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ii Table of Contents Introduction p. 1 Part I Believability: The Territory and the Tools p. 7 Chapter 1 The Divine Marriage: Combining Believable Acting with Expressive Singing p. 8 Exercises p.21 Chapter 2 To Become or Not to Become: Using Yourself to Create a Believable Character p. 31 Exercises p. 40 Chapter 3 Playing in the Moment: Using Improvisation to Be Believable p. 49 Exercises p. 59 Ideas for Improvisations p. 64 Chapter 4 Judgements and Trust: Improving Your Concentration p. 71 Exercises p. 79 Part II Creating Your Character p. 88 Chapter 5 Neither Right nor Wrong: Making Believable Character Choices p. 89 Exercises p.94 Chapter 6 Your Character's Universe: Analyzing the Dramatic Structure of Music-Theater Pieces p.102 Exercises p.112 Chapter 7 Your Character's World: Fashioning a Theme Statement p.115 Exercises p.129 Chapter 8 Your Character's Heart's Desire: Fashioning Super-Objectives p.133 Exercises p.140 Chapter 9 Motivating Your Character's Actions: Fashioning Objectives and Acting Beats p.143 Exercises p.160 Chapter 10 Your Character's Inner Voice: Fashioning Subtext p.166 Exercises p.178 Part III Preparing for Performances p.183 iii Chapter 11 Being Believable in Any Role on Any Stage: Heightening p.184 Exercises p.201 Chapter 12 Getting the Part: Auditioning p.209 Exercises p.224 Chapter 13 Getting good: Rehearsing p.230 A Rehearsal Check Sheet p.251 Exercises p.254 Chapter 14 Delivering a Believable Character: Performing p.261 Exercises p.276 Appendices A. Ten Maxims of Believable Acting p.282 B. How to Analyze and Prepare Vocal material from the Dramatic Viewpoint: An Overview p.284 C. A Short Glossary of Stage Terms p.288 D. How to Research Period Practices in Movement, Manners and Gesture p.291 E. Notes on the Exercises for Teachers and Directors p.295
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Acting -- Study and teaching.
Singing -- Instruction and study.