Making a Scene: Creating a Scene Study Class for Actors (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)


Making a Scene: Creating a Scene Study Class for Actors (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)
by: Bill Gelber (Author)
Publisher: Routledge
Edition: 1st
Publication Date: 2024/11/7
Language: English
Print Length: 244 pages
ISBN-10: 1032811846
ISBN-13: 9781032811840


Book Description
Based on the author’s decades of teaching, pedagogical and theatrical research, and his professional experience as actor and director, Making a Scene: Creating a Scene Study Class for Actors offersa pedagogical approach to rehearsal scenes as a primary tool for diagnosis and actor improvement.This volume carefully lays out the case for thinking deeply and critically about the nature of every facet of an acting class: the environment of the classroom, the choice of material for performing, diagnostic tools for responding to scene sessions, and means for engaging all students. This study includes suggestions for a teacher’s philosophy towards the work; a justification for implementing games, improvisations, and etudes; suggestions for resources for exercises both basic and complex; and a brief discussion on approaches to period styles material and connecting it to contemporary student life and issues.Addressed to both the beginning theatre teacher and the seasoned educator, this will be an essential book for anyone seeking to update their work with performers in private studios, high school settings, or in higher education.

About the Author
Based on the author’s decades of teaching, pedagogical and theatrical research, and his professional experience as actor and director, Making a Scene: Creating a Scene Study Class for Actors offersa pedagogical approach to rehearsal scenes as a primary tool for diagnosis and actor improvement.This volume carefully lays out the case for thinking deeply and critically about the nature of every facet of an acting class: the environment of the classroom, the choice of material for performing, diagnostic tools for responding to scene sessions, and means for engaging all students. This study includes suggestions for a teacher’s philosophy towards the work; a justification for implementing games, improvisations, and etudes; suggestions for resources for exercises both basic and complex; and a brief discussion on approaches to period styles material and connecting it to contemporary student life and issues.Addressed to both the beginning theatre teacher and the seasoned educator, this will be an essential book for anyone seeking to update their work with performers in private studios, high school settings, or in higher education.

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