Text In Action: A Definitive Guide To Exploring Text In Rehearsal For Actors And Directors - Softcover

Berry, Cicely

 
9780753505410: Text In Action: A Definitive Guide To Exploring Text In Rehearsal For Actors And Directors
Softcover
ISBN 10: 075350541X ISBN 13: 9780753505410
Publisher: Virgin Books, 2001

Synopsis

Following on from the widely acclaimed The Actor and the Text - which was addressed directly to the actor - Text in Action is drawn from Cicely's group work experiences, encompassing the viewpoint of the director as well. To begin with, the author explores language from a cultural and personal perspective. In these days of management jargon and internet technology are we losing touch with the ability to communicate fully?' Is the deeper imaginative world being left unexpressed? The main body of the book contains detailed, practical exercises for actors and directors during the rehearsal process. All exercises will be tied to specific scenes, leading to a fuller exploration of the rext. Text In Action analyses the imagery of plays, speech structures, the physicality of language and emphasises the importance of finding a collective voice. Cicely's guidance on the matter of voice will help actors find relationships and situations through the text in a unique way, in order to make it more dynamic and creative.

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About the Author

Cicely Berry, Voice Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, is world famous for her voice teaching.

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Publisher
Virgin Books
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
075350541X
ISBN 13 
9780753505410
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
288