Acting In Person And In Style

Download or read book Acting, in Person and in Style written by Jerry L. Crawford and published by WCB/McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1976 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Acting: In Person and In Style" approaches actor training through the concept of personalization. Personalization is a process whereby the actor discovers and explores in himself the characteristics, qualities, and attributes which are legitimate dimensions of the role he is creating. In addition to the concept of personalization, Part I discusses traditional acting techniques including relaxation, breathing, kinesics, concentration, sensory awareness, emotion, imagination, improvisation, voice, speech and language, character work in scenes from plays, auditioning, role analysis, rehearsal, and performance. Part II discusses theories and history of styles of acting, proceeding chronologically from fifth century B.C. Greece to the present. The book includes many practical exercises in acting. -- From preface.