Reviews

“As an actor, director, and teacher, I have been using David Kaplan’s notes and ideas for years, so I know they help everyone from the young novice to the old pro. At last there’s a book I can adopt for all my classes.”

— Jef Hall-Flavin
Educational Outreach, The Guthrie Theater

“This unique and essential book offers actors a multiplicity of choices and perspectives, with specific exercises from a wide range of periods and styles. I’ve used this as my text in its early photocopied form, and now I’m adopting it for all of my classes.”

— Christopher J. Marklev Assistant Professor
Master Teacher of Acting
School of Theater and Dance, Northern Illinois University

“This book is really great. There’s nothing like it around. If you care about acting, you need this information. If you read this book, you don’t need any other!”

— Leslie Ayvazian
Actress, Playwright

“Congratulations to the author! I greatly admire the book and am looking forward to sharing it with my students.”

— Frederic Mao
Head of Acting
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

“Smart, helpful and essential…The book is exceedingly practical and also intellectual — the best pairing for theater arts.”

— Alan Havis
Head of Playwriting
University of California, San Diego

“In our university, learning about Stanislavsky and Brecht in a new context is welcome and necessary. Beginning this spring, when Mr. Kaplan returns to teach in Russia, we will be happy to provide our students with this illuminating text.”

— Lyuba Filimonovna
Dean, Moscow University
Samara, Russia

“Every theater school would benefit from this book. It is filled with a breadth of styles and techniques.”

— Linda Lavin
Actress