The Young Actors Notebook - Softcover

Hilton-Reid MR, Dennis/D Marshall/M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1548367524 ISBN 13: 9781548367527

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

The Young Actor's Notebook is a guide for those entering the industry. It offers easily absorbed information and quick tips on how to approach auditions, rehearsals and performance. Quotes about acting are interspersed with insights into common challenges encountered when transitioning from student to professional. A number of acting-focused mantras are provided to help center the mind. Not meant to be read all in one siting, you can read a sentence one day, a mantra the next. Space is provided to take notes. Easily portable, you can keep it nearby to refer to before any performance or use as a space to record creative insights. This book is about how to be a professional in an emotional and demanding creative field. Consult it when you need. It is about you, for you.

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Review

“This guide is a wonderful tool for unlocking creativity, and I would recommend it for not just actors but all theater makers looking to expand their reach as artists.” -Lynn Nottage, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for the plays ‘Sweat’ and ‘Ruined.’
“THE YOUNG ACTOR’S NOTEBOOK. Wisdom on every page. And an invitation to be our best selves & live in the moment. Good for Young Actors? Def. But this book is really good for me too. Check it out...” -Stephen Adly Guirgis, Pulitzer Prize winner for the play ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1548367524
• ISBN 13: 9781548367527
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88