How to Stop Acting (Paperback, 1st ed)

In How to Stop Acting, Harold Guskin reveals the insights and techniques that have worked wonders for the dozens of stage and screen actors he has coached, beginners and stars alike. Instead of yet another "method," Guskind offers a strategy based on a radically simple and refreshing idea: that the actor's work is not to "create a character" but rather to be continually, personally responsive to the text, wherever his impulse takes him, from first read-through to final performance. Drawing examples from his clients' work and his own, Guskin presents acting as a constantly evolving exploration rather than as a progression toward a fixed goal. He offers sound and original advice on auditioning, developing a role and keeping it fresh, adapting to the demands of film and television, playing difficult emotional scenes, tackling the Shakespearean and other great roles, and more.

General

Imprint:	Farrar Straus Giroux
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	June 2003
Authors:	Harold Guskin
Introduction by:	Kevin Kline
Dimensions:	209 x 139 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	208
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-19999-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Acting techniques Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN:	0-571-19999-2
Barcode:	9780571199990

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