Acting Techniques

Geraldine Chaplin is the most distinguished actor among Charlie Chaplin's children. Through her collaborations with major international film direct...

This unique book offers a complete course in how to do any accent and also gives you the tools to navigate your way through a specific accent. Usin...

160 all-new games and exercises from the author of the bestselling companion for drama teachers and workshop leaders, offering more than one millio...

The third volume in dialect coach Robert Blumenfeld''s new series on accents ETeach Yourself Accents: Europe A Handbook for Young Actors and Spea...

What is it that were doing, when were acting well? What is it that great actors are actually doing when theyre practicing their craft at the highes...

I am your accompanist. You do not know me. I am the guy who sits behind the upright in the unflattering fluorescent light of the dance studio a bo...

While contemporary American culture may be fixated on youthful sex appeal the truth is that the most complex and interesting characters in dramati...

Ever feel like the only hurdle between you and your dream role are the outmoded audition (and let's face it gender) norms that many casting agent...

Lawrence Harbison has selected 100 terrific monologues for women ä from contemporary plays all by characters between the ages of 18 and 35 ä perfe...

In this candid and empowering A to Z of being an actor, Julie Hesmondhalgh draws on her decades of experience on stage and screen including in mas...

Voice and speech training has long been a part of the fabric of actor training and the training of those whose task it has been to persuade through...

The Alexander Technique is a specific form of mind/body practice that focusses on improving efficiency through learning and understanding movement ...

Building on her fundamental texts The Art of Acting and The Art of Speech, Dawn Langman shows how the great dramas of Western heritage illuminate t...

An inspiring, hands-on guide to narrative improvisation, by the co-creator and director of the Olivier Award-winning improv show Showstopper! The I...