Acting narrative speeches : the actor as storyteller by McDonough, Tim, 1942- instant download

Acting narrative speeches : the actor as storyteller by McDonough, Tim, 1942- instant download

vii, 445 pages : 22 cm, Offers actors tips, techniques, and strategies designed to help them improve their presentation of narrative speeches, Includes bibliographical references and index, SECTION ONE: STORY SENSE: The other time and place -- Choosing a speech -- Setting the scene -- Implicit scenes -- Playing all the parts: characterization and indirect quotes -- Gesture -- Movement -- Space -- SECTION TWO: SOUND SENSE: Onomatopoeia -- Rhythm -- SECTION THREE: SHAPE SENSE: Fades and builds -- From/To -- Putting together the first draft -- Architecture -- SECTION FOUR: OPPOSITES AND LAYERING: Opposites -- Single images -- Layering -- EPILOGUE: A narrtive approach to acting -- APPENDICES: Appendix A: Excerpts -- Appendix B: Speeches -- Appendix C: If you are working on a speech by Shakespeare -- Appendix D: Shopping for speeches -- Appendix E: A sample syllabus for a course on acting narrative speeches