Respect for Acting: Expanded Version
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The classic book on acting, in an attractive updated edition
Since its original publication in 1973, Uta Hagen’s Respect for Acting has remained a durable classic and a must-read for all students of acting. As an acting instructor at the Herbert Berghof Studio, Hagen helped to develop the talents of world-class actors like Robert DeNiro, Matthew Broderick, Gene Wilder, Amanda Peet, Austin Pendleton, Whoopi Goldberg, and more. In this book, Hagen offers an indispensable account of the techniques that professionals use to elevate their acting to an art form. This updated edition illuminates Hagen’s original text with a new foreword written by Katie Finneran, retaining the David Hyde Pierce foreword, along with added background on HB Studio―one of the original New York performing arts training and practice spaces―and an excerpt from Hagen’s autobiography SOURCES.
In working through this book, actors will learn physical, verbal, and emotional practice that empower them to connect their own self-concept to the characters they play. Specific, detailed exercises help actors learn to address a range of problems actors face, like maintaining immediacy and relevance, and developing the dimensions of a role over a long performance run. Respect for Acting is a book for actors and audiences who understand the need for truth in the creative process.
- Discover the acting book that has shaped professional theater performances for decades
- Learn the history and background of Herbert Berghof Studio, one of New York’s foremost acting schools
- Practice the craft of acting with concrete exercises and instruction on technique
- Delve into the deep questions that arise when actors truly inhabit the lives of their characters
Actors at all levels of their craft will love this stunning updated version of the essential Respect for Acting.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 3rd edition (1 May 2023), Jossey-Bass |
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| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 288 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1119913578 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1119913573 |
| Dimensions | 14.48 x 2.54 x 21.84 cm |
by Frank T.
Arrived in good condition. Recommend the book..
by Aimee Ferguson
Love it!
by whoknows746
If you’re going to drama school in he UK, or there already, you’ll likely work on exercises straight from this text. Reading without context and application is almost pointless. Beautifully written and a fiercely important book.
by Fionnuala
Study
by Sol_Ashun
An important historical document but not a guide to contemporary thinking or teaching. Should be read by anyone keen to understand an important stage in theatrical pedagogy’s progression from Stanislavski onwards – and Hagen was certainly a player. However as a practical guide it is very dated. The writings of Declan Donellan, David Mamet, Mike Alfreds and many others completely overshadow the approach described here. Fussy and self-absorbed when held up against more recent analysts and teachers.
by Stephen Owens
Amazing book, so helpful and insightful.
by Ingrid Nielsen
I love this book. It’s a pleasure to read and makes simple the complexities of convincing acting. Anyone serious about acting, or merely curious, should read.
by Ingrid Nielsen
A very readable copy of the book, came when told it would arrive in an excellent condition with a very reasonable price ????????