The Ten Commandments of Theater: The Gospel According to Stanislavski For Young Actors - Softcover

Johnston-Brown, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575255847 ISBN 13: 9781575255842

Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2007

Synopsis

The Ten Commandments of Theater is a ten-chapter, step-by-step handbook to guide theater actors through the acting process from the moment they are first cast in a role until the final curtain comes down. Each chapter is written as a Commandment-a rule of the theater that must be respected to achieve success in a particular performance, as well as an overall acting career.These Commandments include points on: * proper warm-up routines * scoring a script * researching and developing a character * formulating a personal acting process -and other guidelines that fall under Method acting.Unlike many other acting handbooks, The Ten Commandments of Theater is concise and understandable for even the greenest of actors.It is a must for young and veteran actors alike, providing tried-and-true techniques to facilitate more successful acting.

About this title

About the Author

Anne Johnston-Brown was born October 7, 1967, in Mesquite, Texas. She is the twin sister to her brother, Joe Johnston III, and the daughter of Joe and Barbara Johnston of Sedona, Arizona. She was married in 1989 to her husband, Thomas Brown, and graduated with highest honors from California State University, San Bernardino, earning her BA degree in Theater Arts, acting emphasis.Anne was working as a legal secretary when she got the call to become a professional actor. On pure inspiration, and with the backing of her loving husband, she enrolled at Cal State and began her acting career. She is currently a member of Actors' Equity Association and works steadily as a musical theater actor in the Los Angeles area.For most of Anne's adult life, she has composed music-from secular to gospel songs and even choral pieces. Inspired by her father, one of Anne's favorite pastimes is choral direction, and she has worked as a choir director for various musical institutions off and on for over a decade.Currently, she is a professional headshot photographer for the entertainment industry, and she recently published her first children's book, The Chronicles of Pleasant Grove.As an actor, Anne played the part of the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. Her other acting credits include Annie Oakley (Annie Get Your Gun), Mama Rose (Gypsy), Blanche DuBois (A Streetcar Named Desire), Rosie Alvarez (Bye, Bye Birdie), Mame Dennis (Mame), Fanny Brice (Funny Girl), Maria Rainer (The Sound of Music)-and many more.Anne is also a member of the renowned Mohos, a comedy troupe founded and led by comedian Fred Willard and his wife, Mary.Anne's greatest love is the theater. Although God, her husband, and her dogs come first (in that order), after them-it's theater!

From the Back Cover

The Ten Commandments of Theater is a ten-chapter, step-by-step handbook to guide theater actors through the acting process from the moment they are first cast in a role until the final curtain comes down. Each chapter is written as a Commandment-a rule of the theater that must be respected to achieve success in a particular performance, as well as an overall acting career.

These Commandments include points on: * proper warm-up routines * scoring a script * researching and developing a character * formulating a personal acting process -and other guidelines that fall under Method acting.

Unlike many other acting handbooks, The Ten Commandments of Theater is concise and understandable for even the greenest of actors. It is a must for young and veteran actors alike, providing tried-and-true techniques to facilitate more successful acting.

Edition details

• Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575255847
• ISBN 13: 9781575255842
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 131