Actions: The Actor's Thesaurus

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Based on the bestselling book, Actions: The Actors' Thesaurusis now available as an app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The American school of acting that began with the Group Theatre took off from Stanislavsky's work and created its own distinct branch. That branch says that an actor doesn't (or shouldn't) try to reproduce an emotion or a "quality", but should always be playing an action. Something that can be encompassed in the form of a transitive verb. That's not to say that there is no emotion involved in acting, but that the emotion comes naturally while doing. For actors at all levels and of all ages, Actions: The Actors’ Thesaurus will revolutionise how you rehearse. Once you’ve started using it, you’ll wonder how you ever managed without it. If you want to act, or act better, Actions will take you a long way on the journey to excellence’ Terry Johnson Actions: The Actors’ Thesaurus is a vital tool for actors. It is perhaps the most widely used and admired book for use in rehearsals today – and is now available on your iPhone or iPad to help you find exactly the right action word within seconds.

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If you want to act, or act better, Actions will take you a long way on the journey to excellence' Terry Johnson A vital, easy-to-use tool for actors that will revolutionise how you rehearse. Based on the best-selling book. 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. A vital companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of action-words to revitalise performance, with a foreword by Terry Johnson. This book is as the title suggests: a thesaurus. An actor is supposed to use it by breaking down a script into moments. Each moment is a sentence, idea, or a silence the length of a breath. Each one is assigned an action. You can play around by exchanging one action for another.

Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-10-03 06:01:06 Associated-names Lloyd-Williams, Maggie, 1975- author; Johnson, Terry, 1955- writer of foreword Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA40718218 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Ocr tesseract 5.2.0-1-gc42a Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.8828 Ocr_module_version 0.0.18 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-0001502 Openlibrary_edition Whether you are an established actor looking to solidify your technique, or a beginner looking to structure your performance, this book is a great option. I use this specifically as a thesaurus. If you want to explore different tactics (or Meisner “doings”), I think this book is an incredibly useful tool.

After having acted for over 35 years, I'm trying to further hone my skills by taking on some formal training. This is one of the books that have been recommended to me. Actions: The Actors Thesaurus is a must have for all actors. Actions are a fantastic way to keep your performance active and ever changing. Using this technique helps me keep my attention on changing the other actor on stage. Adding an action to your text will force you to clarify your character’s objective and focus on what you want in each scene, and in every moment. It is a fully searchable, easy-to-navigate thesaurus of active verbs, that will help you refine your acting choice until you find the action you require to make each line come alive. Your Meisner teacher, including mine, will probably tell you not to get this book (god forbid you use a word that may not have originated from your gut!). But I actually think it’s even MORE powerful with Meisner bc it offers roots for exploration of a more colorful spectrum of doings.