The Independent Actor: An Accessible Companion for All Actors

By: Sally Ann Gritton

The Independent Actor presents a 21st-century training route achievable by self-curated learning for actors of all skill levels. This book rejects a purist approach to actor training, challenges traditional acting styles and disregards the embedded elitist notions of Western-training methods at the top of the hierarchy. Instead, it takes a contemporary, self-focused approach to learning and applying acting skills. Through doing so, the book is the first to validate a self-curated approach to actor training. Designed as a companion to practical experience and useful as a reference sourcebook, it takes the position that each individual actor must find their own process. Skills for theatre, screen and voice-recorded media are all embraced through practical tasks with signposts to essential reading and specific resources. Designed equally for the untrained actor as a companion and an aide-mémoire for the professionally trained actor, this book sheds light on the practical skills required and how to access, practise and accomplish them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350272612
• ISBN13: 9781350272613
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"