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Sanford Meisner on acting / Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell ; introduction by Sydney Pollack.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Vintage Books, 1987.Edition: 1st edDescription: xix, 252 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0394750594
  • 9780394750590
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 792/.028
LOC classification:
  • PN 2061 M515s 1987
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction by Sydney Pollack Setting the scene: Duse's blush Building a foundation: the reality of doing The pinch and the ouch The knock on the door Beyond repetition Preparation: "In the harem of my head" Improvisation More on preparation: "Quick as a flame" The magic "as if" : particularization "Making the part your own" Some thoughts on actors and on acting Final scenes: "Instead of 'merely' the truth" "Spring Awakening" by Frank Wedekind "A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden" by Meade Roberts "Golden Boy" by Clifford Odets "The Seagull" by Anton Chekov "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams
Summary: Taking readers step-by-step through the most basic acting exercises to critiques of performances in scenes from contemporary American plays, this volume follows a class of eight at the Neighborhood Playhouse, where Meisner has taught for fifty years.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 2061 M515s 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000109361

"A Vintage original"--T.p. verso.

Introduction by Sydney Pollack
Setting the scene: Duse's blush
Building a foundation: the reality of doing
The pinch and the ouch
The knock on the door
Beyond repetition
Preparation: "In the harem of my head"
Improvisation
More on preparation: "Quick as a flame"
The magic "as if" : particularization
"Making the part your own"
Some thoughts on actors and on acting
Final scenes: "Instead of 'merely' the truth"
"Spring Awakening" by Frank Wedekind
"A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden" by Meade Roberts
"Golden Boy" by Clifford Odets
"The Seagull" by Anton Chekov
"Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams

Taking readers step-by-step through the most basic acting exercises to critiques of performances in scenes from contemporary American plays, this volume follows a class of eight at the Neighborhood Playhouse, where Meisner has taught for fifty years.

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