Acting Games: Improvisations And Exercises

A four-section book of acting games and improvisations to assist students in developing their creative abilities. Section one includes games for relaxing and focusing. Section two helps students discover new ways of seeing themselves, others and the world around them. The third section demonstrates with improvisations how to use space to build scenes and create characters from imagination. Section four features acting games to analyze and play characters from existing plays. All of the essential elements of acting and character development are explored. A working textbook for acting students of all ages. Four parts: Relaxing and Focusing Exercises: Acting Games: Improvisations: Exercises for Characters, Scenes and Plays.