Playing the Mask
Acting Without Bullshit
$48.52
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
19 October 2017
Summary
‘Masks are empowering… They enable you to take risks. They provoke you into working with the reckless logic of a six-year-old or the enigmatic stillness of someone wiser than you’ll ever be. But above all, masks let you be you without your habitual limitations.’
In Playing the Mask, award-winning theatre-maker and teacher John Wright explores and demystifies mask-work: what masks do, how they do it, and, above all, what they can teach us about acting.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781854595805 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1854595806 |
| Author: | John Wright |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
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Critics Review
‘Wright brings his teaching alive through an anarchic sense of humour and colourful storytelling, highlighting his wide experience and understanding of theatre… highly enjoyable as well as instructive’
* Drama Resource *‘Provocative and playful… the example exercises are invaluable references… [Wright’s insights] feel fresh and welcome in both the rehearsal room and drama school training’
* Drama Magazine *‘For a teacher wishing to find inventive new levels for teaching the craft of acting, this could be the answer… offers an innovative set of techniques for rehearsal and generates many useful ideas’
* Word Matters (Journal of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama) *About The Author
John Wright
John Wright is an award-winning international teacher and theatre-maker. He co-founded Trestle Theatre Company in 1980 and Told by an Idiot in 1993. He has worked on a string of productions and projects extending over three decades in Europe, Scandinavia, Asia and the UK, where his work has been seen at the National Theatre, the RSC, the Royal Court, the Almeida and the Royal Opera House.He was granted a Greater London Arts Award for his contribution to professional training; and his belief that teaching is the greatest source of learning has enabled his ideas to be shaped and moulded by generations of students. He pioneered the teaching of Clown at university level and was one of the first people in the country to offer courses in devising.He is the author of two books, Why Is That So Funny?: A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy and Playing the Mask: Acting Without Bullshit.
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