Building a Performance: An Actor's Guide to Rehearsal

Author:   John Basil ,  Dennis Schebetta
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
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9781538161302


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   23 March 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   John Basil ,  Dennis Schebetta
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.70cm
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9781538161302


ISBN 10:   1538161303
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   23 March 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Finally! A complete and comprehensive guide to one of the most elusive areas for the actor. This book on how to rehearse and build a performance is clearly communicated and extremely useful. Moreover, Basil and Schebetta have created a blueprint for exercising technique that meets each actor in the middle of their process, wherever that may be. To know John and Dennis is to experience their considerable wisdom and generosity as acting teachers, creative artists, and fellow humans. To read this this book is to have those gifts carefully curated and organized for every situation the contemporary actor may encounter. This is a book that will stay on the actor's nightstand and become an invaluable reference beyond the first read.--Kim Shively, MFA, assistant professor of performing arts, Elon University AT LAST!!! In the sea of books about the craft of acting, Building a Performance is a life raft about the overlooked creative process of rehearsal. The author's practical words provide a comprehensive guide that should be on every performer's bookshelf and included in the curriculum of all acting classes.--Kenneth Noel Mitchell, professor of theatre practice, director of musical theatre, and cohead of undergraduate acting, University of Southern California Building a Performance gives fresh insights on the practical rehearsal techniques that translate the work into spontaneous, vulnerable, lively performances.--Tom Fontana, Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, Homicide , Oz , Life on the Streets , City on the Hill Building a Performance: An Actor's Guide to Rehearsal, offers actors a practical blueprint of how to craft a performance through a rehearsal period. There are so many talented actors who simply do not know how to 'rehearse, ' how to build the performance through the rehearsal period. This book will answer those questions and offer the actor a practical, how-to guide for building and sculpting a multi-layered performance. It's a must!--Barbara Tirrell, film and television actress, Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway), Wicked (Broadway), Jessica Jones , FBI , Vinyl , and Boardwalk Empire Preparation is key in film and TV and Building a Performance teaches actors how to bring an interesting and fully formed character to the set. With little opportunity for rehearsal, the actor must show up ready for Opening Night whenever they work on camera.--Linda Laundra, director/producer of TV including: Another World , All My Children , Homicide , Life on the Street , and numerous independent film projects Regardless of your training or technique, this book provides clear, practical methods of approaching the rehearsal process to maximize your effectiveness as a full partner in the creative work. A genuine roadmap leading to an organic, vivid, and unique performance. I want to create a new course so I can teach this to my students!--Fredrick J. Rubeck, professor of performing arts and coordinator, BFA acting program,


AT LAST!!! In the sea of books about the craft of acting, Building a Performance is a life raft about the overlooked creative process of rehearsal. The author's practical words provide a comprehensive guide that should be on every performer's bookshelf and included in the curriculum of all acting classes.--Kenneth Noel Mitchell, professor of theatre practice, director of musical theatre, and cohead of undergraduate acting, University of Southern California Building a Performance gives fresh insights on the practical rehearsal techniques that translate the work into spontaneous, vulnerable, lively performances.--Tom Fontana, Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, Homicide , Oz , Life on the Streets , City on the Hill Building a Performance: An Actor's Guide to Rehearsal, offers actors a practical blueprint of how to craft a performance through a rehearsal period. There are so many talented actors who simply do not know how to 'rehearse, ' how to build the performance through the rehearsal period. This book will answer those questions and offer the actor a practical, how-to guide for building and sculpting a multi-layered performance. It's a must!--Barbara Tirrell, film and television actress, Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway), Wicked (Broadway), Jessica Jones , FBI , Vinyl , and Boardwalk Empire Preparation is key in film and TV and Building a Performance teaches actors how to bring an interesting and fully formed character to the set. With little opportunity for rehearsal, the actor must show up ready for Opening Night whenever they work on camera.--Linda Laundra, director/producer of TV including: Another World , All My Children , Homicide , Life on the Street , and numerous independent film projects Regardless of your training or technique, this book provides clear, practical methods of approaching the rehearsal process to maximize your effectiveness as a full partner in the creative work. A genuine roadmap leading to an organic, vivid, and unique performance. I want to create a new course so I can teach this to my students!--Fredrick J. Rubeck, professor of performing arts and coordinator, BFA acting program,


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John Basil was a founding member and the producing artistic director of American Globe Theatre for 25 years, the longest running off-off Broadway theatre in midtown Manhattan. He has directed over 50 productions for the theatre and has also directed five seasons of opera at Sarasota Opera. Basil is the author of the popular and practical book WILL POWER: How to Act Shakespeare in 21 Days. Additionally, his Playing Shakespeare series continues to enlighten and inspire actors across the nation. Basil is an associate professor of theatre arts at Marymount Manhattan College. He has also worked in television as a director for NBC’s Another World. Basil was recognized by The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and was awarded the Iben Lectureship for Shakespeare. His website is www.johnbasil.com. Dennis Schebetta is an actor, director, and writer in film and theater. He teaches at Skidmore College and continues to work professionally as an actor and director, most recently with the Saratoga Shakespeare Company and Northeast Theatre Ensemble. His professional acting credits include Ensemble Studio Theater, Vital Theater, Pulse Ensemble Theater, Genesius Guild Theater, Northeast Theatre Ensemble, Pittsburgh Playhouse, The Hiawatha Project and Off the Wall Theater. As a theatre director, he has directed productions off-off Broadway at Ensemble Studio Theatre, 29th Street Rep, and Brass Tacks Theatre. As a film director and award-winning writer, his short film My Date with Adam has been an official selection of several international film festivals. His numerous plays have been produced and performed across the country, as well as internationally. His website is www.dennischebetta.com.

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