Mask Improvisation for Actor Training and Performance: The Compelling Image Book

	List of Exercises
	List of Illustrations
	Acknowledgments
	Prologue
1	The Ubiquitous Mask	3
2	Masks in Western Theatre	9
3	Mask Improvisation: An Introduction	17
4	Getting Started	25
5	The Lesson of the Mask	32
6	Masks and Countermasks	41
7	The Concept of Neutral	49
8	The Neutral Mask Identifications	60
9	Continuing Identification Exercises	72
10	The Beginning Character Masks	85
11	The Countermask	97
12	The Life Masks	104
13	The Totem Masks	114
14	The Found Object Masks	124
15	The Complex Character Masks	129
16	Masks and Faces	143
17	Mask Theatre	157
App. A	Mask Design and Construction	171
App. B	Mask Templates	179
App. C	Forms and Handouts	190
	Notes	197
	Bibliography	205