The Transformational Actor: Innovative Approaches to 21st Century Rehearsal and Performance

A combination of advice, insight, and inspiration, The Transformational Actor is a guide to best practices, covering wide-ranging traditional and innovative techniques entirely based on the imagination, along with pragmatic tips related to auditions, acting on camera, casting, comedy, and training. Actors who wish to work with consistency and depth will discover new, powerful and reliable approaches to craft elements such as Emotional Preparation, Emotional Homework, and Acting in the Now!Only the imaginative, risk-taking, transformational actor can inhabit new emotional, physical, and vocal territory. To achieve these goals, students are encouraged to approach their work boldly and with a spirited sense of play."Peter's techniques have been fundamentals in my life as a professional actor. This is a comprehensive text that offers true guidance and deep insight for any student or professional." -Julianne Moore, Academy Award-WinnerThere are 180 topics or selections, each on a separate page in the book for easy absorption and cross-referencing. The Transformational Actor features:Inspiration and motivation to keep actors focused, creative, and dynamic every time out.Thorough, yet concise approaches to the craft, enable actors to be fully prepared no matter what the situation or circumstanceEncouragement to risk, experiment, and explore, along with the confidence to make bold but specific choicesInnovative techniques and ways of working that expand an actor’s understanding and deepen appreciation of the fieldContent designed for a wide range of levels and experience, from the serious high school student to the working professionalA substantive handbook that can be either read through, referenced by general topic, or cross-referenced for specific answers to most issues facing actorsEach selection is discrete and topic-specific, but all material integrates completely into a clear vision designed to promote and enhance a sustained career in theatre, film, and television. Concepts and approaches are all imagination-based and gleaned from a deep knowledge of all sources and techniques. The variety of topics covered and the specificity of approaches are more detailed and comprehensive than those found in the typical acting book. Finally, The Transformational Actor can easily be spot-referenced for specific answers from the table of contents and the index.About the author: Mr. Frisch has directed 160 productions in the New York and regional theatre, produced 150 hours of network television, was Head of Drama at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, and has been on the conservatory faculties at Carnegie, The Juilliard School, Harvard, and Boston Universities. Peter directs The Frisch Approach and has taught and coached independent professional classes in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles over the past fifty years. Read more