The actor as storyteller : an introduction to acting /
Bruce J. Miller.
- xiv, 289 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-280) and index.
PART I. BACKGROUND. Why the Theatre to Study Acting? -- What Is Theatre? -- Stage Acting and Film Acting: Same Game, Different Surface -- Inside Out, Outside In: From Stanislavski to Strasberg -- PART II. ADVANCING THE STORY. The Actor in Service of the Script -- Given Circumstances and Playing the Action -- Acting with Conflict -- Finding and Playing Objectives -- Listening and Staying In the Moment -- Interpreting and Using Dialogue -- Working with People, Places, and Things -- PART III. APPLYING THE TOOLS. Script Analysis: A Blueprint for Storytelling -- Rehearsing the Scene: Preparing for the First Read -- Rehearsing the Scene: Blocking and Working It -- Using the Words: Discovering and Telling the Story -- Theatrical Conventions and Style -- Criticism -- PART IV. PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER. Auditioning -- Defining the Role -- Developing the Role: The Rehearsal Process -- What You Need to Succeed -- Rules of Love / Joe Pintauro.
This introductory acting text emphasizes the actor's responsibility to tell the story of the play. Through an engaging presentation of anecdotes and techniques, including more than 100 exercises, this text teaches beginning actors their craft as it casts them in the role of storytellers in service of the script. A complete play, Rules of Love, by Joe Pintauro, is included.