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Actions : The Actors' Thesaurus by Marina Caldarone and Maggie Lloyd-Williams (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTheatre Communications Group, Incorporated
ISBN-101854596748
ISBN-139781854596741
eBay Product ID (ePID)164802713
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameActions : the Actors' Thesaurus
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectDictionaries, Grammar & Punctuation, Acting & Auditioning, Thesauri
TypeTextbook
AuthorMarina Caldarone, Maggie Lloyd-Williams
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height4.2 in
Item Weight6.8 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width4.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisA vital companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of action-words to revitalise performance Actors need actions. They cannot 'act' adjectives, they need verbs: they need an aim to achieve, an action to perform. 'Actions' are active verbs. 'I tempt you.' 'You taunt me.' In order to perform an action truthfully and therefore convincingly, an actor needs to find exactly the right action to suit that particular situation and that particular line. That is where this book comes in...It is a thesaurus of active verbs, with which the actor can refine the action-word until s/he hits exactly the right one to help make the action come alive. It looks like this: taunt insult, tease, torment, provoke, ridicule, mock, poke, needle tempt influence, attract, entice, cajole, coax, seduce, lure, fascinate It is well known in the acting community that random lists of action-words circulate rehearsal rooms in dog-eared photocopies - as a sort of actor's crib. This book makes them available for the first time in an organised and comprehensive form., A vital companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of action-words to revitalise performance, with a foreword by Terry Johnson., Actors need actions. They cannot act adjectives, they need verbs. This thesaurus of active verbs helps the actor to refine the action-word until they hit exactly the right one to make the action come alive., A vital companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of action-words to revitalise performance, with a foreword by Terry Johnson. Finding the right action is an essential part of the process of preparation for the actor. Using this thesaurus of active verbs, the actor can refine the action-word until s/he hits exactly the right one to help make the action come alive. The method of 'actioning' is widely used in rehearsal rooms, but has never before been set down in a systematic and comprehensive way. 'If you want to act, or act better, Actions will take you a long way on the journey to excellence' Terry Johnson
LC Classification NumberPN2071
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