Mask Characterization: An Acting Process

by Libby Appel

Book Overview

Behind the mask, Appel notes, the stu­dent is free to create a personality; paradox­ically, because the mask hides the self, it en­ables the student to probe more deeply into himself.

"This book describes, defines, and dis­cusses the mask characterization process, providing the theory behind the exercises and the step-by-step procedure in the organ­ic development of the character from the masks," Appel notes. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809310392
• ISBN13: 9780809310395
• Release Date: March 1982
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"