The Working Actor's Toolkit Book

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
I	Creating Reality
1	Listen Up!	1
2	The Character and "I"	4
3	Chemical Reactions	7
4	Real-Life Characters	11
5	Stage Violence	15
II	Existential and Emotional States
6	Three Sheets to the Wind: Playing Drunk	22
7	Eeeek! Playing Fear	25
8	Playing Pain and Dying	29
9	Touch of Evil: Playing Villains	32
10	Playing Mentally Challenged	35
11	Aging Gracefully	39
12	Playing Children	42
13	Social Classes	46
III	Acting With
14	Animals	51
15	Musical Instruments	55
16	Monologues	59
17	Children	63
18	X-treme Makeup	66
19	Cigarettes	70
IV	Acting In
20	Farce	74
21	Docudrama	78
22	Shakespeare	83
23	Pinter	89
24	Moliere	94
25	Multiple Roles	98
V	Tips on Techniques
26	Script Analysis	102
27	Memorization	107
28	Shooting Out of Sequence	113
29	Here We Go Loop-de-Loop: Looping	117
VI	The Actor's Psyche
30	Sexual Nudity	120
31	Acting with the Enemy	123
32	Stage Preparation Rituals	127
33	Critical Thinking: Theirs	130
34	Critical Thinking: Yours	133
35	The Unbearable Neurosis of Acting	138
	Bibliography	143