A Practical Handbook for the Actor
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A Practical Handbook for the Actor
Narrated by:
Rose Byrne, Chris Bauer, Alison Wright, David Mamet, Max Meyers
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Narrated by:
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Rose Byrne
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Chris Bauer
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Alison Wright
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David Mamet
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Max Meyers
About this listen
This book describes a technique developed and refined by the authors, all of them young actors, in their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, actor W. H. Macy, and director Gregory Mosher. A Practical Handbook for the Actor is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity, and that failed to provide a dependable set of tools. An actor's job, the authors state, is to "find a way to live truthfully under the imaginary circumstances of the play." The ways in which an actor can attain that truth form the substance of this eloquent book.
What the critics say
"This is the best book on acting written in the last twenty years." —from the introduction by David Mamet
"Simple, clear and consise—just what was needed. A deeply interesting and valuable piece of work." —Sidney Lumet
"This terse and lucid handbook might well be for the actor what Strunk and White's The Elements of Style is for the writer." —John Guare
"This book is wonderful. It is clear, direct, and to the point, with none of the hokum that accompanies most books on the theatre, especially about acting. I learned an enormous amount." —Robert Benton
"This beautifully written book offers a clear guide to the most profound acting technique I know. Every young actor should read it, re-read it, and then keep it under his pillow." —Lindsay Crouse
"Simple, clear and consise—just what was needed. A deeply interesting and valuable piece of work." —Sidney Lumet
"This terse and lucid handbook might well be for the actor what Strunk and White's The Elements of Style is for the writer." —John Guare
"This book is wonderful. It is clear, direct, and to the point, with none of the hokum that accompanies most books on the theatre, especially about acting. I learned an enormous amount." —Robert Benton
"This beautifully written book offers a clear guide to the most profound acting technique I know. Every young actor should read it, re-read it, and then keep it under his pillow." —Lindsay Crouse
I wish the reader would stick to one or the other accent.
The actual book is quite thin so if you are thinking of getting this or if it was assigned for class, just go with the book.
Extremely Distracted by Reader’s Ever-changing Accent
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