Playing the Audience: The Practical Actor's Guide to Live PerformanceApplause, 2002 - 257 Seiten In this book divided into eight chapters, author James Nicola reveals how the technique of live acting springs directly from the unique relationship between the performer and the spectator. Playing the Audience includes advice on: creating a character from the stage - from external gestures to inner dialogue; scoring the text; subtext; emotional memory; substitution; conflict; objectives; through-line of action; improvisation; blocking a scene; language and speech; connecting to the world of the play; and much more. |
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... experience . The writer's words and the composer's notes trigger them , of course , but the artist's experiences do not actually become yours . Experiencing what is not there ( in addition to what is ) defines the act of art . The power ...
... experience . The writer's words and the composer's notes trigger them , of course , but the artist's experiences do not actually become yours . Experiencing what is not there ( in addition to what is ) defines the act of art . The power ...
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... experience as you wish . These are not choices ; this is the muck and mire of experience with which you are simply stoking your furnace . Continue the next day and the next until you get to the end of the speech . Some actors who have ...
... experience as you wish . These are not choices ; this is the muck and mire of experience with which you are simply stoking your furnace . Continue the next day and the next until you get to the end of the speech . Some actors who have ...
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... experience , length of rehearsal time , nature of the script , location of the audience , budget , production values , and technical requirements . It is almost never the case in the pro- fessional theater that your process is the focus ...
... experience , length of rehearsal time , nature of the script , location of the audience , budget , production values , and technical requirements . It is almost never the case in the pro- fessional theater that your process is the focus ...
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Playing the Audience: The Practical Actor's Guide to Live Performance James B. Nicola Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2002 |
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