Maura Vaughn

The Anatomy of a Choice (eBook, ePUB)

An Actor's Guide to Text Analysis

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

How does an actor bring a script to life? The actor must know how to read a script, break it down, and mine all of its clues in order to make the most effective choices. The Anatomy of a Choice: An Actor's Guide to Text Analysis offers the actor a concrete method for approaching a script. This guide details a simple process to discover and define a character's scene and super-objective, obstacle, beats, and tactics. It includes practical information on how to build a character, how best to use rehearsal time, and what to do when nothing is working.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 114
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761851103
• Artikelnr.: 38485026

Autorenporträt

Maura Vaughn has been a professional actor and teacher of acting for over twenty-five years. A graduate of New York University's Tisch School for the Arts, she trained at Circle in the Square. As a performer, she has graced stages in New York, across the United States, and in Europe.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 The First Word Chapter
4 Reading the Play Part 5 Reading the Play Part 6 First Reading - Defining
the Story Part 7 Second Reading - Defining the Event Part 8 Third Reading -
Defining Character Part 9 Character Interview Worksheet Chapter 10 What Do
I Want? Part 11 The Super-Objective Part 12 The Scene Objective Chapter 13
What is in My Way? Chapter 14 What Do I Do to Get What I Want? Part 15
Beats Part 16 Tactics Part 17 Pivotal Point Chapter 18 Creating the World
of the Play Part 19 The Magic If Part 20 The Moment Before and the Moment
After Part 21 The Inner Monologue and Subtext Part 22 Endowment Part 23
Stage Business and Secondary Activity Part 24 Secret Chapter 25 Into the
Rehearsal Part 26 Bringing Choices to Life Part 27 Tools for Rehearsal Part
28 Rehearsal Journal Part 29 Troubleshooting - When Nothing is Working Part
30 The Final Word Chapter 31 Appendix: The Anatomy of a Scene Chapter 32
Acknowledgements Chapter 33 Notes Chapter 34 Bibliography C