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.
By:
Uta Hagen
With:
Haskel Frankel
Foreword by:
Katie Finneran,
David Hyde Pierce
Imprint: Jossey Bass
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 218mm,
Width: 145mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781119913573
ISBN 10: 1119913578
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 03 May 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Editor’s Note by Jesse Feiler xiii Foreword by Katie Finneran xv Foreword by David Hyde Pierce xix Acknowledgments xxiii Part One The Actor Introduction 3 1 Concept 11 2 Identity 22 3 Substitution 34 4 Emotional Memory 46 5 Sense Memory 52 6 The Five Senses 60 7 Thinking 65 8 Walking and Talking 69 9 Improvisation 73 10 Reality 75 Part Two The Object Exercises Introduction 81 11 The Basic Object Exercise 91 12 Three Entrances 95 13 Immediacy 102 14 The Fourth Wall 106 15 Endowment 112 16 Talking to Yourself 119 17 Outdoors 124 18 Conditioning Forces 129 19 History 134 20 Character Action 139 Part Three The Play and the Role Introduction 145 21 First Contact with the Play 147 22 The Character 152 23 Circumstances 158 24 Relationship 165 25 The Objective 174 26 The Obstacle 180 27 The Action 184 28 The Rehearsal 192 29 Practical Problems 201 30 Communication 213 31 Style 217 Epilogue 222 The Studio Story, by Uta Hagen 224 Address to the Austrian Academy, by Herbert Berghof 239 Sources, by Uta Hagen 244 About Uta Hagen 252 About Haskel Frankel 254 Index 255
