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A guide to theatre improvisation techniques and exercises developed by Keith Johnstone, used to foster spontaneity and narrative skills in actors and students.

The Actor's Art and Craft offers a systematic, step‑by‑step exploration of Sanford Meisner’s technique, developed by William Esper after 17 years of collaboration, with real‑world classroom examples from co‑author Damon DiMarco.

Theater veteran and acting teacher Joanna Merlin has written the definitive guide to auditioning for stage and screen, bringing to it a valuable dual perspective. She has spent her career on both sides of the auditioning process, both as an award-winning casting director who has worked with Harold Prince, Bernard Bertolucci, and James Ivory, and as an accomplished actor herself. In this highly informative and accessible book, Merlin provides everything the actor needs to achieve self-confidence and artistic honesty--from the most basic practical tips to an in-depth framework for preparing a part. Filled with advice from the most esteemed people in the business, such as James Lapine, Nora Ephron, and Stephen Sondheim, and charged with tremendous wisdom and compassion, this indispensable resource will arm the reader to face an actor's greatest challenge: getting the part.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Peter Brooks speaks of the theater of the past and the present, of its changes, of its various forms, of what he has seen and sees and of his own work.