Acting Heightened Text - The Basics

Acting Heightened Text: The Basics offers a foundational understanding of heightened text in drama, fused with a truthful, contemporary approach to acting.

List of contents

1. Demystifying Verse 2. A Foundation of Meaning 3. Conveying the Ideas: Emphasis on Words, Thoughts, Ideas & Images 4. Connecting to the Partner and the Situation 5. Hooking: Active Listening and Responding to Impulses with Hooking Illustrations by Leanna Yatcilla 6. Playing Intentions, Actions, and Tactics 7. Advanced Skills: Prose, Rhetoric, and Rhyming Couplets 8. Helpful Advice for Callbacks, Rehearsal, and Performance

About the author

Catherine Weidner is a professional actor and director. She was the founding Program Director for The Shakespeare Theatre Academy for Classical Acting at the George Washington University and taught acting heightened text at DePaul University and Ithaca College.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Weidner
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 03.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032695303
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3269530-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Basics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; DRAMA / Shakespeare, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, Writing & editing guides, Writing and editing guides, Acting techniques, Theatre Direction & Production, Theatre direction and production, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays