Georgia, Budapest, Hungary, London and Moscow. Her play "Uncle Victor" was chosen Best New American Drama by the Cort Theater, Hollywood, and celebrated in the Chekhov Now Festival in New York. "Blackjack" was selected for Alice's Fourth Floor Best New Play Series. She was founding artistic director at Southern Rep Theater from 1987 to 2002. She has been playwright-in-residence at the Sorbonne University, Paris; Tulane University, New Orleans; Defiance College, Ohio; and the University of Bonn, Germany. She is currently working on novels as well as plays and is a Visiting Professor of Theatre at Cornell University.
Table of Contents
1. Objective. 2. Action. 3. Obstacles. 4. Inner Images. 5. The Score. 6. Character. 7. Setting. 8. Given Circumstances. Appendix A: Improvisations, Games, Exercises. Appendix B: Key Terms. Appendix C: Scene Selections. Appendix D: Monologue Selections. Reading List.