The Actor as Storyteller by Miller, Bruce -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Part I: Background

Chapter 1: Why the Theatre to Study Acting?

Acting Students Today The Ravages of Mass Media Discovering All Your Actor’s Roots Going to the Source Summary

Chapter 2: What Is Theatre?

A Definition of Theatre The Performer The Performance The Audience Summary

Chapter 3: Stage Acting and Film Acting: Same Game, Different Surface

Some Misconceptions about Stage and Screen Acting The Actor’s Medium versus the Director’s Medium Adjusting to Technical Demands Summary

Chapter 4: Inside Out, Outside In: From Stanislavski to Strasberg

Craft versus Art Technique: Stanislavski or Strasberg? Choosing Wisely Summary

Part II: Advancing the Story

Chapter 5: The Actor in Service of the Script

Good Actors Tell the Story Finding the Conflict and Playing Objectives Building Dramatic Conflict Physical Actions: Beginnings, Middles, and Ends Telling Good Stories Using Each Other: Where the Story Lies Masters Doing the Basics Summary

Chapter 6: Given Circumstances and Playing the Action

Given Circumstances The “Magic If” Learning the Score Action and Emotion “As If”s Summary

Chapter 7: Acting with Conflict

Using Conflict Finding the Story Types of Conflict Conflict to Objective Conflict and Character Summary

Chapter 8: Finding and Playing Objectives

Actions Make Emotions Selection, Control, and Repeatability Playing the Dramatic Situation Discovering Objectives and Stakes Building the Story through Objectives Character through Actions: Tactics and Risk Simplicity and Playing the Positive Summary

Chapter 9: Listening and Staying In the Moment

The Importance of Listening Improving Your Listening Ability Listening and Playing Objectives Summary

Chapter 10: Interpreting and Using Dialogue

Contextual Meaning and Subtext The Importance of Subtext and Context Analyzing a Script to Tell the Story Summary

Chapter 11: Working with People, Places, and Things

Relating to Things Categorizing Defining and Using the Space Defining and Using Relationships Summary

Chapter 12: Good Storytelling: Using Objectives and Circumstances Effectively

Dialogue and Levels of Meaning Circumstances Define Story Dealing with Emotional Circumstances Objectives and Circumstances Using “As If”s Actions from Emotions and Emotions from Actions Always Analyzing and Making Choices Summary

Part III : Applying the Tools

Chapter 13: Script Analysis: A Blueprint for Storytelling

Reading for the Story Asking the Right Questions Dialogue Serving the Story Summary

Chapter 14: Rehearsing the Scene: Preparing for the First Read

Choosing a Scene The First Read Using Improv Summary

Chapter 15: Rehearsing the Scene: Blocking and Working It

Using Blocking to Tell the Story Playing in a Defined Space Movement Gestures Props and Business Working through the Scene Final Notes Summary

Chapter 16: Using the Words: Discovering and Telling the Story

Elevated Language Using Literal, Contextual, and Subtextual Meaning Justifying the Lines Summary

Chapter 17: Taking the Script Apart and Putting It Together: A Review and Practice

A Review The Physical Aspects of Acting The Script Analysis Synthesis: Finding and Playing the Actions Summary

Chapter 18: Theatrical Conventions and Style

Conventions and Believability Language and the Playwright’s Style Types of Style The Roots of Style The World of “Realism” Some Concluding Thoughts about Style Summary

Chapter 19: Criticism

Critiquing a Production Critiquing Work in Class Receiving Criticism Effectively Summary

Part IV: Putting the Pieces Together

Chapter 20: Auditioning

Casting Auditioning with a Scene Cold Readings Auditioning with a Monologue Performing the Audition Auditioning with a Song Summary

Chapter 21: Defining the Role

Putting the Pieces Together Characters Serve the Play Research and Analysis Reading for the Author’s Viewpoint Reading for the Audience’s Viewpoint Reading for the Character’s Viewpoint Summary

Chapter 22: Developing the Role: The Rehearsal Process

The Arc or Throughline of Action Developing the Role through the Rehearsal Process Summary

Chapter 23: What You Need to Succeed

Luck Knowing the Right People Money to Sustain You Looks and the Willingness to Recognize Yourself as a Commodity A Healthy Ego Patience Aggressiveness Avoiding Comparisons Talent and Training Summary

Train Coming, by Alan Haehnel Acknowledgments Suggested Reading Glossary Bibliography

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