TomIsbellwantsyoutoknowthatthisisdefinitelynota’how-to’bookonacting.Infact,heabhorshow-tobooksforthearts.Still,thisbookismeanttoimproveyouractingskillsbydevelopingyourawarenessasanactor-awarenessbothofyourselfandthosearoundyou.Byunderstandingwhatisworthpursuing,whatisworthremembering,andwhatisworthlettinggoof,youcanacquireknowledgeaboutactingwhichwillincreaseyourskilllevel.Thisbookisaseriesof100plain-speaking,highlyreadablelessonsthatconveythebigandlittletruthsofacting.Dividedinto5sections-Approach,Fundamentals,ClassesandRehearsals,Performance,andFinalLessons-Isbellpresentsthisasatrueactingbookthatfocusesonallowingthenaturalartisttoevolve,growandmature,findinghisorherownvoice.Ifyou’renewtoacting,these100lessonsshouldprovideafoundationonwhichyoucanbuildyouractinglife.Ifyou’vebeenactingforawhile,theselessonsshouldconfirmwhatyoualreadyknowdeepwithinyoubutperhapshaven’tyetvoiced.
