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A vital companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of action-words to revitalise performance Actors need actions. They cannot 'act' adjectives, they need verbs: they need an aim to achieve, an action to perform. 'Actions' are active verbs. 'I tempt you.' 'You taunt me.' In order to perform an action truthfully and therefore convincingly, an actor needs to find exactly the right action to suit that particular situation and that particular line. That is where this book comes in...It is a thesaurus of active verbs, with which the actor can refine the action-word until s/he hits exactly the right one to help make the action come alive. It looks like this: taunt insult, tease, torment, provoke, ridicule, mock, poke, needle tempt influence, attract, entice, cajole, coax, seduce, lure, fascinate It is well known in the acting community that random lists of action-words circulate rehearsal rooms in dog-eared photocopies - as a sort of actor's crib. This book makes them available for the first time in an organised and comprehensive form.
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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a acting and voice teacher in a London drama school. I trained in Stanislavski about 25 years ago, worked as an actress till I stopped liking it and have been teaching and directing with great enthusiasm ever since. And ...(big confession).....I didn't get it till I worked with this book.
You see.......
You only need to play the actions. Just play actions. Any actions.
And preferably weird, wonderful wacky actions. Let your imagination run wild........and this little book will help you to do that, even when you have run out of steam, energy and ideas, even when you think that finding an action to play on this line is impossible and you've thought about it for hours and hours........hear come Maggie and Marina, riding over the brow of the hill like the cavalry, full of the most delicious, particular, cheeky, sparky, whimsical words. All playable. All there in your back pocket (if you've any sense)
I will never go to work without it.
You see.......
You only need to play the actions. Just play actions. Any actions.
And preferably weird, wonderful wacky actions. Let your imagination run wild........and this little book will help you to do that, even when you have run out of steam, energy and ideas, even when you think that finding an action to play on this line is impossible and you've thought about it for hours and hours........hear come Maggie and Marina, riding over the brow of the hill like the cavalry, full of the most delicious, particular, cheeky, sparky, whimsical words. All playable. All there in your back pocket (if you've any sense)
I will never go to work without it.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As an Acting student at a leading UK drama school, this book has been essential to the approach to a piece of text. By following the guidance in this book, I've been able to unlock secrets of a scene with such little effort. Of course, this book is not to be taken as gospel and it certainly isn't helpful to rely on this book to do all of the work for you - but when you're struggling or just need to try something new, this book is there to help you out.
Please, please, please, do not sign off 'Actioning' for whatever reason you might have. This book will do wonders for you!
Please, please, please, do not sign off 'Actioning' for whatever reason you might have. This book will do wonders for you!
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The idea behind this book is a wonderful one for a lot of actors. Others will feel got at and resist it. It suggests an acting tool which if you firmly hold onto the idea that it IS a tool, ie at YOUR disposal, is a brilliant one. If you could write a 100% successful book about how to act there'd be no need for more. Of course, reassuringly there is no such thing; it'll always be down to the individual actor to 'do' the actual acting. Don't feel got at. Read it for inspiration. not as a judgement or a limitation.
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writers paradise
What a little goldmine this book is . A must have for any writer - student or published! This easy to use gem will revitalise those blind spots and get the fingers singing!
Published 14 months ago by Penny Rose
A book for those who love words
Not just for actors, this little book is a wonderful aid for writers and a fun browse for anyone who loves words. Want a synonym for an active verb? Read more
Published 16 months ago by ReaderWriter
Exquisite and efficient
I used the treasure of actions on production that already I staged. I returned to my actors with different vision are considerable for moments in the text. great .
Published 21 months ago by reuven kalinsky
Xmas Present
THis was a gift for a colleagues Xmas and she was very pleased with it.
Published on 15 Feb 2009 by Ms. F. H. Bowie-macdonald
A lot of knowlege in a small book
This book obviously took a huge amount of work, the editing alone I can see and must assume, had to have been a gargantuan undertaking. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2004 by Jon Garside
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