Actors on Acting: The Theories, Techniques, and Practices of the World's Great Actors, Told in Thir Own Words

by Helen Krich Chinoy

Book Overview

Redesigned with a contemporary new cover, this is a comprehensive consideration of all aspects of the actor's art and craft, as told by the theater's greatest practitioners, from ancient Greece to the 20th century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 051788478X
• ISBN13: 9780517884782
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 715 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

not new

i ordered a new book and got a used book. It was highlighted with markers. Not happy with the that.

A good primer

This book offers a wide variety of information on various acting styles and techniques. It provides the reader with a virtual history of acting. Though there is much information, much of it is not practical. Much of the information is in the form of exerpts from other books. There is no way to practically apply the information given in "Actors on Acting" without reading the entire book that the article being read comes from. This is more difficult because many of the actors quoted do not have books available. This book however is an excellent primer. A person begining to explore the craft of acting can find styles they would like to explore in greater depth without buying an entire book on that particular style. I recomend this book for anyone who is begining their study of the craft of acting.