{"product_id":"the-actors-script-charles-waxberg-9780435070311","title":"The Actor's Script: Script Analysis for Performers","description":"The real star of any play or film is the script. Every creative choice is focused on making this abstract compilation of dialogue and actions come to breathing, believable life. The \u003ci\u003eActor's Script\u003c\/i\u003e offers a clear, concise, and easily assimilated technique for beginning scriptwork specifically tailored to actors' requirements and sensibilities. Included are:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003etechniques actors need to make the script a powerful and limitless resource for creativity, passion, and transformation \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eprocesses for breaking scenes into playable beats and actions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003echaracter analysis from textual information, themes, and larger ideas \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003especific playwriting styles \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eand many excerpts and applications from both contemporary and classic texts. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll discussions are applied to actors' unique needs with humor and clarity. Actors who read this book will learn how to break down a script, create the richest and most varied characters, embody the time period and script's unique world, and allow the highest themes and ideas to empassion their choices. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharles S. Waxberg, playwright, director, and actor, has been developing his technique for script analysis since 1981. He has taught script analysis, playwriting, and acting for Carnegie-Mellon University, Stella Adler Conservatory, New York University--Tisch School of the Arts, and the Roundabout Theatre Conservatory, which he founded and where he served as Conservatory Director. Mr. Waxberg has performed in over 25 productions throughout the East Coast and New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Waxberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0435070312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780435070311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heinemann Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 5.97w x 0.41d","brand":"Charles Waxberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978585309439,"sku":"9780435070311","price":23.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5faef89-b16a-4e77-8549-4d1f5e078f7f.jpg?v=1683242224","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-actors-script-charles-waxberg-9780435070311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}