Tricks of the Trade

by Dario Fo

Book Overview

Clown, political activist, playwright, actor: Dario Fo is an unclassifiable genius of the modern theatre. In his "mini-manual for actors", Fo lays bare the tools of his craft. With the assistance of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878300082
• ISBN13: 9780878300082
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A freeing work from a brilliant actor/scholar.

In this book Dario Fo articulates the relationship between actor and audience in a way only someone who has accepted the physical and mental demands of the acting craft can do. Fo demonstrates he is one part actor, one part scholar, and one part inspired artist. Each page illustrates the line between how an actor acts and their audience cannot be separated from themselves, their society, or from the history of the craft. If nothing else, Fo's joy in performance helps explain why actors remain central to entertainment and to society.

Donald Sutherland praised this book on Charlie Rose 9/10/98

Donald Sutherland praised this book on Charlie Rose 9/10/98Donald Sutherland praised this book on Charlie Rose 9/10/98.That's good enough for me. I plan to buy it for my daughter - a fledgling Commedia artist.