To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting

How does an actor learn to:
* Call up emotion?
* Develop a character?
* Strengthen awareness?
These are essential techniques for every actor, and Michael Chekhov's classic work To the Actor explains, clearly and concisely, how to develop them. Chekhov's simple and practical method - successfully used by professional actors all over the world - trains the actor's imagination and body to fulfil its potential.
This handbook for actors (and directors) has been revised and expanded by Mala Powers. It includes: a previously unpublished chapter on 'Psychological Gesture', translated into English by the celebrated director Andrei Malaev - Babel; a new biographical overview by Mala Powers; and a foreword by Simon Callow.

• An Actor Prepares
• Sanford Meisner on Acting
• On the Technique of Acting
• Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus
• Respect for Acting
• Freeing the Natural Voice: Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language
• The Moving Body
• Speaking With Skill: A Skills Based Approach to Speech Training: An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speech Work (Performance Books)
• The Art of Acting
• Creating A Role