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Acting Action: A Primer for Actors

Acting Action: A Primer for Actors

O'Gorman, Hugh

Paperback

Acting & AuditioningPerformance Art

ISBN10: 1538139294
ISBN13: 9781538139295
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Jun 7 2021
Pages: 290
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

What is it that we're doing, when we're acting well? This is the question famously posed by Earle Gister, the legendary head of the acting department at Yale School of Drama from 1979 to 1999. In Acting Action, actor, director, and teaching artist Hugh O'Gorman invites readers to explore the question in detail.

Focusing on playing action--one of the essential components of acting passed on to renowned acting teachers Earle Gister and Lloyd Richards by Paul Mann--Acting Action is divided into two parts: context and practice. The first section provides a thorough examination of the theory behind the core elements of playing action. The second section presents a step-by-step rehearsal guide for actors to integrate playing action into their preparation process.

Acting Action offers a foundation for how to get started and build the core of a performance. More precisely, it provides a practical guide for actors, directors, and teachers in the technique of playing action, addressing a void in the world of actor training by illuminating what exactly to do in the moment-to-moment act of acting.

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