Essential acting : a practical handbook for actors, teachers and directory
/ Brigid Panet with Fiona McHardy
- 2nd ed.
- Abindon, Oxon: Routledge, c2015
- 299 p., 21 cm.
Acting exercises. Notes for the teacher of the acting exercises Making a good start Experiencing the three essentials The 'magic if' Exercises in immediate response Acting skills, to be applied to rehearsal and performance Acting is behaving. Status Eye-gaze Confidence, poise and balance The rehearsal process. Meeting the play Bringing the text to life Breathing, speaking and learning lines The actor's work on a character Directing a play. Solving common problems in acting Playing the space For the director An introduction to playing Shakespeare. Shakespeare's language Handling Shakespeare's language Developing the physical skills of acting: Laban workshops for actors. The four elements Flow Space Time Force Laban's vocabulary applied to the speaking voice The eight Laban effort actions