Spontaneous Behavior: The Art and Craft of Acting

Austin, Paul

ISBN 10: 1735576263 / ISBN 13: 9781735576268

Published by Turning Plow Press, 2022

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Synopsis:

Spontaneous Behavior lays out for actors at all levels, beginning to professional, how to shape a spontaneous performance unmistakably their own. Paul Austin draws on years of experience in his professional career as actor and director on stage, film and TV, and teaching at the Image Theatre in New York, to investigate the art and craft of acting. The workbook of detailed exercises offers techniques for creating character from pre-rehearsal to opening night. 

About the Author: Paul Austin has been an actor, director, and teacher for all his professional life in the theatre. He has acted and directed On and Off Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, summer stock, and regional theatres around the nation, as well as acting for television and film Among recent stage appearances were the title role in Krapp's Last Tape, Foreman in Vaclav Havel's Audience. and Niels Bohr in Copenhagen. He has directed over 50 plays. In addition to his working life as actor and director, he has founded and been Artistic Director of three theatres: the Image Theatre in Boston, the Image Theatre and Studio on Theatre Row in Manhattan, and the Liberty Free Theatre, free for an underserved community in upstate New York. He has been a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre since its founding. All through his career, he has taught acting at his own studios and as a guest at various institutions. He was tenured acting and directing faculty at Sarah Lawrence College for eighteen years. Hundreds of actors who've worked with him have had continuing careers in the theatre. Mr. Austin was a recipient of the Teachers who Make a Difference award from the Creative Coalition at the Sundance Film Festival.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Spontaneous Behavior: The Art and Craft of ...
Publisher: Turning Plow Press
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good