Meisner, Sanford, <br/><br/>
Sanford Meisner on acting / 
Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell ; introduction by Sydney Pollack. 
 - First edition. 
 - xix, 252 pages ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/> "A Vintage original"--Title page verso. 
<br/><br/>Introduction by Sydney Pollack -- Setting the scene: Duse's blush -- Building a foundation: the reality of doing -- The pinch and the ouch -- The knock on the door -- Beyond repetition -- Preparation: "In the harem of my head" -- Improvisation -- More on preparation: "Quick as a flame" -- The magic "as if" : particularization -- "Making the part your own" -- Some thoughts on actors and on acting -- Final scenes: "Instead of 'merely' the truth" -- "Spring Awakening" by Frank Wedekind -- "A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden" by Meade Roberts -- "Golden Boy" by Clifford Odets -- "The Seagull" by Anton Chekov -- "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams. 
<br/><br/> Taking readers step-by-step through the most basic acting exercises to critiques of performances in scenes from contemporary American plays, this volume follows a class of eight at the Neighborhood Playhouse, where Meisner has taught for fifty years. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0394750594 9780394750590 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>86046187 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Acting.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN2061  / .M38 1987 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>792.028 792.028