The Actor's Art and Craft

William Esper, one of the leading acting teachers of our time, explains and extends Sanford Meisner's legendary technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step approach to becoming a truly creative actor.Esper worked closely with Meisner for seventeen years and has spent decades developing his famous program for actor's training. The result is a rigorous system of exercises that builds a solid foundation of acting skills from the ground up, and that is flexible enough to be applied to any challenge an actor faces, from soap operas to Shakespeare. Co-writer Damon DiMarco, a former student of Esper's, spent over a year observing his mentor teaching first-year acting students. In this book he recreates that experience for us, allowing us to see how the progression of exercises works in practice. The Actor's Art and Craft vividly demonstrates that good training does not constrain actors' instincts'it frees them to create characters with truthful and compelling inner lives.

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Title of ebook: The Actor's Art and Craft
ISBN: 9780307481146
parent-ISBN: 9780307279262
Publisher: Anchor
Pages: 304
Published: 12-2008
Released online for download: 12-10-2008
Author of eBook: Esper, William

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The Actor's Art and Craft

William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique
ONE

BEGIN AGAIN--

EMPTY YOUR CUP

"How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it."

--Alexander Dumas

Sixteen students wait for Bill to arrive, eight men and eight women. These actors have been carefully selected for their talent, potential, and seriousness of purpose. They come from across the United States and around the world. Some have long resumes stocked with impressive credits; some have acted only in small theaters. Many have studied with various teachers who have espoused different approaches to the craft of acting. Each actor seems to possess talent. In their admission interviews, however, each disclosed unique problems--issues and obstacles that have blocked them from fully realizing their talent.

Everyone smiles in a nervous but genuine way. Introductions are made here and there. We wait.

The room's walls are painted neutral gray. There are no windows and only one door. The class is seated in chairs on low risers stacked against the room's southern end, facing this do ... read full excerpt from: The Actor's Art and Craft ebook

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