Acting and Actor Training
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The Twentieth Century Performance Reader
3rd Edition
The Twentieth Century Performance Reader has been the key introductory text to all types of performance for over fifteen years. Extracts from over fifty practitioners, critics and theorists from the fields of dance, drama, music, theatre and liver art form an essential sourcebook for students,...
To Be Published July 24th 2013 by Routledge
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The Expressive Actor
Integrated Voice, Movement and Acting Training
"The study of acting should not begin with an exploration of feeling, perception, imagination, memories, intention, personalization, self-identification... or even performance—but physical action." Michael Lugering's The Expressive Actor presents a foundational, preparatory training method, using...
Published October 7th 2012 by Routledge
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Yevgeny Vakhtangov
A Critical Portrait
Yevgeny Vakhtangov was a pioneering theatre artist who married Stanislavski’s demands for inner truth with a singular imaginative vision. Directly and indirectly, he is responsible for the making of our contemporary theatre: that is Andrei Malaev-Babel’s argument in this, the first English-language...
Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge
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Embodied Acting
What Neuroscience Tells Us About Performance
‘A focus on the body, its actions, and its cognitive mechanisms identifies ... foundational principles of activity that link the three elements of theatre; Story, Space, and Time. The three meet in, are defined by, and expressed through the actor’s body.’ – from the Introduction Embodied Acting...
Published August 20th 2012 by Routledge
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Maria Irene Fornes
Series: Routledge Modern and Contemporary Dramatists
Maria Irene Fornes is the most influential female American dramatist of the 20th century. That is the argument of this important new study, the first to assess Fornes's complete body of work. Scott T. Cummings considers comic sketches, opera libretti and unpublished pieces, as well as her...
Published July 11th 2012 by Routledge
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So Therefore...
A Practical Guide For Actors
‘Every scene or action or speech has a so therefore. It is the goal, the ultimate statement of the character. You should know the so therefore as you begin your scene ... The climax and the payoff is the so therefore.’ – from Al Ruscio’s Preface When working through a scene with a student,...
Published June 24th 2012 by Routledge
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An Actress Prepares
Women and "the Method"
'Every day, thousands of women enter acting classes where most of them will receive some variation on the Stanislavsky-based training that has now been taught in the U.S. for nearly ninety years. Yet relatively little feminist consideration has been given to the experience of the student actress:...
Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
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New Playwriting Strategies
Language and Media in the 21st Century, 2nd Edition
New Playwriting Strategies has become a canonical text in the study and teaching of playwriting, offering a fresh and dynamic insight into the subject. This thoroughly revised and expanded second edition explores and highlights the wide spread of new techniques that form contemporary theatre...
Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge
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In Rehearsal
In the World, in the Room, and On Your Own
In Rehearsal is a clear and accessible how-to approach to the rehearsal process. Author Gary Sloan brings more than thirty years' worth of acting experience to bear on the question of how to rehearse both as an individual actor and as part of the team of professionals that underpins any...
Published December 6th 2011 by Routledge
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Russians in Britain
British Theatre and the Russian Tradition of Actor Training
From Komisarjevsky in the 1920s, to Cheek by Jowl’s Russian ‘sister company’ almost a century later, Russian actor training has had a unique influence on modern British theatre. Russians in Britain, edited by Jonathan Pitches, is the first work of its type to identify a relationship between both...
Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
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Jean Genet
Series: Routledge Modern and Contemporary Dramatists
‘This volume is a gem. Written by two experts in modern French theater, whose stated objective is to render the complexity of Genet's work exhilarating rather than intimidating, the book bears witness to the continued political relevance and artistic power of one of the most controversial and...
Published October 30th 2011 by Routledge
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Playwriting Across the Curriculum
This book is a guide to introducing the craft of playwriting into the secondary English curriculum at key stage 3, using the TEEP (Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme) framework. The authors also provide a particular focus on applying this versatile scheme of work to other areas of the...
Published October 23rd 2011 by Routledge
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Acting for Animators
Ed Hooks' indispensable acting guidebook for animators has been fully updated and improved! Hooks uses basic acting theory to explain everything from character movement and facial expressions to interaction and scene construction. Just as acting on film and on stage are very different disciplines...
Published August 8th 2011 by Routledge
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Auditioning On Camera
An Actor's Guide
To win a screen role, an actor must learn to contend with an on-camera audition. Understanding how to make the crucial adjustments to one’s craft that this kind of audition requires is vital to the career of any screen actor. Auditioning On Camera sets out the key elements of a...
Published June 21st 2011 by Routledge
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The Politics of American Actor Training
Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
The essays in this volume address the historical, social, colonial, and administrative contexts that determine today's U.S. actor training, as well as matters of identity politics, access, and marginalization as they emerge in classrooms and rehearsal halls. It considers persistent, questioning...
Published June 5th 2011 by Routledge
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Voice: Onstage and Off
Voice: Onstage and Off is a comprehensive guide to the process of building, mastering, and fine-tuning the voice for performance. Every aspect of vocal work is covered, from the initial speech impulse and the creation of sound, right through to refining the final product in different types of...
Published April 26th 2011 by Routledge
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Acting Reframes
Using NLP to Make Better Decisions In and Out of the Theatre
Acting Reframes presents theatre and film practitioners with a methodology for using Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) as a tool to aid their practice. Author Robert Barton uses the NLP approach to illustrate a range of innovative methods to help actors and directors, including: • reducing...
Published March 31st 2011 by Routledge
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August Strindberg
Series: Routledge Modern and Contemporary Dramatists
Dramatist, theatre practitioner, novelist, and painter, August Strindberg’s diverse dramatic output embodied the modernist sensibility. He was above all one of the most radical innovators of Western theatre. This book provides an insightful assessment of Strindberg’s vital contribution to the...
Published October 26th 2010 by Routledge
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Performance Theatre and the Poetics of Failure
What does it mean to "fail" in performance? How might staging failure reveal theatre’s potential to expand our understanding of social, political and everyday reality? What can we learn from performances that expose and then celebrate their ability to fail? In Performance Theatre and the Poetics...
Published August 24th 2010 by Routledge
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The Routledge Drama Anthology and Sourcebook
From Modernism to Contemporary Performance
The Routledge Drama Anthology and Sourcebook is a groundbreaking compilation of the key movements in the history of modern theatre, from the late Nineteenth Century to contemporary performance practice. Each of the book’s five sections comprises a selection of plays and performance texts that...
Published August 17th 2010 by Routledge
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Anton Chekhov
Series: Routledge Modern and Contemporary Dramatists
Anton Chekhov offers a critical introduction to the plays and productions of this canonical playwright, examining the genius of Chekhov's writing, theatrical representation and dramatic philosophy. Emphasising Chekhov’s continued relevance and his mastery of the tragicomic, Rose Whyman provides an...
Published August 10th 2010 by Routledge
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Acting: The First Six Lessons
Documents from the American Laboratory Theatre, 2nd Edition
Acting: The First Six Lessons was first published in 1933 and remains a key text for anyone studying acting today. These dramatic dialogues between teacher and idealistic student explore the field of acting according to one of the original teachers of Stanislavsky’s System in America. This new...
Published August 8th 2010 by Routledge
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Notes From An Odin Actress
Stones of Water
‘As an actress I sit, speak, run, sweat and, simultaneously, I represent someone who sits, speaks, runs and sweats. As an actress, I am both myself and the character I am playing. I exist in the concreteness of the performance and, at the same time, I need to be alive in the minds and senses of the...
Published July 22nd 2010 by Routledge
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Crossing Cultural Borders Through the Actor's Work
Foreign Bodies of Knowledge
Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
A sophisticated analysis of how the intersection of technique, memory, and imagination inform performance, Crossing Cultural Borders Through the Actor’s Work redirects the intercultural debate by focusing exclusively on the actor at work. Alongside the perspectives of other prominent...
Published July 20th 2010 by Routledge
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Movement Training for the Modern Actor
Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
This book is the first critical analysis of the key principles and practices informing the movement training of actors in the modern era. Focusing on the cultural history of modern movement training for actors, Evans traces the development of the ‘neutral’ body as a significant area of practice...
Published June 17th 2010 by Routledge
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Acting: The Basics
Series: The Basics
Acting: The Basics is a practical and theoretical guide to the world of the professional actor, skilfully combining ideas from a range of practitioners and linking the academy to the industry. It covers key areas such as: the development of modern drama and acting processes over the years the...
Published March 25th 2010 by Routledge
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Actor Training
2nd Edition
Actor Training expands on Alison Hodge’s highly-acclaimed and best-selling Twentieth Century Actor Training. This exciting second edition radically updates the original book making it even more valuable for any student of the history and practice of actor training. The bibliography is brought right...
Published January 24th 2010 by Routledge
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The Lee Strasberg Notes
The Lee Strasberg Notes reproduces the original teachings of a unique voice in actor training, for the very first time. It is a stunning document in the history and ongoing practice of Strasberg’s Method. Compiled and edited by Lola Cohen, the book is based on unpublished transcripts of Strasberg’...
Published January 19th 2010 by Routledge
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Style For Actors 2nd Edition
A Handbook for Moving Beyond Realism
"Style is a journey from tourist to native. It is living in the world of the play, not just visiting it." - from Chapter One Anyone who has ever struggled with capes, fans, swords, doublets and crinolines should make Style for Actors 2nd Edition their constant companion. Robert Barton has...
Published September 3rd 2009 by Routledge
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The Science Of Acting
What is good acting? How does one create believable characters? How can an actor understand a character if they do not understand themselves? In The Science of Acting, Sam Kogan uses his theories on the relationship between neuroscience, psychology and acting to answer these questions. Practical...
Published August 23rd 2009 by Routledge
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The Physical Actor
Exercises for Action and Awareness
The Physical Actor is a comprehensive book of actor’s exercises, designed for the development of a strong and flexible physical body able to move with ease through space and interact instinctively on-stage. Annie Loui draws on her training with Etienne Decroux, Carolyn Carlson and Jerzy Grotowski...
Published April 22nd 2009 by Routledge
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Body Voice Imagination
ImageWork Training and the Chekhov Technique, 2nd Edition
David Zinder’s Body Voice Imagination is written by one of the master teachers of the Michael Chekhov technique of acting training. This book is a comprehensive course of exercises devoted to the development of actors’ creative expressivity, comprising both pre-Chekhov ImageWork Training and...
Published April 22nd 2009 by Routledge
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Auditions
A Practical Guide
Auditions are an integral part of every performer's life. From getting into drama school, through to a successful career in an overcrowded industry, Auditions: A Practical Guide offers crucial advice and tried-and-tested techniques to maximize success before, during and after each audition....
Published April 22nd 2009 by Routledge
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Essential Acting
A Practical Handbook for Actors, Teachers and Directors
HOW DO ACTORS FUSE THOUGHT, EMOTION and ACTION WITHIN THEIR CREATIVE PROCESS? Essential Acting is an inspired and reliable toolbox for actors and teachers in the classroom, the rehearsal room and the workshop. RADA’s Brigid Panet has distilled 50 years of acting, directing and actor training into...
Published February 19th 2009 by Routledge
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The Decroux Sourcebook
The Decroux Sourcebook is the first point of reference for any student of the ‘hidden master’ of twentieth century theatre. This book collates a wealth of key material on Etienne Decroux, including: an English translation of Patrice Pezin’s ‘Imaginary Interview’, in which Decroux discusses mime...
Published November 25th 2008 by Routledge