The Actor at Work

About this book

This edition marks the 40th Anniversary of this classic and comprehensive introduction to acting. With this new edition Benedetti continues to provide wide-ranging insight into the techniques and demands of acting today. Centered on the concept of action The Actor at Work covers all the major skills of the actor including voice speech movement analysis and role-playing. Using many ideas from contemporary psychology and various physical and spiritual disciplines this text helps the reader uncover and develop the actors within themselves as it encourages self-discovery through participatory activities and exercises.