The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods (Career Development Book)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 208 pages
• Published by: Smith & Kraus
• Edition: 1st Edition December 1995
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1575250128
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1575250120
• Book Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 8 ounces

Product Review
..each program is discussed and evaluated with specific teachers and types of training techniques offered -- The Coast Book Review Service February 1996

Product Description
With clarity and insight, Richard Brestoff introduces the great acting teachers, explaining their techniques and how ther are applied today. Beginning with Quintilian and Delsarre he guides us to the present with an inside look at what is currently being taught in the major acting schools and private acting studios; The Actor's Studio, Yale University, NYU, Juillard and many more are visited. Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods will help you understand the most important ideas about acting, where they originated and how they are used in training programs today. Some of the teachers focused on are Stella Adler, Stanford Meisner, Lee Strasberg, Brecht, Stanislavsky, and Suzuki.

Reader Reviews
Anyone interested in a well-written and accessible overview of the evolution and current status of the methods of training actors could not do better than to get this book. Richard Brestoff has clearly done a thorough job of research. He seems to have trained under practitioners of virtually every extant training system, and presents them in a way which is both entertaining and readily understood, even by those with little or no background in theater or film. The final section of the book, with concise descriptions of many of the available sources of training in the United States, would be of great value to any student who wants to pursue an acting career. It is not easy to present a great deal of solid information and maintain a lively, readable style, but this writer has done it. I suspect that even those with no professional interest in acting would enjoy the book. Professional actors will come away from it with renewed respect for their art and rekindled dedication ! to improving their craft.