Awakening the Actor Within: A Twelve-Week Workbook to Recover and Discover Your Acting Talents (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781462891993)

"Awakening The Actor Within" is a 12-week workbook aimed at helping actors recover and discover their highest goals and ambitions. It's "The Artist's Way" for actors

It focuses on the subject of helping actors heal from acting "blocks" and getting the courage to act again after being discouraged or disappointed.

A spirited workbook that initiates creative expansion and growth for actors. It aims to free an actor's creativity and build a healthy "acting" foundation with a simple, friendly, approach called Acting Practice.

The user-friendly workbook teaches actors to form healthy acting habits and rebuild confidence as it guides actors through a series of daily and weekly exercises that empower them with practical tools to overcome their "blocks" (fear, anger, self-loathing, jealousy, self-sabotage, and money).

The workbook is set up in a 3 act "screenplay" structure.

ACT ONE: Weeks 1-4 focus on dismantling old blocks and creating a solid foundation

ACT TWO: Weeks 5-6 focus on working on scripts, character, acting technique and AUDITIONS

ACT THREE: Weeks 7-12 focus on marketing and branding your talents.