An Actor Performs, 2d ed.0495007196 An actor performs, 2d ed. Shapiro Sha·pir·o , Karl Jay 1913-2000. American poet and critic known for his early poems concerning World War II and his later works in free verse. , Mel. Wadsworth Wadsworth, city (1990 pop. 15,718), Medina co., NE Ohio, an industrial suburb of Akron; settled c.1816, inc. 1866. Matches, iron and steel valves, and rubber products are manufactured in the city. Publishing Co. 2006 219 pages $30.95 Paperback PN2061 To his textbook textbook Informatics A treatise on a particular subject. See Bible. , Shapiro (theater, U. of California-Los Angeles) has added two new chapters on the basics of acting to assist both the beginning and advanced student, and new exercises on developing a characterization A rather long and fancy word for analyzing a system or process and measuring its "characteristics." For example, a Web characterization would yield the number of current sites on the Web, types of sites, annual growth, etc. . He explains how actors use the world of imagination to achieve a performance, plumb a text, open themselves as actors, and search for the essence of a character. No date is noted for the first edition. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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