The Actor’s Other Selves: Subpersonalities as an Acting Approach
Explore Eric Morris’s tenth book on subpersonalities, Voice Dialogue, Imaging and character preparation, with connections to Jason Bennett’s acting and voice work.
Acting for the Camera
Acting for the Camera by Tony Barr. How do your choices function inside the making of a screen performance?
The Intent to Live
The Intent to Live by Larry Moss. Does your preparation make the scene more available when the other person responds?
A Practical Handbook for the Actor
A Practical Handbook for the Actor by Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollack, Robert Previto and Scott Zigler. What can you actually do after you understand the scene?
The Actor and the Target
The Actor and the Target by Declan Donnellan. Where does your attention go when you begin to watch yourself act?
The Art of Acting
The Art of Acting by Stella Adler; compiled and edited by Howard Kissel. How large and specific can the world of the role become in your imagination?
Acting in Film
Acting in Film by Michael Caine. What changes when the camera determines exactly what the audience can see?
Mastering Your Self-Tape: MYST Technique
Mastering Your Self-Tape: MYST Technique by David Bianchi. Can the submitted recording communicate the scene as clearly as your preparation intends?
The Power of the Actor
The Power of the Actor by Ivana Chubbuck. How does emotional experience help you pursue what you need?
Backwards & Forwards
Backwards & Forwards by David Ball. What makes this event happen, and what does it make possible next?
Sanford Meisner on Acting
Sanford Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell. Can the other person's behavior make a difference to what happens next?
An Actor Prepares
An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski; translated by Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood. What turns a written circumstance into something you can act within?
Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus
Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus by Marina Caldarone and Maggie Lloyd-Williams. What are you trying to do to or with the other person?
A Challenge for the Actor
A Challenge for the Actor by Uta Hagen. How does careful preparation support behavior that remains alive?
Respect for Acting
Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen, with Haskel Frankel. What makes your behavior particular to this person in this situation?
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre by Keith Johnstone. What do you do with the offer another person makes?
The Use and Training of the Human Voice
The Use and Training of the Human Voice by Arthur Lessac. What can you learn by attending to the physical experience of sound and speech?
Speaking Shakespeare
Speaking Shakespeare by Patsy Rodenburg. How do you carry a complex thought so another person can follow its necessity?
The Actor Speaks
The Actor Speaks by Patsy Rodenburg. Can your voice meet the actual demands of the role, room and performance?