Acting: The First Six Lessons: Documents from the American Laboratory Theatre

by Blair; Rhonda

• ISBN13: 9780415563857
• ISBN10: 0415563852
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-06-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A key text for drama students today. These dramatic dialogues between the teacher and a ~The Creaturea (TM) a " an idealistic student - explore the a ~crafta (TM) of acting according to one of the godfathers of method acting. Now with a new introduction and bibliography.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Editor's introduction	p. ix
Acting: The First Six Lessons	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
The First Lesson: Concentration	p. 4
The Second Lesson: Memory of Emotion	p. 11
The Third Lesson: Dramatic Action	p. 22
The Fourth Lesson: Characterization	p. 31
The Fifth Lesson: Observation	p. 45
The Sixth Lesson: Rhythm	p. 53
The ôCreative Theatreö Lectures	p. 65
Introduction	p. 67
What is the theatre?	p. 71
What is a play?	p. 74
What is the audience?	p. 77
What is an actor?	p. 82
What is a theatrical designer?	p. 84
What is a theatrical composer?	p. 88
What is a collective work in a theatre?	p. 92
What is a theatrical performance?	p. 97
What is a mechanical performance?	p. 99
What is a creative theatrical performance?	p. 101
The qualifications of a creative actor	p. 103
What is the meaning of ôLiving the Part?ö	p. 105
What is ôSpiritual Concentration?ö	p. 107
What is the Spiritual or Affective Memory?	p. 114
How to use affective memory in preparing a part	p. 117
Boleslavsky lectures from the American Laboratory Theatre	p. 121
Lecture 3	p. 123
Lecture 5	p. 130
Lesson 6	p. 137
Lecture 7	p. 142
Lesson 8	p. 150
Lesson 9	p. 156
Lecture 10	p. 164
Lecture 11	p. 169
Notes on acting with Maria Ouspenskaya	p. 181
October 1954	p. 183
November 1954	p. 189
December 1954	p. 195
January 1955	p. 201
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