Barton's friendly, humorous and conversational writing style makes this a particularly student friendly text. Students learn all phases of actor training - including scene study, auditioning, observation, and mind, voice and body relaxation techniques. The use of examples from daily life instead of dramatic literature make it possible to have meaningful class discussions when all students have not read the same plays. The emphasis on onstage/offstage connection is invaluable because students become better actors as they become more confident people. The Stanislavski System chapter is clear and accessible and acting strategies are broken down into specific tactics. This edition contains approximately 80 quotes from actors, including Debbie Allen, Kathy Bates, Annette Benning, Michael Douglas, Jessica Tandy, Denzel Washington, and Jeremy Irons to give students insight from successful actors' approaches. Up-On-Your-Feet exercises give students the opportunity to actively practice what they have learned and the numerous scene suggestions give students a wide range of choices. A chapter on scene study with a guide for text analysis assists actors in knowing how to read, analyze and use a script. In this text, students learn all phases of actor training--including scene study, auditioning, observation, and mind, voice and body relaxation techniques. The use of examples from daily life instead of dramatic literature make it possible to have meaningful class discussions when all students have not read the same plays. The emphasis on onstage/offstage connection is invaluable because students become better actors as they become more confident people. The Stanislavski System chapter is clear and accessible and acting strategies are broken down into specific tactics. A chapter on scene study with a guide for text analysis, assists actors in knowing how to read, analyze, and use a script.
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"Dr. Robert Barton is head of the acting program at the University of Oregon. He has performed in most of the plays of Shakespeare and has directed half of them. His most recent professional acting credits include the title role in Galileo and Yvan in Art. He has authored several other acting texts. Barton is recipient of the Theatre Association's Best Book Award and has been honored as Outstanding Acting Coach by the American College Theatre Festival."
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Robert has acted in most of the plays of Shakespeare and has directed half of them. He is professor emeritus in acting at the University of Oregon. He is the author of the books Acting: Onstage and Off (now in its 6th edition), Voice: Onstage and Off, with Rocco Dal Vera, Theatre in Your Life and Life Themes, with Annie McGregor, and Style for Actors (all in recent 2nd editions). His newest text is Acting Reframes: Using NLP to Make Better Decisions in and out of the Theatre. Robert has been the recipient of the theatre associations best book and outstanding acting coach awards. His column "Many Right Ways" appears in each edition of The Voice and Speech Review.
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An excellent book for students and teachers of acting.,
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This review is from: Acting: Onstage and Off (Hardcover)
I HIGHLY recommend this book as a resource for teachers and students of acting and directing. It is clear, concise, accessible and thorough. Barton covers the basics of truth, technique, Stanislavski, warm-ups, physical life, vocal life, rehearsal etiquette, vocabulary, as well as hundreds of useful exercises. In addition, there is a valuable list of scenes appropriate for student actors. My college actors grow tremendously through the application of Barton's simple, clear definition of the basics.
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This review is from: Acting: Onstage and Off (Hardcover)
This was required reading for Drama 10b atSRJC It is a good study guild covering and outlining good prep work for charater work. It was also a good review for me in areas of observations and details of a person for study
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Disappointing,
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This review is from: Acting: Onstage and Off (Paperback)
This book contains nothing about offstage acting. It contains nothing about using acting techniques in everyday life. I gave my copy away.
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