Robert Cohen - Theatre, Brief Version-McGraw-Hill Education (2016)

Contents
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Chapter 3 The Actor 37
What is Acting? 38
The Paradox of Acting—From Socrates to
Stanislavsky 39
stagecraft: Basic Acting Exercises 42
Acting Today 43
Acting from The Inside: The Stanislavsky
Legacy 44
Acting from the Outside 45
The Actor as Virtuoso 46
Magic 48
Becoming an Actor 48
photo essay: Actor Sir Patrick Stewart 49
The Actor’s Approach 52
The Actor’s Instrument 53
The Actor’s Discipline 55
The Actor’s Routine 55
Audition 55
Rehearsal 56
Performance 57
The Actor in Life 58
Chapter 4 The Playwright 59
Literary and Nonliterary Aspects of
Playwriting 60
Playwriting as Event Writing 61
The Qualities of a Fine Play 63
Credibility and Intrigue 63
Speakability, Stageability, and Flow 66
Richness 68
Depth of Characterization 70
Gravity and Pertinence 70
Compression, Economy, and Intensity 71
Celebration 72
The Playwright’s Process 72
Dialogue 73
Conflict 73
Structure 74