Stagecraft: Stanislavsky and External Acting Techniques: Stanislavsky & External Acting Techniques (Limelight) - Softcover

Blumenfeld, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0879103841 ISBN 13: 9780879103842

Publisher: Limelight Editions, 2011

Synopsis

(Limelight). How do you go about creating a character fully and in compelling detail? How do you rehearse? Exactly what goes on during a performance? Everything you need to know as an actor about the process of bringing a play to life in today's theatre can be found in Stagecraft: Stanislavsky and External Acting Techniques . Included is complete information on the foundations of the actor's art: vocal technique, right down to grammar, punctuation, and stress patterns; movement technique, so you can create the character physically; and rehearsal and performance techniques. There is even a detailed section on applying makeup. As Stanislavsky stressed, without this kind of external work, the internal, psychological work detailed in the companion volume, Using the Stanislavsky System, cannot be "read" or understood by the audience. In Stagecraft, Blumenfeld also details the specific techniques of performing in comedy and meeting the unique demands of musical theater. The ideas of Stanislavsky's influential successors Michael Chekhov, Yevgenyi Vakhtangov, Uta Hagen, Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, and many others are included as well. This volume is a must for professional and novice actors, students and teachers alike!

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Blumenfeld (New York, NY) works as an actor, dialect coach, and writer. He has recorded more than 325 books and acted in numerous regional and New York theatres. Robert is the author of Accents: A Manual for Actors (2002); Acting with the Voice: The Art of Recording Books (2004); Tools and Techniques for Character Interpretation: A Handbook of Psychology for Actors, Writers, and Directors (2006); Using the Stanislavsky System: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Period Styles (2008); Blumenfeld's Dictionary of Acting and Show Business (2009); and Blumenfeld's Dictionary of Musical Theater (2010); and the collaborator with Alice Spivak on her book, How to Rehearse When There Is No Rehearsal: Acting and the Media (2007) – all published by Limelight Editions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Limelight Editions
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0879103841
• ISBN 13: 9780879103842
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384