The Stage Actor's Handbook
Traditions, Protocols, and Etiquette for the Working and Aspiring Professional
Zusammenfassung
An invaluable guide to the traditions and best practices of the professional stage actor, from first rehearsal to final curtain.
Professional stage actors are expected to have ready knowledge of a multitude of unwritten yet well-established protocols. Traditionally, this knowledge was passed along from one generation of stage actors to the next via word of mouth, or were learned by having one’s missteps corrected—until now.
In The Stage Actor’s Handbook, these protocols have finally been assembled into one volume, allowing theatre artists to know in advance what is expected of them. A definitive guide for professionals and aspiring professionals alike, this book details best practices on everything from rehearsal demeanor to backstage etiquette. It also shares the theatre’s unique vernacular and revered superstitions, as well as field-tested guidelines on touring, interactions with the public, and more.
Written by established theatre pros Michael Kostroff (The Producers, Les Misérables)and Julie Garnyé (Cats, Come From Away), The Stage Actor’s Handbook features bits of wisdom contributed by legendary stage actors, including Bebe Neuwirth, John Lithgow, Chita Rivera, Alfred Molina, Billy Porter, Betty Buckley, Harvey Fierstein, Sam Waterston, Jason Alexander, Cynthia Nixon, and Sir Patrick Stewart.
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Theater Actor actors Musical Theatre actress auditions rehearsals acting advice acting career acting etiquette acting handbook acting protocols acting superstitions acting traditions stage acting stage acting handbook stage actor theatre superstitions theatre tradition trained actors professional acting professional actors aspiring actors backstageKeywords
theatre acting- 65–94 6 During the Run 65–94
- 95–102 7 On Superstition 95–102
- 125–138 Glossary 125–138
- 139–140 Recommended Reading 139–140
- 141–146 Index 141–146
- 147–148 About the Authors 147–148