With this landmark compilation of classes and exercises, anyone can afford to be coached by the man whose students are propelled from his legendary classes at Northwestern University to Broadway and Hollywood. "Acting is as simple as brick-laying and as great as Leonardo da Vinci's art," writes Downs. The Downs approach coaches the actor to make the essential connections between his character and the forces that govern him so that "craft is inevitable and art is made possible."
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One of the most practical approaches to becoming an actor,
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This book is an essential to any actor who wants to truly understand that acting is living. His approach is so simple yet so rare. A true work of art for the artist!
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David Downs is better than Mary Poole,
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One can truly understand what it means to be human after reading this book. David is a wise and practical acting teacher. Downs '05 4Eva!
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- The Sea-Gull by Anton Chekhov on 7 pages
- Hedda Gabler (Dover Thrift Editions) by Henrik Ibsen on 5 pages
- The Cherry Orchard by David Mamet in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 127
- The Idea of a Theater: A Study of Ten Plays: Art of Drama in Changing Perspective in Front Matter, page 55, and Back Matter
- Three Sisters (TCG Translations) by Anton Chekhov on page 69, page 103, and page 127
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- Breakdown of Will by George Ainslie in Back Matter
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