ABSTRACT

This classic work on acting is one of the very few that stands beside Stanislavsky as a must-have for all acting students and professionals. Richard Boleslavsky's Acting: The First Six Lessons is a treasure-box of wise observation about the art of acting, all wrapped up in six charming dialogues between a teacher and a student. Generations of actors have been enriched by Boleslavsky's witty and acute picture of the actor's craft. These six "lessons" -- miniature dramas about concentration, memory of emotion, dramatic action, characterization, observation, and rhythm -- distill the challenge facing every actor. For this reissue the text has been entirely reset and the book jacketed in a contemporary design. An essential work on the short shelf of any acting student.

chapter |21 pages

THE SECOND LESSON MEMORY OF EMOTION

chapter |16 pages

THE THIRD LESSON DRAMATIC ACTION

chapter |25 pages

THE FOURTH LESSON CHARACTERIZATION

chapter |15 pages

The Fifth Lesson: OBSERVATION

chapter |21 pages

THE SIXTH LESSON RHYTHM