The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods (Career Development Book)

Richard Brestoff

ISBN 10: 1575250128 / ISBN 13: 9781575250120

Published by Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 1996

About this Item

It's been through some chapters of life! Expect visible wearâ creases, notes, highlights, maybe even a splash of water here and there. Perfect for readers who love a book with history.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods (Career Development Book)
• Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575250128
• ISBN 13: 9781575250120
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

With clarity and insight, Richard Brestoff introduces the great acting teachers, explaining their techniques and how ther are applied today. Beginning with Quintilian and Delsarre he guides us to the present with an inside look at what is currently being taught in the major acting schools and private acting studios; The Actor's Studio, Yale University, NYU, Juillard and many more are visited. Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods will help you understand the most important ideas about acting, where they originated and how they are used in training programs today. Some of the teachers focused on are Stella Adler, Stanford Meisner, Lee Strasberg, Brecht, Stanislavsky, and Suzuki.

About the Author

Richard Brestoff is an Assistant Professor of Drama in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine. He is an actor with credits on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in regional theater, and in film, television and radio. He is the author of The Camera Smart Actor, The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods, Acting Under the Circumstances, and most recently, The Actor's Wheel of Connection.