"This text offers a diverse, rich introduction to the art of acting. The organization of the book mirrors a college semester offering lessons, advice, activities, and exercises for the new actor. It will be a staple of my acting classes in the future." -Jeff Skiba, Eastern Arizona College
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Acting
Year One
Many books on acting for beginners approach the subject in an abstract, theoretical way. Rodney Whatley designed Acting: Year One around the environment in which many acting students learn the craft—the college classroom. Skills and concepts are laid out in 31 lessons, mirroring the structure of a 15-week course. Whatley’s down-to-earth, accessible writing engages students, meeting them where they are in their acting journey. The exercises accompanying the text make it easy for instructors to apply what their students read directly in class. Sample grading sheets are included throughout the book, benefiting instructors as well as students, who can learn what criteria they’ll be graded on.
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Introduction
1. Introduction to Class
2. Warm-Up Exercises
3. Monologue #1 Rehearsal
4. Monologue #1 Performance Day
5. The Voice and the Face: It's All in Your Head
6. Cold-Reading Audition: Iceberg, Right Ahead!
7. Script Analysis: And How Does That Make You Feel?
8. The Body: I Like to Move It, Move It
9. The Mind—Changing Yours
10. The Soul—That's the Spirit!
11. Audition Technique: How to Do That Thing You Do
12. Stage Fright—Boo!
13. Monologue #2 Rehearsal: Tragic or Serious Monologue
14. Day Two Monologue #2 Rehearsal: Tragic or Serious Monologue
15. Performance Day Monologue #2: Tragic or Serious Monologue
16. Hard Work: If You Can Get It
17. The Difference between Tragic and Comedic Acting
18. Monologue #3 Rehearsal
19. Day Two Monologue #3 Rehearsal
20. Monologue #3 Performance
21. Working with Others: Everybody Farts
22. Blocking a Scene: No, Stage Right. The Other Stage Right!
23. Repetition and the Illusion of the First Time: Band Name or Chapter Title?
24. Scene #1 Rehearsal
25. Day Two Scene #1 Rehearsal
26. Day Three Scene #1 Rehearsal
27. Scene #1 Performance
28. Scene #2 Rehearsal
29. Day Two Scene #2 Rehearsal
30. Day Three Scene #2 Rehearsal
31. Final Exam: Scene #2 Performance
Conclusion
1. Introduction to Class
2. Warm-Up Exercises
3. Monologue #1 Rehearsal
4. Monologue #1 Performance Day
5. The Voice and the Face: It's All in Your Head
6. Cold-Reading Audition: Iceberg, Right Ahead!
7. Script Analysis: And How Does That Make You Feel?
8. The Body: I Like to Move It, Move It
9. The Mind—Changing Yours
10. The Soul—That's the Spirit!
11. Audition Technique: How to Do That Thing You Do
12. Stage Fright—Boo!
13. Monologue #2 Rehearsal: Tragic or Serious Monologue
14. Day Two Monologue #2 Rehearsal: Tragic or Serious Monologue
15. Performance Day Monologue #2: Tragic or Serious Monologue
16. Hard Work: If You Can Get It
17. The Difference between Tragic and Comedic Acting
18. Monologue #3 Rehearsal
19. Day Two Monologue #3 Rehearsal
20. Monologue #3 Performance
21. Working with Others: Everybody Farts
22. Blocking a Scene: No, Stage Right. The Other Stage Right!
23. Repetition and the Illusion of the First Time: Band Name or Chapter Title?
24. Scene #1 Rehearsal
25. Day Two Scene #1 Rehearsal
26. Day Three Scene #1 Rehearsal
27. Scene #1 Performance
28. Scene #2 Rehearsal
29. Day Two Scene #2 Rehearsal
30. Day Three Scene #2 Rehearsal
31. Final Exam: Scene #2 Performance
Conclusion