Acting: The Active Process

The Active Process is not a text about theory only, but a hands-on, classroom-friendly, doable process. It forces actors to ask the right What do I want? What's in my way? What tactic do I select to get what I want? Where does the scene start/end and how did it get there. All of these principles are centered in the author's major "Acting is about one character trying to get another character to do something." Organized into six chapters, The Active uses a precise approach to understanding each principal in every chapter provides classroom warm-ups relating to the chapter's main idea prepares students with exercises in connecting the chapter's principle to a written scene However, the learning doesn't end after the six chapters. There are important additions to the appendices that include insightful hints on dealing with monologues, a list of active and playable verbs, an actor's vocabulary list, and more.