Acting Class: Take a Seat

by Milton Katselas

Overview

Jim Carrey, Kyle Chandler, George Clooney, Ted Danson, Kate Hudson, Justina Machado, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Tom Selleck are just some of the many celebrated actors who have benefited from the legendary acting teacher Milton Katselas. As the founder of the prestigious Beverly Hills Playhouse, Katselas was regarded by many as one of America's foremost directors/teachers.

Originally available only to students at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, Acting Class: Take a Seat presents the concepts and methods that helped lead a generation of actors to success on stage, in cinema, and on television. In this all-encompassing book, Katselas invites readers to "sit in" on the classes he taught for more than forty years. Acting Class covers in detail three concepts central to the Katselas approach: Acting, Attitude, and Administration. Katselas not only covers techniques and methods, but also includes valuable discussions on the attitudes any artist needs to fulfill their dreams.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614670001
Publisher:	Phoenix Books, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2022
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	225
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Milton Katselas (1933-2008) was a renowned director of stage, television, and film. He received a Tony nomination for the Broadway play, Butterflies Are Free (1973), and directed the film version, which won Eileen Heckart the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Katselas was a legendary acting coach and teacher, who ran the Beverly Hills Playhouse for more than thirty years. His book, Dreams into Action, was a national bestseller.

Table of Contents

Preface Dare to Be an Artist My Approach All You Can Be Study: How and Why My Goals as a Teacher ACTING The Checklist Class Exercises Indicating Getting Personal Observation of Life The Study of the Arts Exposing the Secret Comedy Is Serious Business Tough Love A Work in Progress Why Isn't an Actor All He Can Be? The Director Is Not God Arbitrary Choices Images Lena ATTITUDE Attitude Opens the Door Stanislavski on Ethics Personal Confidence I Wanna Do It Myself The Arrogance of a Loser The Farewell Scene Invalidation No Buzz, No Chatter, No Jibber-Jabber A One-Teacher Concept Camels Certainty Sad Faces The Winner Gets His Critique ADMINISTRATION What Is Administration? Dilettante Artistic Killer Casting I'm Looking to See if I'm Talking to a Human Being—Not an Actor Drugs and Alcohol Commissary Talk Money Is Real The Warrior (Guerrero) Roulette Ad Admin Critique Wake Me, I'm Dreaming Epilogue Acknowledgments Index