Heavy Pencil is an actors handbook, now in its second edition, offering fresh insight into the world of storytelling along with concise, practical advice on rehearsal and performance technique, focusing in particular on Shakespeare and exploring the notion that the route to good acting and story telling lies above all else in the actors ability to play the text that the actor need look no further than the text to find his character because the text itself is the character.It is not only useful for the drama school graduate about to enter the professional world of acting but also for the seasoned professional actor who wishes to have a concise reminder of the key points that make for effective storytelling. The first part of the book is in part a philosophical approach to what it means to be an actor and the strange and fickle world we enter as professional story tellers. In particular it addresses the whole notion of what it means to be a successful actor in a world where work is scarce and recognition of good acting by the rest of the world is reserved to a few fortunate individuals picking up prizes at televised award ceremonies. It makes the point that success as in all walks of life is about a state of mind and an approach to ones work. The second half of the book concentrates on practical advice for rehearsal and performance and includes a series of exercises at the end of the book for the actor to explore what has been written and discussed throughout.The key...

Binding: Paperback;86 pages; Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP; Classification: N/A; Weight: 259.71 g; Dimensions: N/A

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