The way some introductory acting books are written it seems that a literal leg break is your best option. In ŹThe Young Actor's HandbookŹ Jeremy Kruse an actor writer producer and director who teaches method acting acting for camera improvisation and sketch comedy at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York mends this mangled genre distilling invaluable lessons and years of experience down to a lean mean intuitive hundred page primer.ŽRather than bludgeoning the uninitiated with dense paragraphs vague concepts and opaque examples ŹThe Young Actor's HandbookŹ ignites the beginning actor's creative soul with inspirational acting exercises acting theory writing exercises and insight into what it means to be an actor. This concise and pragmatic manual will guide and inform the young actor beginning actor novice acting teacher or anyone who wants to understand acting through a broad and diverse survey of essential knowledge. The teachings of Richard Boleslavsky Stella Adler Sanford Meisner Uta Hagen Michael Shurtleff Lee Strasberg and Constantin Stanislavsky are eloquently and accessible rendered as are basics of script analysis camera technique the audition mindset agent acquisition and the actor's life.ŽWhether you're a curious novice veteran acting teacher or even an interested observer ŹThe Young Actor's HandbookŹ will enhance your understanding of this vast and rewarding craft.
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1 Open-Ended Scene Exercise |
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2 Hitting Your Mark and Continuity Exercise |
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4 Advanced Actor's Worksheet |
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10 The Business of Acting |
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11 Writing and Writing Exercises |
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JEREMY KRUSE (Brooklyn, NY) is an actor, writer, filmmaker, and producer. He teaches acting, acting for camera, and improvisation to actors of all ages at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. He graduated from the Strasberg Institute at New York University s Tisch School of the Arts, where he majored in drama.
