Acting Characters: 20 Essential Steps from Rehearsal to Performance (Performance Books)

Paul Elsam

ISBN 10: 1408132842 / ISBN 13: 9781408132845

Published by Methuen Drama, 2011

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Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Acting Characters: 20 Essential Steps from Rehearsal to Performance (Performance Books)
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408132842
• ISBN 13: 9781408132845
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: very good

About this title

Synopsis

Paul Elsam's Acting Characters is an introductory handbook for the aspiring actor, compiled of twenty steps grouped into six sections to help create, present and sustain a believable character in most circumstances. Fundamentally practical, the book avoids the heavy discussion of theory that often accompanies books on the subject, looking instead at the essentials of how to use different voices and body language to convey character.

About the Author

Paul Elsam trained as an actor at the former Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre, and has worked widely as a performer in theatre, radio, film and television, including in BAFTA and Olivier-nominated productions on stage and screen. He has directed professional actors and students in both the UK and the USA, often working 'in the round'. He has held teaching posts at the universities of Hull and Teesside, and at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. He maintains a strong research interest in post-war theatre historiography, and in the praxis of actor training.