The Actor and His TextThis book sets out to apply the methods of voice production directly and practically to the speaking of text. Specifically, it addresses the problem of how to infuse life and meaning into words that are first encountered on the printed page. |
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Page 23
... interesting , for they come from a deeper current within us . Words are so often much rougher and more anarchic than we allow them to be . This feeling that we need to present and be interesting , even at early stages of rehearsal ...
... interesting , for they come from a deeper current within us . Words are so often much rougher and more anarchic than we allow them to be . This feeling that we need to present and be interesting , even at early stages of rehearsal ...
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... interesting enough , it is rarely to do with it not being good enough , but simply that it is not being given the right stimulus . Again , what I am going to say will seem simple , but the deeper we take it the more important it will be ...
... interesting enough , it is rarely to do with it not being good enough , but simply that it is not being given the right stimulus . Again , what I am going to say will seem simple , but the deeper we take it the more important it will be ...
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... interesting because it will never be straightfor- ward ; always ambiguities will emerge and you will discover just how much ideas are played with . It will always help to place the imagery of the character for you - in a sense , how a ...
... interesting because it will never be straightfor- ward ; always ambiguities will emerge and you will discover just how much ideas are played with . It will always help to place the imagery of the character for you - in a sense , how a ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Attitudes to Voice and Text | 13 |
Shakespeare | 40 |
Copyright | |
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