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William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique
Anchor
April 2008
On Sale: April 8, 2008
304 pages
ISBN: 030727926X
EAN: 9780307279262
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Non-Fiction | Self-Help
William Esper, one of the leading acting teachers of our
time, explains and extends Sanford Meisner's legendary
technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step approach
to becoming a truly creative actor. Esper worked closely with Meisner for seventeen years and
has spent decades developing his famous program for actor's
training. The result is a rigorous system of exercises that
builds a solid foundation of acting skills from the ground
up, and that is flexible enough to be applied to any
challenge an actor faces, from soap operas to Shakespeare.
Co-writer Damon DiMarco, a former student of Esper's, spent
over a year observing his mentor teaching first-year acting
students. In this book he recreates that experience for us,
allowing us to see how the progression of exercises works in
practice. The Actor's Art and Craft vividly demonstrates
that good training does not constrain actors' instincts—it
frees them to create characters with truthful and compelling
inner lives.
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