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How to Stop Acting

Paperback • 2003 • English

How to Stop Acting

By Harold Guskin

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About the book

"The Great Guskin" (John Lahr, The New Yorker) shares the approach he uses to help actors land roles, develop them, and keep them alive Harold Guskin is an "acting doctor" whose clients include Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, James Gandolfini, Bridget Fonda, and dozens more. In How to Stop Acting, Guskin reveals the insights and techniques that have worked wonders for beginners as well as stars. Instead of yet another "method," Guskin offers a strategy based on a radically simple and refreshing idea...Show more

Acting techniques
Theatre direction and production
Theatre management

Book details

ISBN

9780571199990

Publisher

Macmillan

Published year

2003

Language

English

Original title

How to Stop Acting

Format

Paperback

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