{"product_id":"the-actor-uncovered-michael-howard-9781621536369","title":"The Actor Uncovered","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Actor Uncovered\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ci\u003eThe Actor Uncovered\u003c\/i\u003e will have much to say to beginners, to those who are advanced, and to professional and working actors. Howard discusses such topics as: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechniques, styles, and methods in a changing society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelaxation, concentration, and the breath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe relationships among actor, director, and writer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn camera versus on stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObstacles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 162153636X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621536369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Michael Howard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979413356799,"sku":"9781621536369","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_904d1180-6144-44e0-b026-1d63da1f529a.jpg?v=1683245407","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-actor-uncovered-michael-howard-9781621536369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}