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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. Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR THE ACTOR by Several authors.  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 its about how to take and give more positive criticism. Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE POWER OF POSITIVE CRITICISM By Hendrie Weisinger, P.HD
Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “LETTERS TO A YOUNG ARTIST” by Anna Deavere Smith 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 memoirs of Charles Strouse: “Put on a Happy Face” Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: PUT ON A HAPPY FACE by Charles Strouse
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Like every week we post a book review on a subject related to acting, health, personal growth or anything related to the showbiz industry. In this case its one of the Dummies ed. Books. These books are simply wonderful. If I ever feel like I want to learn about a new subject I have no idea about or am overwhelmed, then I always turn to Dummies. They give you insight in a very reader-friendly manner, touching all subjects related to the topic at hand, providing you with any information you need. Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: SCREENWRITING FOR DUMMIES By Laura Schellhardt His book has been a success due largely to his familiar tone and approachability. Here is a snippet of an interview: Continue reading SIR MICHAEL CAINE: ACTING IN FILM
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 Judy Carters manual to “Stand Up Comedy”. Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE STANDUP COMEDY by Judy Carter
The author lets us know she bases her work on “the conviction that while all is present in nature, our natural instincts have been crippled from birth by the conditioning of our society”. And that’s fine, but the premise doesn’t really tell us exactly what our society has ruined and what raw talent we wont be able to perfect. She tells us an actor needs precise exercise and clear understanding to liberate all his true possibilities. Berry also claims that past techniques are a myth and covers both exercises on pronounciation with subjects such as: relaxation and breathing, muscularity of the toungue and mouth, singing… So, Is… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: VOICE AND THE ACTOR by Cicely Berry
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 a book called “The necessity of theater” by Paul Woodruff that analizes why Theater became so popular, and why every society throughout history has had some form of social gathering to “watch”. It’s a very interesting subject and almost like a modern “Poetics”. The book presents itself as a provocative call to arms that dares to reconsider the nature of theater and convincingly explains why drama has to be a part of contemporary society. Its tagline is: The art of watching and the need to be watched. In the book several subjects are covered: What is really unique and essential to us about theater? What separates theater from other arts? What about sporting events? Engaging audiences as the job of the performer.… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE NECESSITY OF THEATER by Paul Woodruff
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 its dedicated to all those women (although men have been known to act up like this too) that wish you something –other-than-the-best. It’s “Trippin the Prom Queen” by Susan Shapiro Barash. The author talks about how women can be heir own worst enemy and exposes the dark world of female envy and competition. She dissects the myths about female friendships and exposes the true relationship: rivalry. The book explains which areas women are most competitive in, how different they are from men, when its healthy competition and when its not, and uses these beliefs to then talk about how they can form strong relationships with both friends and colleagues, and grow to be strong and self sufficient. Is it worth reading? It can… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: TRIPPING THE PROM QUEEN By Susan Shapiro Barash 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 Hard-edged “True and False” by David Mamet… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: TRUE AND FALSE By David Mamet 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 its Uta Hagen’s acclaimed and long awaited book “Respect for Acting”…. Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: RESPECT FOR ACTING By Uta Hagen 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 its David Downs “The Actors Eye”…. Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE ACTORS EYE, SEEING AND BEING SEEN By David Downs. Manderino makes very good points with which I agree right off the bat. Such as the need to respect for tradition, but the belief that techniques of Stanislavski or Boleslavski should have been used as a springboard for further development. Not as something static… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE TRANSPERSONAL ACTOR Reinterpreting Stanislavski by Ned Manderino
The book is a follow-up to the book Truth In Comedy, in which the author explains in detail the Harold method used at the i.O. (formerly Improv Olympic) in Chicago and the i.O. West in Los Angeles where actors such as Tina Fey, Chris Farley, Mike Meyers…etc have all studied. And in all honesty, she refers quite a bit to such method throughout the first half of the book without really explaining it which can be very annoying if you haven’t read it. Basically the Harold method is a technique to have all actors from a group onstage at the same time in… Continue reading WEEKLY BOOK REVIEW: ART BY COMMITTEE by Charna Halpern
Like every week we post a book review on a subject related to acting, health, personal growth or anything related to the showbiz industry. In this case its Robert Blumenfeld’s revised and expanded edition of “Accents: A manual for actors”. It’s a great tool to give us actors and one that is so complete is hard to come along. The one-place to find it all. The book includes: But what is truly impressive is that it separates… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: ACCENTS By Robert Blumenfeld |
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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 a little unknown book called “Letters to a young artist” by Anna Deavere Smith which publicizes itself as advice for artists on making a life in the arts.
Like every week we post a book review on a subject related to acting, health, personal growth or anything related to the showbiz industry. In this case its one of the Applause books: “Nineteenth Century American Plays”
Like every week we post a book review on a subject related to acting, health, personal growth or anything related to the showbiz industry. In this case we talk about ART BY COMMITTEE A guide to advanced improvisation by Charna Halpern.
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