Bibliograph

Training of the American actor, edited by Arthur Bartow

Type

Label

Training of the American actor, edited by Arthur Bartow

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 281)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Training of the American actor

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

64595879

Responsibility statement

edited by Arthur Bartow

Summary

The multitude of acting techniques taught in America can be bewildering to the beginning student, and ... to the parents of the beginner ... [This] volume describes them side by side, distinguishing one system from another, discussing how they overlap and relating how each theory originated.-Pref

Table Of Contents

Strasberg's method and the ascendancy of American acting / Louis Scheeder -- Lee Strasberg technique / Anna Strasberg -- Stella Adler technique / Tom Oppenheim -- Meisner technique: Teaching the work of Sanford Meisner / Victoria Hart -- Beyond Michael Chekhov technique: Continuing the exploration through the mask / Per Brahe -- Uta Hagen's technique / Carol Rosenfeld -- Acting with the wisdom of our bodies: A physical approach to acting inspired by Jerzy Grotowski / Stephen Wangh -- The six viewpoints / Mary Overlie -- Practical aesthetics: An overview / Robert Bella -- Interdisciplinary training: Directing for actors / Fritz Ertl -- Neo-classical training / Louis Scheeder

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