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Drama - An Actor's Education (Paperback)
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Drama - An Actor's Education (Paperback)
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List price R443
Loot Price R414
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You Save R29 (7%)
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In this riveting and surprising personal history, John Lithgow
shares a backstage view of his own struggle, crisis, and discovery,
revealing the early life and career that took place out of the
public eye and before he became a nationally known star. Above all,
Lithgow's memoir is a tribute to his most important influence: his
father, Arthur Lithgow, who, as an actor, director, producer, and
great lover of Shakespeare, brought theater to John's boyhood. From
bedtime stories to Arthur's illustrious productions, performance
and storytelling were constant and cherished parts of family life.
"Drama" tells of the Lithgows' countless moves between Arthur's
gigs-John attended eight secondary schools before flourishing
onstage at Harvard - and details with poignancy and sharp
recollection the moments that introduced a budding young actor to
the undeniable power of theater. Before Lithgow gained fame with
the film "The World According to Garp" and the television show "3rd
Rock from the Sun", his early years were full of scenes both
hilarious and bittersweet. A shrewd acting performance saved him
from duty in Vietnam. His involvement with a Broadway costar
brought an end to his early first marriage. The theater worlds of
New York and London come alive as Lithgow relives his
collaborations with renowned performers and directors, including
Mike Nichols, Bob Fosse, Liv Ullmann, and Meryl Streep. His
ruminations on the nature of theater, film acting, and storytelling
cut to the heart of why actors are driven to perform, and why
people are driven to watch them do it. Lithgow's memory is clear
and his wit sharp, and much of the humor that runs throughout
"Drama" comes at his own expense. But he also chronicles the
harrowing moments of his past, reflecting with moving candor on
friends made and lost, mistakes large and small, and the powerful
love of a father who set him on the road to a life onstage.
Illuminating, funny, affecting, and thoroughly engrossing, "Drama"
raises the curtain on the making of one of our most beloved actors.
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