The Actor and the Target: New Edition

by Declan Donnellan

Overview

“Acting is a reflex, a mechanism for development and survival. . . . It isn’t ‘second nature,’ it is ‘first nature.’”—Declan Donnellan
 
This immensely popular and ever-practical book on acting takes a scalpel to the heart of actors’ persistent fears, helping them to release their talent on stage. It is straightforward and unpretentious, with a spirit of artistic and personal freedom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781559362856
Publisher:	Theatre Communications Group
Publication date:	09/01/2006
Edition description:	New edition
Pages:	300
Sales rank:	158,434
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

British theatre director Declan Donnellan is the first Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Academy and is best known for his work with Cheek by Jowl (including their acclaimed all-male As You Like It) and on Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul. As Associate Director of the National Theatre his productions included Fuenteovejuna, Sweeney Todd and Angels in America.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	1
1	'I don't know what I'm doing'	11
2	The Target	17
3	Fear	31
4	An Escape	41
5	The Stakes	48
6	'I don't know what I want'	62
7	'I don't know who I am'	74
8	The Visible and the Invisible	84
9	Identity, Persona and Mask	98
10	The Matrix	118
11	'I don't know where I am'	127
12	'I don't know how I should move'	141
13	Control	152
14	'I don't know what I'm feeling'	162
15	'I don't know what I'm saying'	182
16	Make Believe	197
17	'I don't know what I'm playing'	207
18	The Death of Time	217
19	Three More Uncomfortable Choices	228
	Postscript	239
	A Note on the Verse	245
	Index	273