Method--or Madness?: With an Introd. by Harold Clurman, Volume 10A dynamic, inventive and articulate stage director explores in practical, down-to-cases language "The Method: " what it is and is not; the nonsense, the misconceptions, the myths that have sprung up and flourished around it; its development as a workable theory of stage technique and its application to all types of theatrical production. |
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... talk from a showman , talk which clears the air of the hothouse fumes that have gathered around the sensible structure of the Method - useful and needed talk . New York City , July 15 , 1958 FIRST LECTURE APRIL 15 , 1957 BACKGROUND ...
... talk from a showman , talk which clears the air of the hothouse fumes that have gathered around the sensible structure of the Method - useful and needed talk . New York City , July 15 , 1958 FIRST LECTURE APRIL 15 , 1957 BACKGROUND ...
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... talk on the pros and cons of the " Method " I thought I'd give eight more lectures on it ! Not that I simply want to add more talking : it's just that so much of the talk has been so con- fusing that it was beginning to confuse me ...
... talk on the pros and cons of the " Method " I thought I'd give eight more lectures on it ! Not that I simply want to add more talking : it's just that so much of the talk has been so con- fusing that it was beginning to confuse me ...
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... talk and listen . By talk we don't mean just dribbling one word after another into your script ; we mean a specific technical thing : to convey some idea to the partner you are addressing . Since it is only your second rehearsal it is ...
... talk and listen . By talk we don't mean just dribbling one word after another into your script ; we mean a specific technical thing : to convey some idea to the partner you are addressing . Since it is only your second rehearsal it is ...
Contents
The Method Itself | 23 |
Some Attitudes toward the Method | 51 |
Method Fetishes | 67 |
Copyright | |
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