Other versions by this Author
-
This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping!*
*Excludes marketplace orders.
List Price: $17.00
Buy New
Usually Ships in 5-7 Business Days
$16.98
Buy Used
In Stock
$12.75
Rent Book
Select for Price
Digital
$10.99*
How Marketplace Works:
- This item is offered by an independent seller and not shipped from our warehouse
- Item details like edition and cover design may differ from our description; see seller's comments before ordering.
- Sellers much confirm and ship within two business days; otherwise, the order will be cancelled and refunded.
- Marketplace purchases cannot be returned to eCampus.com. Contact the seller directly for inquiries; if no response within two days, contact customer service.
- Additional shipping costs apply to Marketplace purchases. Review shipping costs at checkout.
Summary
Invent nothing, deny nothing, speak up, stand up, stay out of school. With these words, one of our most brilliantly iconoclastic playwrights takes on the art of profession of acting, in a book that is as shocking as it is practical, as witty as it is instructive, and as irreverent as it is inspiring. Acting schools, "interpretation," "sense memory," "The Method"-David Mamet takes a jackhammer to the idols of contemporary acting, while revealing the true heroism and nobility of the craft. He shows actors how to undertake auditions and rehearsals, deal with agents and directors, engage audiences, and stay faithful to the script, while rejecting the temptations that seduce so many of their colleagues. Bracing in its clarity, exhilarating in its common sense, True and Falseis invaluable.
Author Biography
David Mamet is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, as well as a director, novelist, poet, and essayist. He has written the screenplays for more than twenty films, including Heist, Spartan, House of Games, The Spanish Prisoner, The Winslow Boy, Wag the Dog, and the Oscar-nominated The Verdict. His more than twenty plays include Oleanna, The Cryptogram, Speed-the-Plow, American Buffalo, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and the Pulitzer Prizewinning Glengarry Glen Ross. Born in Chicago in 1947, Mamet has taught at the Yale School of Drama, New York University, and Goddard College, and is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company.
Table of Contents
| To the Actor | p. 3 |
| Some Thoughts | p. 5 |
| Ancestor Worship | p. 8 |
| A Generation That Would Like to Stay in School | p. 17 |
| Scholarship | p. 23 |
| Find Your Mark | p. 25 |
| I'm on the Corner | p. 34 |
| Business Is Business | p. 37 |
| Auditions | p. 44 |
| Paint by Numbers | p. 52 |
| "Work" | p. 55 |
| Oral Interpretation | p. 60 |
| Helping the Play | p. 64 |
| Acceptance | p. 67 |
| The Rehearsal Process | p. 72 |
| The Play and the Scene | p. 75 |
| Emotions | p. 77 |
| Action | p. 82 |
| Guilt | p. 86 |
| Concentration | p. 93 |
| Talent | p. 98 |
| Habit | p. 101 |
| The Designated Hitter | p. 105 |
| Performance and Character | p. 109 |
| The Villain and the Hero | p. 113 |
| Acting "As If" | p. 115 |
| "They Once Walked Among Us" | p. 121 |
| Eleven O'Clock Always Comes | p. 123 |
| Meritocracy | p. 125 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.
This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.
By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.
Digital License
You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.
More details can be found here.
A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.
Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.
Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.