Modern Acting: The Lost Chapter of American Film and Theatre

by Cynthia Baron

Book Overview

Everyone has heard of Method acting . . . but what about Modern acting? This book makes the simple but radical proposal that we acknowledge the Modern acting principles that continue to guide actors' work in the twenty-first century. Developments in modern drama and new stagecraft led Modern acting strategies to coalesce by the 1930s - and Hollywood's new role as America's primary performing arts provider ensured these techniques circulated widely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349680834
• ISBN13: 9781349680832
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"