Table of Contents

ABOUT THE HANDBOOK (INTRODUCTION)

PART ONE - THE EXERCISES

* About the Exercises * Exercise Descriptions and Guides

Painting and Sculpture Exercise

Private Moment for the Character

Animal Exercise

Need Exercise

Music Exercise

Emotional Memory Exercise PART TWO - BUILDING THE CHARACTER PART THREE - ACTING AND DIRECTING CHOICES * Use the imagination to stimulate the creative process * Break down the text to discover fully developed believable characters * Use subtext to find logical emotional and physical behavior and transitions * Find inspiration from the other art forms * Work alone and with scene partners to fulfill the given circumstances of the play. (Understanding the characters psychology of behavior and their very nature. * Making production choices for set, lighting, music, costumes, transitions, etc. PART FOUR APPLYING THE WORK * Rehearsal Procedures * Monologues * Auditions * Performance * Scene Examples PART FIVE DIRECTING AND THE METHOD ACTING EXERCISES * Origins of Method Acting Use in Directing * Creating the Director's Vision * Production and Technical Choices * Director's Work with Cast and Crew * Selected Great Directors PHOTOGRAPHS