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Building a Performance provides a clear step-by-step system for actors through all stages of the rehearsal process. It enables actors to make more dynamic choices, craft complex characters with rich behavior, and find engaging and powerful levels of performance.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Laying the Foundation - Steps Before First Rehearsal
Chapter 1: Reading the Blueprint
Chapter 2: Building the Scaffolding
Chapter 3: Constructing a Shell
Chapter 4: Brick by Brick: Three Types of Languages
Part II: Building the Role - Steps for Early Rehearsal
Chapter 5: Building with Others
Chapter 6: Building Habits
Chapter 7: Building Your Character
Part III: Making It Your Own - Steps for Final Rehearsal
Chapter 8: Building Dynamics with Textual Clues
Chapter 9: Interior Fittings: Building Emotional and Verbal Dynamics
Chapter 10: Building with Care and Consent: Fights, Extreme Physicality & Intimacy
Chapter 11: Exterior Fittings and Final Touches - The Technical Rehearsal
Part IV: Other Models of Construction
Chapter 12: When There's No Blueprint: Devising, Physical Theater & Ensemble Plays
Chapter 13: New Construction: Rehearsing the New Play
Chapter 14: The Fast Build: Rehearsing Film, TV and other Media
Chapter 15: Moving In: Common Notes from Directors
Conclusion: Moving On
Appendix 1: Recommended Play Reading List
Appendix 2: Recommended Reading & Resources
Bibliography
Notes
Index
About the Authors
About the author
By John Basil and Dennis Schebetta
Summary
Building a Performance provides a clear step-by-step system for actors through all stages of the rehearsal process. It enables actors to make more dynamic choices, craft complex characters with rich behavior, and find engaging and powerful levels of performance.
