Respect for Acting
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Respect for Acting

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eBook - ePub

Respect for Acting

Expanded Version

About this book

The classic book on acting, in an attractive updated edition

Since its original publication in 1973, Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting has remained a durable classic and a must-read for all students of acting. As an acting instructor at the Herbert Berghof Studio, Hagen helped to develop the talents of world-class actors like Robert DeNiro, Matthew Broderick, Gene Wilder, Amanda Peet, Austin Pendleton, Whoopi Goldberg, and more. In this book, Hagen offers an indispensable account of the techniques that professionals use to elevate their acting to an art form. This updated edition illuminates Hagen's original text with a new foreword written by Katie Finneran, retaining the David Hyde Pierce foreword, along with added background on HB Studio—one of the original New York performing arts training and practice spaces—and an excerpt from Hagen's autobiography SOURCES.

In working through this book, actors will learn physical, verbal, and emotional practice that empower them to connect their own self-concept to the characters they play. Specific, detailed exercises help actors learn to address a range of problems actors face, like maintaining immediacy and relevance, and developing the dimensions of a role over a long performance run. Respect for Acting is a book for actors and audiences who understand the need for truth in the creative process.

  • Discover the acting book that has shaped professional theater performances for decades
  • Learn the history and background of Herbert Berghof Studio, one of New York's foremost acting schools
  • Practice the craft of acting with concrete exercises and instruction on technique
  • Delve into the deep questions that arise when actors truly inhabit the lives of their characters

Actors at all levels of their craft will love this stunning updated version of the essential Respect for Acting.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Praise for Respect for Acting
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Editor's Note by Jesse Feiler
  8. Foreword by Katie Finneran
  9. Foreword by David Hyde Pierce
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. PART ONE: The Actor
  12. PART TWO: The Object Exercises
  13. PART THREE: The Play and the Role
  14. Epilogue
  15. The Studio Story by Uta Hagen
  16. Sources by Uta Hagen
  17. About Uta Hagen
  18. About Haskel Frankel
  19. Index
  20. End User License Agreement