Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre


Directors, teachers of musical theater, and students—including actors, singers, or dancers—will find time-tested advice, exercises and worksheets for all skill levels. This book guides readers through musical theater elements, classroom workshops, and the world of professional auditions and performances.

Chapters cover vocal and physical warm-ups, body movement, finding subtext, creating a character, song structure, interpreting text of music and lyrics, risks and spontaneity, memorization, collaboration, keeping a performance fresh, and much more. Both teachers and students will appreciate the sections for beginning, intermediate, and advanced performers. Everyone involved in musical theater, from new students to working professionals, will benefit from this rich resource.

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Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre


Directors, teachers of musical theater, and students—including actors, singers, or dancers—will find time-tested advice, exercises and worksheets for all skill levels. This book guides readers through musical theater elements, classroom workshops, and the world of professional auditions and performances.

Chapters cover vocal and physical warm-ups, body movement, finding subtext, creating a character, song structure, interpreting text of music and lyrics, risks and spontaneity, memorization, collaboration, keeping a performance fresh, and much more. Both teachers and students will appreciate the sections for beginning, intermediate, and advanced performers. Everyone involved in musical theater, from new students to working professionals, will benefit from this rich resource.

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Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre

Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre

Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre

Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre

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Directors, teachers of musical theater, and students—including actors, singers, or dancers—will find time-tested advice, exercises and worksheets for all skill levels. This book guides readers through musical theater elements, classroom workshops, and the world of professional auditions and performances.

Chapters cover vocal and physical warm-ups, body movement, finding subtext, creating a character, song structure, interpreting text of music and lyrics, risks and spontaneity, memorization, collaboration, keeping a performance fresh, and much more. Both teachers and students will appreciate the sections for beginning, intermediate, and advanced performers. Everyone involved in musical theater, from new students to working professionals, will benefit from this rich resource.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781621535225
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date: 08/23/2016
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Tracey Moore has performed in national Broadway tours, Off-Broadway productions, and regional theaters across the country. She is the Head of the BFA Musical Theatre program at Western Kentucky University.

Allison Bergman is an award-winning stage director. She conducts professional and academic workshops across the country, specializing in musical theatre development and performance skills. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Section 1 The Elements

Overview 1

Chapter 1 Voice 3

Expressive Singing

Musical Theatre Style

Microphones

Singing Terminology

Vocal Warm-ups

Suggested Reading

Chapter 2 Body 16

Actor Neutral

Protection and Imbalance

Physical Warm-ups

Power and Energy

Gesture and Movement

Suggested Reading

Chapter 3 Acting 30

Permission to Play

Storytelling

Given Circumstances

Subtext

The World of the Musical

Acting Terminology

Personalization

Suggested Reading

Section 2 The Classroom

Overview 43

Chapter 4 Workshop One: Beginning 48

Choosing Material

Preparing the Song

Integrating Body and Voice

Finding an Emotional Connection

Acting the Song

Student-as-Character

The Acting Questions

The Impetus to Sing

Suggested Reading

Worksheets

Chapter 5 Workshop Two: Intermediate 88

Interpreting Text

The Third Acting Question

More Integration

The Action Score

The Tactic Score

Working from the Want

Worksheets

Chapter 6 Workshop Three: Advanced 145

Transitioning font Self to Character

The Fourth Acting Question

Research

Imagination and the Actors Contribution

The Moment Before in Context

Character Arc

Advanced Integration

Dance Readiness

Risks and Spontaneity

Collaborating with Other Performers

Worksheets

Chapter 7 Master Class 192

Some Basics of Diagnosis

Identifying and Addressing Performance Issues

Section 3 Practice Use

Overview 211

Chapter 8 Audition 214

Before the Student Enters the Room

Once the Student Is In the Room

After the Student Leaves the Room

The Callback

No Callback

Suggested Reading

Worksheets

Chapter 9 Rehearsal 256

A Collaborative Process

The Big Picture

Preparation for Rehearsal

During Rehearsal

The Final Weeks of Rehearsal

Suggested Reading

Worksheets

Chapter 10 Performance 288

Strangers in the Room

Physical Care and Stamina

Collaboration, Continued

Understudies, Replacements, Standbys, and Swings

Consistency and Keeping It Fresh

Living on Stage

Conclusion 300

Permissions 301

Contributors Biographies 305

Authors' Biographies 311

Student Companion Ebook and actingthesong.com 313

Index 314

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