Acting Onstage and Off

Preface 1. Acting Acknowledged All the World's a Stage Observing Yourself Act Why Study Acting? Notes Exercises 2. Relaxed Readiness Mental Warm-Ups Group Warm-Ups Physical warm-Ups Vocal Warm-Ups When and Where to Warm Up Offstage Adaptations Notes Exercises 3. Individual Inventory Body Awareness Vocal Awareness Personal Awareness Notes Exercizes 4. Stanislavski's System Myth and Reality Ten System Steps Open Scenes Stanislavski Extended Notes Exercises 5. Truth/Technique Body Maneuvers Voice Maneuvers Improvisation and Freedom Notes Exercises 6. Scene Study Scene Selection Script Analysis Cutting the Scene Character Analysis Staging Script Awareness Improvs Shaking Up the Scene Notes Exercises 7. Performance Process Acting Etiquette Adaptations Notes Exercises 8. Acting Anticipated Training Objectives Personal Objectives Notes Exercises Appendices My Acting History Acting Observation Physical Life Observation Vocal Life Observation Open Scene Scenario Open Scene Score Observing Stanislavski's System Script Analysis Character Analysis Sample Scene: The Rehearsal Books for Further Study