TY - BOOK AU - Panet, Brigid, TI - Essential acting: : a practical handbook for actors, teachers and directory SN - 9781138022119 U1 - CIR 792.028 P27e 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Abindon, Oxon: PB - Routledge KW - McHardy, Fiona. KW - Acting --- KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - 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 ER -