Anyone who is really serious about being an actor or teaching true acting techniques needs this book. Leading professionals believe it will be one of the best acting texts ever published. The author has performed on stage, film and TV opposite many of theatre's leading actors and actresses. In a step-by-step process, Carlton Colyer leads the actor in building a technique and then fully explains how to put that technique to work from basic exercises to multidimensional performances. More than fundamentals, this book covers the complete actor-training process from amateur to professional level. Two sections: PART 1: BUILDING A TECHNIQUE--Exercises, Creative Imagination, Personalization, Physicalization, Improvisation, Releasing Emotion and more. PART 2: PUTTING TECHNIQUE TO USE--Scene Classes, Building Roles in Different Dramatic Forms, Styles of Acting, Developing Characters, Getting a Part and much more.