Acting Solo : Roadmap to Success

by Miller, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780879103750
• ISBN10: 0879103752
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corp

Summary

In The Scene Study Book, award-winning professor Bruce Miller explored the entire scene study process. In his follow-up book, Acting Solo, he addresses what aspects of your craft to work on, even when working alone, that will help you survive and grow as an actor.

Author Biography

Bruce Miller is an associate professor and the Director of Acting Programs at the University of Miami, where he teaches acting, directing, and script analysis. He is the author of The Scene Study Book (Limelight Editions), The Actor as Storyteller (McGraw-Hill), and Head-first Acting (Smith and Kraus). Miller's articles on acting appear regularly in Dramatics magazine and Teaching Theatre.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Analysis and Homework: Here-and-Now Things
Working a Monologue	p. 3
More on Monologue	p. 21
Preparing to Act a Song	p. 39
Putting the Song Across	p. 51
Acting in Comedy	p. 65
Acting Shakespeare	p. 77
Style-Finding the World of the Play	p. 105
Ongoing and Long-Term Things
Making Yourself Director-Proof	p. 117
Memorization	p. 129
Relaxation and Emotion	p. 143
Putting Your Solo Together	p. 157
Learning to View Drama and Theatre Critically	p. 173
Mastering Your Craft	p. 185
Glossary of Acting Terms	p. 199
A Final Note	p. 219
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