Advanced acting : style, character, and performance /
Robert Cohen.
- xx, 268 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Style -- Stylized exchanges -- Roses are red -- Playing God -- Characterization -- More God -- Playing the devil -- The battle of the sexes: Noah and his wife -- Performance -- Greek tragedy -- Commedia -- Shakespeare and the Elizabethan theatre -- The theatre of Molière -- Restoration comedy -- The Belle Epoque -- Contemporary styles.
Provides exercises and scenework in seven historical periods to help students develop their basic acting skills.