112 Acting Games: Practical and Performance-Tested - Softcover

Levy, Gavin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566082005 ISBN 13: 9781566082006

Verlag: Meriwether Publishing, 2015

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The second edition of this popular text includes twenty-five new bonus games! The revised introduction from the author emphasizes the versatility of these games, and explains how directors and instructors from many different fields have used these activities to promote success. The objective of this book is to give theatre teachers the tools they will need not just to play a game or teach an exercise, but also to actually understand the reasons they are doing so and the practical benefits of each exercise. This handy text will also enable teachers to hold a group discussion when necessary and guide them on how to ask leading questions. For each of the games, divided into skill categories sensory awareness, characterization, action and reaction, nonverbal communication and much more you ll find not only the description of the game, but also discussion guidelines, suggestions of variables and a clearly delineated purpose for the game.

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Gavin Levy currently resides in Florida. He worked alongside Paul Gleason at the Paul G. Gleason Theatre on Hollywood Blvd for a number of years. He also instructed for a number of years at the American National Academy in Studio City, California. He has led guest workshops at a number of organizations including for the Creative Actors Alliance. He has also led master classes including with colleague Paul Gleason for the organization Women In Film. His first book, 112 Acting Games, was published by Meriwether in 2005. Meriwether also published his second book, Acting Games for Individual Performers. His third book, Reality Driven Monologues, was released in 2008. 2010 saw the release of Acting For Love & Money which was co-authored with Paul G. Gleason. His latest book, Eating Nails, follows 19-year-old Holly Brooke Moore as she pursues her Hollywood dream. Levy is a native Londoner who came to the United States in 1999. He received his ALAM from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and is also a graduate of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. From October 1992 through July 1995, Mr. Levy studied theatre at the world renowned Academy Of Live & Recorded Arts. ALRA recognized the need for a new kind of training, one that enabled students to grow into fully-rounded professionals ready to meet the differing challenges of the Stage, Screen, and Broadcast industries. Since that time, the ALRA has been training some of the best and brightest in the industry. Mr. Levy has been involved in educational theatre with the Dragon Drama Theatre Company in London. As an active member of the company, Mr. Levy organizes and coordinates acting workshops and continues to teach acting and improvisation. He also has written scripts for workshops, directed plays, and been an instrumental force in after-show workshops designed to educate students. Gavin Levy has over twenty years of theatre experience, including acting, instructing, directing and writing. Gavin Levy and Paul G. Gleason are currently working on their next book together. Mr. Levy's desire is to share his knowledge in learning the craft of acting, in ways that adapt to the needs of our modern culture and audience.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Meriwether Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1566082005
• ISBN 13: 9781566082006
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 370
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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