Facing the Fear: An Actor's Guide to Overcoming Stage Fright
- FearOvercoming Stage Fright
- Categories:Films & Video Performing Arts
- Language:English(Translation Services Available)
- Publication date:March,2016
- Pages:280
- Retail Price:(12.99英镑)
- Size:216mm×138mm
- Page Views:206
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- Text Color:Black and white
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★A strong blend of hard evidence, fact and anecdote... detailed but very accessible... a practical book with plenty of advice. --The Stage
Description
In Facing the Fear - the first book of its kind written specifically for actors - performer, author and teacher Bella Merlin draws on her own and other actors’ personal experiences to examine:
The internal and external roots of stage fright, and how it manifests itself both psychologically and physiologically
The complex relationship between the actor and the audience, and how it contributes to stage fright
The cognitive processes of learning, storing and retrieving lines, and practical strategies to help
The essential principles for building a healthy, fear-free rehearsal environment
The techniques that actors can employ to develop their own practices, from tips on physical wellbeing to performance strategies
Insightful, empowering and always reassuring, Facing the Fear is a book for any actor: for those who are experiencing or have previously suffered from stage fright, as well as for those who want to be fully prepared in case that day ever comes. It provides all the tools actors need to understand, confront and ultimately overcome stage fright and its effects, thereby regaining control over their lives and careers. (And it might just save a fortune in psychotherapist’s fees!)
It’s also valuable reading for any teacher, director or stage manager working closely with actors, and a fascinating insight for anyone interested in what actors go through.
Author
Bella Merlin successfully combines a professional acting career in Britain and America with teaching internationally at drama schools, universities and theatres. Professor of Acting and Directing at the University of California, Riverside, her publications include Beyond Stanislavsky: The Psycho-Physical Approach to Actor-Training, The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit and Acting: The Basics.