Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell ; introduction by Sydney Pollack
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Vintage Books,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1987
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xix, 252 p. ;
Dimensions
21 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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"A Vintage original"--T.p. verso
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction by Sydney Pollack -- Setting the scene: Duse's blush -- Building a foundation: the reality of doing -- The pinch and the ouch -- The knock on the door -- Beyond repetition -- Preparation: "In the harem of my head" -- Improvisation -- More on preparation: "Quick as a flame" -- The magic "as if" : particularization -- "Making the part your own" -- Some thoughts on actors and on acting -- Final scenes: "Instead of 'merely' the truth" -- "Spring Awakening" by Frank Wedekind -- "A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden" by Meade Roberts -- "Golden Boy" by Clifford Odets -- "The Seagull" by Anton Chekov -- "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Taking readers step-by-step through the most basic acting exercises to critiques of performances in scenes from contemporary American plays, this volume follows a class of eight at the Neighborhood Playhouse, where Meisner has taught for fifty years