| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
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| Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | vi |
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| Foreword by Edward Norton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | viii |
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| Preface A Note on Personal Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | x |
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| Methodology My Experience, No "One" Technique, An Actor's Toolbox, Mind, Heart, Will | xiii |
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| PART I: PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| Chapter 1: Relaxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
| Chapter 2: Concentration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 21 |
| Chapter 3: Imagination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 25 |
| Chapter 4: Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 29 |
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| PART II: GROUP EXERCISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 39 |
| Chapter 5: General Sensory Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 41 |
| Chapter 6: Personal Sensory Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 55 |
| Chapter 7: Physical-Condition Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 67 |
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| PART III: INDIVIDUAL EXERCISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 83 |
| Chapter 8: Creating A Character--The Spoon River Exercise . . . . | 85 |
| Chapter 9: Making A Scene: The A.C.T. (Action, Condition, Telephone Call) | 103 |
| Chapter 10: Freeing the Instrument--The Fallout and the Song Exercise | 113 |
| Chapter 11: Exploring the Subconscious--Emotional Recall . . . . . | 141 |
| Chapter 12: Validating the Self--The Private Moment . . . . . . . | 159 |
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| PART IV: SCENE STUDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 177 |
| Chapter 13: Assigning Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 179 |
| Chapter 14: Road Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 185 |
| Chapter 15: Scene Work Rehearsal Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 197 |
| Chapter 16: Scenes in Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 203 |
| Chapter 17: Application of Exercise Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 209 |
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| Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 217 |
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| Appendix A: Recommended Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 221 |
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| Appendix B: Playwrights Suggested for Study . . . . . . . . . . . | 223 |
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| Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 224 |
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| About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 230 |
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| Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 231 |