Acting Characters by Paul Elsam
Acting Characters is an introductory book for students and aspiring actors to help demystify the process of acting, by breaking the process down into twenty manageable steps.-
An Actor Prepares
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Impro
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The Right to Speak
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Actor Speaks
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Building a Character
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Towards a Poor Theatre
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The Moving Body (le Corps Poetique)
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Playing Shakespeare
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Creating a Role
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An Actor's Handbook
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"The Invisible Actor"
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Stanislavski: An Introduction
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Speaking Shakespeare
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How To Stop Acting
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The Vocal Arts Workbook + video
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Stanislavski And The Actor
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Dance Composition
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Notes on Directing
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The RSC Shakespeare Toolkit for Primary Teachers
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Theatre Games
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The Body Speaks
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Off the Mic
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The Actor And His Body
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Meyerhold on Theatre
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Actor Movement
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The Tricks of the Trade
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About Acting
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Getting The Joke
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The Outstanding Actor
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Michael Chekhov’s Acting Technique
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The Director and the Stage
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The Improv Handbook
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Voice and the Young Actor
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Voice and Speech for Musical Theatre
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Stage Lighting - the technicians guide
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Stand Up
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Musical Theatre Song
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Mastering Movement
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Speaking With Skill
Technical and refreshingly non-academic. . Clear and helpful pathways to guide the student actor. -- Sir Alan Ayckbourn
This book offers graspable steps ... to equip the actor with the technical tools necessary to be seen and heard in our crowded arena. -- Sir Ben Kingsley
A very valuable preparation for the rigours of drama school training * British Theatre Guide *
Non academic, highly practical and very effective . . . A real delight * UK Theatre Web *
This book offers graspable steps ... to equip the actor with the technical tools necessary to be seen and heard in our crowded arena. -- Sir Ben Kingsley
A very valuable preparation for the rigours of drama school training * British Theatre Guide *
Non academic, highly practical and very effective . . . A real delight * UK Theatre Web *
Paul Elsam trained as an actor at Manchester Polytechnic, and has worked widely in theatre, radio, film, television, and theatre-in-education. He currently teaches on the BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance degree at the University of Hull, and is completing PhD research into the work and legacy of theatre innovator Stephen Joseph. He is a Visiting Professor in Media and Performance at the Savannah College of Art & Design in Georgia, USA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408132845 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408132842 |
| Title | Acting Characters |
| Author | Paul Elsam |
| Series | Performance Books |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2011-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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