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Actions: The Actor's Thesaurus
Marina Caldarone
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Description for Actions: The Actor's Thesaurus
Paperback. Actors need actions. They cannot "act" adjectives, they need verbs; they need an aim to achieve, an action to perform. This is a thesaurus of active verbs with which the actor can refine the action-word until she or her hits exactly the right one to help make the action come alive. Num Pages: 192 pages, illus. BIC Classification: ANC; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
A vital companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of action-words to revitalise performance, with a foreword by Terry Johnson.
Finding the right action is an essential part of the process of preparation for the actor. Using this thesaurus of active verbs, the actor can refine the action-word until s/he hits exactly the right one to help make the action come alive. The method of 'actioning' is widely used in rehearsal rooms, but has never before been set down in a systematic and comprehensive way.
'If you want to act, or act better, ... Read moreTerry Johnson
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854596741
SKU
V9781854596741
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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99-5
About Marina Caldarone
Marina Caldarone is a freelance theatre and radio drama director who has also been actively involved in actor training in Britain's leading drama schools for the last twenty years. Maggie Lloyd-Williams is an actor. She has performed at the National Theatre, Soho Theatre, Tricyle and Shakespeare's Globe, amongst other places. She has also appeared in several TV ... Read more
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