The Actor and the Target

by Declan Donnellan

Overview

A fresh and radical approach to acting by a world-famous director.

'This new "Advice to the Players" cuts open every generalisation about acting and draws out gleamingly fresh specifics. Behind the joy and humour of the writing, Declan Donnellan is subtly leading young actors to an awareness of the living processes behind their work. He brings as evidence the rich field of thought and intuition that direct experience has made his own.' - Peter Brook

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780010182
Publisher:	Hern, Nick Books
Publication date:	02/21/2013
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	750,110
File size:	4 MB

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