To the Actor

To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting

Michael Chekhov (author), Mala Powers (editor), Simon Callow (foreword)

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 It includes: a previously unpublished chapter on 'Psychological Gesture', translated into English by the celebrated director Andrei Malaev - Babel; a new biographical overview by Mala Powers; and a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.

Publisher  : Routledge (2 May 2002)
Paperback  : 288 pages
ISBN-13  : 9780415258760
Dimensions  : 12.9 x 1.65 x 19.8 cm