Acting and Living in Discovery

Name: Acting and Living in Discovery
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SKU: 9781585107032
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A Workbook for the Actor

By Carol Rosenfeld

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Acting and Living in Discovery is a practical workbook that lays out the fundamental processes an actor must engage in to develop, hone, or revitalise their craft. Drawing from Carol Rosenfeld's extensive experience at New York's HB Studio, the book offers exercises and insights to explore the physical and emotional dimensions of a script. Actors are guided to discover and utilise their unique selves to inhabit any character, making it a valuable resource for both self-study and classroom use.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Ideal for actors at all levels seeking to deepen their craft, drama teachers, workshop leaders, and students of acting courses. It is especially useful for those interested in practical exercises that lead to personal discovery and authentic character portrayal.

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Acting and Living in Discovery, A Workbook for the Actor lays out essential fundamentals of the actor's process. Based on the author's experiences at the legendary HB Studio in New York City, Acting and Living in Discovery provides practical guidance for developing, honing, or revitalising the actor's craft for the actor.

A teacher can use the workbook to support a studio class, a special workshop, part of a university acting course, or private coaching. The chapters delve into basic facets of the acting process that lead the actor into discovering the corporal world of a script.

Exercises at the end of each chapter invite the actor to discover the treasure trove of their unique self and spell out the work an actor can do to wear the shoes of any character. The actor is at once the instrument and the player.

The workbook can be read straight through or used as a reference for addressing a particular problem or topic.

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Praised by respected actors and coaches, the workbook is hailed as a solid, practical guide that fosters truth, creativity, and spontaneity in performance. James Saito credits Carol's approach with grounding his work and easing self-consciousness, while Laura Gardner highlights it as a clarifying complement to Uta Hagen's teachings, inspiring and challenging actors and students alike. The book is recognised as an invaluable tool for both artists and educators.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781585107032

Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 September 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co

Edition: New edition

Illustration: line drawings throughout

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 654g

Pages: 360

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About the Author

Carol Rosenfeld is Director of the Hagen Institute at HB Studio in New York City, where she teaches acting. Having trained with Uta Hagen and Alice Spivak, she was entrusted by Hagen to write the chapter on Hagen's technique exercises in The Training of the American Actor, edited by Arthur Bartow, published by TCG. Directing and acting in numerous successful television and stage productions, she has also had the privilege of working with some of the world's finest actors in her intensive workshops across Canada, at the Shaw Festival and the National Theatre School of Canada, The National Theatre of the Deaf, Barcelona, Copenhagen, and London.