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Index of Exercises
Preface to the Teacher/Coach
Acknowledgments
Preface to Student Players
Two Terms to Consider
I. PREPARATION FOR PLAYING
1. Acting and Performing
Who We Are and How We Function
Acting and Performing
Art and Theater
Acting
The Practice of Practice
Improvisation
2. The Creative Environment
Commitment
Risk
Breath
3. Ki: Energy for Playing
The Four Ki-Posts
Intention
II. THE TOOLS FOR PLAYING
Workouts and Warm-ups
4. Body: The Actor’s First Tool
Human Motion
The Body at Play
Fitness
Yoga
Laban Movement
5. Voice: The Actor’s Second Tool
Origin of Human Speech
Developing Your Voice
The Active Voice
Breathing
Sounding
Vocal Range
Articulating
6. Imagination: The Actor’s Third Tool
The Nature of Imagination
The Active Imagination
Using the Imagination
As If…
7. Feelings: The Actor’s Fourth Tool
The Nature of Feelings
Sensations
Emotions
Feeling Exercises
Cooling Down
8. The Names of Action
Acting Is Doing
The Fundamental Actions
Intermission #1: The Theatrical Illusion
The Willingness to Believe
Theatrical Illusion of Time
Intermission #2: A Warm-up
III. PLAYING
9. The Basic Tasks
The Basic Tasks
Relationships
Status
Sample Open Scene
10. Playing in Plays
From Impulse to Text
The Play (text)
Dramatic Structure
Conventions
Realism
Play Analysis
Scene Analysis
Analyzing Text
The Promptscript
11. Playing Character
Character
Character Analysis
12. Playing the Field
Stage Technique
Four Questions for the Space
The Impulse to Move
Seven Guidelines for Playing the Field
Playing the Proscenium Field
Planes
Crosses
Body Positions
Costumes, Lights, and Sound
Costume
Light
Sound
13. You the Player, You the Artist
The Rehearsal Process
Read-throughs
Homework
Rehearsing
Run-throughs
Tech
Opening Night
Playing Well with Others
The Student-Teacher Relationship
The Actor-Director Relationship
Curtain Call–The Spirit of Play
Presence
Postscript
Appendix
Action List (Push, Pull, Hold, Release–from and to)
Task List (Attract, Repel, Sustain, Free)
Sample Entrance Lines
Sample Exit Lines
Selected Bibliography
Acting
Movement
Voice
Theory and Analysis
Background
Index
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Matthew Measmer
reviewed Acting: An Introduction to the Art and Craft of Playing on June 10, 2010
Acting: An Introduction to the Art and Craft of Playing
Absolutely essential for actors. Clear crisp and informative. Buy it!
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