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Author Biography: William Roudebush: (AEA, SAG, SSDC) Bill has been teaching and directing for thirty years now. He has taught acting for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The University of Memphis, Virginia Commonwealth University, The Mint Theatre Company, Cleveland Play House, and was the Theatre School Director for the Walnut Street Theatre from 1995-1999. He has directed well over two-hundred productions at such theatres as Syracuse Stage Company, Actors' Theatre of Louisville, The Cleveland Play House, The Hanna Theatre, Theatre Virginia, The GeVa Theatre, and Walnut Street Theatre. In New York, he was artistic director for the "Ten More By Noonan" reading series at the John Housman Theatre. He also directed for the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Mint Theatre Company, Pulse Ensemble, and the American Folk Theatre. He is the author of the yet unpublished musical revue, entitled "The Village Gate Follies", that is due for production in the near future.
| Forward | 9 | |
| Introduction | 11 | |
| Where to Use Your Imagination | 15 | |
| Using Acting By Mistake | 18 | |
| In Rehearsal | 19 | |
| In Auditions | 21 | |
| In Performance | 25 | |
| What You Must Do | 28 | |
| Don't do it unless you must | 30 | |
| A Grain of Truth | 31 | |
| Stop Listening to Yourself | 33 | |
| How to Begin | 35 | |
| Go Alone | 41 | |
| Remove Your Protections | 43 | |
| Inside Protection | 47 | |
| The Way Out | 50 | |
| Another Way Out Or How to Learn Your Lines | 53 | |
| Outside Protection | 57 | |
| Seven Ways Out | 59 | |
| Pacing Protection | 60 | |
| The Way Out | 62 | |
| Movement Protection | 66 | |
| Performance Protection | 72 | |
| The Way Out | 75 | |
| Decisions | 77 | |
| One Final Note | 81 | |
| Surviving | 82 | |
| Follow Through | 85 | |
| Don't Explain. Don't Interpret ... Just Tell It | 89 | |
| Trust | 92 | |
| Positive Energy | 94 | |
| John Ford Noonan | 96 | |
| Additional Positives | 99 | |
| Repetition | 102 | |
| A Paradox | 105 | |
| There Are No Rules to Creativity | 107 | |
| Jeffery Posson | 109 | |
| The Character Leap | 111 | |
| Be Flexible | 114 | |
| Belief | 115 | |
| Surviving Bad Directors | 118 | |
| The Non-Communicative Director | 119 | |
| The Director Who Directs Everything | 121 | |
| The Histrionic Screamer | 123 | |
| The Early Career-or Inexperienced Director | 124 | |
| The Incompetent Director | 128 | |
| A Workbook of Clues | 129 | |
| The Power of the Script | 132 | |
| The Full Stretch | 134 | |
| A Neat Little Package | 136 | |
| Looking Better When You're Ill | 139 | |
| Finding a Needle in a Haystack | 140 | |
| The Mini-Lesson | 142 | |
| Afterword | 144 |
Overview
Author Biography: William Roudebush: (AEA, SAG, SSDC) Bill has been teaching and directing for thirty years now. He has taught acting for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The University of Memphis, Virginia Commonwealth University, The Mint Theatre Company, Cleveland Play House, and was...