Like every week we post a book review on a subject related to acting, health, personal growth or anything related to the showbiz industry. This time it’s the highly acclaimed “Practical Handbook for the Actor” whose authors (all of who are young actors) include: Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollack, Robert Previto and Scott Zigler.
In the book a technique developed by the authors is explained, written for any actor who has ever felt frustrations in acting classes or felt like they lacked clarity or objectivity. Its writing style is very direct and definitely gets you right to the point of the matter.
Divided in 2 parts: THE TECHNIQUE: with topics like; analyzing a scene, truth of the moment, and other tools of the craft it gives you a great overview. And the second part: PITFALLS is more about working in the real world, getting stuck in emotional traps, the professional characters you will meet along the way or even keeping the theater clean…
So, Is it worth reading? DEFINITELY. It’s a very small price (around $11.00) to pay for such a good little handbook that can serve as a leisurely read . It has really good advice, but most of all is clear and concise in its explanations.
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