Active Acting Exercises and Improvisations Leading to Performance

ACTIVE ACTING by Leslie Abbott. ACTIVE ACTING goes beyond method acting -- to transform concepts and knowledge from psychological theory to tools that acting students can use. Sequential exercises and improvisations develop acting skills and offer instructors structure for a comprehensive improvisational acting course. Details how an actor creates a character -- from beginning to a multi-dimensional believable character. Includes comprehensive and varied improvisations. (Adult themes in some exercises.) Intended for college acting course in Improvisations. ISBN: 0-89863-114-9. Star Publishing Company, P.O. Box 68, Belmont, CA 94002 (Also available: Leslie Abbott: ACTING FOR TV AND FILM, ISBN: 0-89863-165-3) Star Publishing Company, P.O. Box 68, Belmont, CA 94002. Phone (650) 591-3505; fax (650) 591-3898 email: mail@starpublishing.comAbbott, Leslie is the author of 'Active Acting Exercises and Improvisations Leading to Performance' with ISBN 9780898631142 and ISBN 0898631149.