The young actor's handbook - Jeremy Kruse

The way some introductory acting books are written
it seems that a literal leg break is your best option. In The Young Actor's Handbook
Jeremy Kruse
an actor
writer
producer
and director who teaches method acting
acting for camera
improvisation
and sketch comedy at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York
mends this mangled genre
distilling invaluable lessons and years of experience down to a lean
mean
intuitive hundred page primer.Rather than bludgeoning the uninitiated with dense paragraphs
vague concepts
and opaque examples
The Young Actor's Handbook ignites the beginning actor's creative soul with inspirational acting exercises
acting theory
writing exercises
and insight into what it means to be an actor. This concise and pragmatic manual will guide and inform the young actor
beginning actor
novice acting teacher
or anyone who wants to understand acting through a broad and diverse survey of essential knowledge. The teachings of Richard Boleslavsky
Stella Adler
Sanford Meisner
Uta Hagen
Michael Shurtleff
Lee Strasberg
and Constantin Stanislavsky are eloquently and accessible rendered
as are basics of script analysis
camera technique
the audition mindset
agent acquisition
and the actor's life.Whether you're a curious novice
veteran acting teacher
or even an interested observer
The Young Actor's Handbook will enhance your understanding of this vast and rewarding craft.