The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character: William Esper

The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique

William Esper, one of the most celebrated acting teachers of our time, takes us through his step-by-step approach to the central challengeÂ ofÂ advancedÂ acting work: creating and playing a character.

Esperâ€™s first book, The Actorâ€™s Art and Craft, earned praise for describing the basics taught in his famous first-year acting class. The Actorâ€™s Guide to Creating a CharacterÂ continues the journey. In these pages, co-author Damon DiMarco vividly re-creates Esperâ€™s second-year course, again through the experiences of a fictional class. Esperâ€™s training builds on Sanford Meisnerâ€™s legendary exercises, a world-renowned technique that Esper further developed through his long association with Meisner andÂ the decades he has spent training a host of distinguished actors. His approach is flexible enough to apply to any role, helping actors to create characters with truthful and compelling inner lives.
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Anchor
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780345805683
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2014-04-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345805683

The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique