The Actor Uncovered (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781621535492)

The Actor Uncovered is certainly not a set of rigid rules advocating one "method" or one singular "truth." Departing from the common guidebook format, Michael Howard uses a unique approach to teaching acting, reflecting on his own history and sharing his own experiences as an actor, director, and teacher. How he writes about the process and craft of acting is at once intensely personal and relatable by others.

Readers are invited to participate as though present in this master teacher's classes. Each human being, and thus each actor, is unique. Howard encourages actors to uncover their own ways of working, using their particular abilities and personality traits. Going beyond the craft and into human psychology and the importance of acting as a life force, readers will see new and deeper ways to study and practice, to be introspective, and to arrive at places of revelation about their craft.The Actor Uncovered will have much to say to beginners, to those who are advanced, and to professional and working actors. Howard discusses such topics as:

• Techniques, styles, and methods in a changing society
• Relaxation, concentration, and the breath
• The relationships among actor, director, and writer
• Memory
• On camera versus on stage
• Obstacles

After more than seventy years as a professional actor, director, and teacher, Howard shows how living creatively and invoking one's own personality can lead to a successful career as an actor.

Author: Michael Howard
ISBN-10: 1621535495
ISBN-13: 9781621535492
Publisher: Allworth
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2017
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2017 pg. 83