Dramatic Circumstances
eBook - ePub

Dramatic Circumstances

On Acting, Singing and Living Inside the Stories We Tell

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Dramatic Circumstances

On Acting, Singing and Living Inside the Stories We Tell

About this book

In this groundbreaking book, noted director and educator William Wesbrooks provides an exciting and eminently practical approach for singers and actors who want to think about their work in a way that brings them a greater sense of vitality, freedom, and empowerment.

Drawing upon his years of experience and a keen psychological insight, Wesbrooks utilizes our inherent attraction to storytelling. He presents an exciting process that allows you as a performer to extract from the dramatic circumstances of stories everything you need to bring the characters you play and the songs you sing to a place of vibrant realization. His approach will inspire you to trust in yourself and your own ability as you use your mind, body, and spirit, so as to begin "living inside" your stories in a way that brings them to life for yourself as well as your audience.

The process is simple in its structure yet profound in its impact. Dramatic Circumstances will prove an invaluable resource for actors, singers, teachers, directors, and anyone else who knows and believes in the power of stories to inform and touch the lives of those who tell and hear them.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface: Once Upon a Time
  3. Introduction: Putting It Together
  4. 1. Suitable for All Ages
  5. 2. Pieces of the Puzzle
  6. 3. Making Each Story Your Own
  7. 4. Creating Your Dramatic Circumstance
  8. 5. Occupying Your Dramatic Circumstance
  9. 6. Meet the “Committee”
  10. 7. Engaging Your Instrument
  11. 8. Supplying the Fuel
  12. 9. Finding a Problem
  13. 10. Freeing Yourself from Obligation
  14. 11. Choosing an Other
  15. 12. Choosing Yourself as Your Other
  16. 13. Pursuing Your Objective
  17. 14. Playing the Brain Game
  18. 15. A New Paradigm
  19. Postscript: Taking It Personally
  20. Acknowledgments
  21. About the Author