Make Acting Work: The Practical Path to a Successful Career (Performance Books) - Softcover

Salt, Chrys

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0413761401 ISBN 13: 9780413761408

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 2001

Synopsis

An invaluable, practical guide to an acting career - "A really useful book for every actor to own" (Prunella Scales)



Make Acting Work is an essential guide for anyone wishing to develop a career in this exciting but unpredictable profession. It offers a level-headed appraisal of the challenges that actors face and identifies a wide range of opportunities that exist for the resourceful. Practical advice is given on all the critical elements, including preparing a CV, photographs, demo-tape and showreel, getting an agent, and auditioning. The different requirements of theatre, radio, film and tv are explained, as well as a comprehensive survey of less traditional work, such as voice-overs, corporate training and role play."This book should be part of every resourceful actor's armoury" (Annette Badland)

About this title

About the Author

Chrys Salt writes poetry, plays, books, features and direct in the theatre. She has written and edited many books and magazines and held residencies and performed her work in the UK, America, France and Germany. Salt's work has been broadcast on both Radio 3 and 4, read by the author herself and by others, and has appeared in many anthologies, magazines and journals. Salt is a trained performer and worked as an actress for many years before focusing on directing and writing. She is Artistic Director of the Bakehouse, a flourishing arts venue in South West Scotland and runs performance and skills development workshops for professional actors at the London Actors Centre, and in writing and performance country wide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0413761401
• ISBN 13: 9780413761408
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208