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Acting Is Believing: Stanislavski in the 21st Century
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Acting Is Believing: Stanislavski in the 21st Century Paperback - 2023

by Kenneth L. Stilson; Larry D. Clark (With); Charles McGaw (With)


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Acting is Believing has remained one of the classic acting texts that continues to set the standard in the field, using the Stanislavski method to teach students the fundamentals of acting for stage or screen--now updated for the 21st century student and actor.

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  • Title Acting Is Believing: Stanislavski in the 21st Century
  • Author Kenneth L. Stilson; Larry D. Clark (With); Charles McGaw (With)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 356
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Date 2023-05-25
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index
  • ISBN 9781538171776 / 1538171775
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 7 x 0.74 in (25.40 x 17.78 x 1.88 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Acting, Method acting
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2022048960
  • Dewey Decimal Code 792.028

About the author

Kenneth L. Stilson is the author of the last five editions of Acting is Believing, along with the late Larry D. Clark and the late Charles McGaw. Stilson serves as the Executive Director of the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival and Founding Chair of The Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre & Dance at Southeast Missouri State University. As a playwright/librettist, his works include An American Hero: A World War II Musical (OB, Acorn Theatre, NYMF, winner, Best of Festival), Stage Door Johnny: A Rock Musical (with Mike Appel), Where the Lilies Grow, and more. His screenplays include Fire Lily (Best of Festival, American Artist Film Festival) and Interviewing Monsters (with Tom Greene), and he is the author of Ezra Stone: A Theatre Biography. He has been an acting coach for 30 years, with former students having earned Tony and Obie Awards. He has directed more than 70 plays and musicals at numerous theatres. He currently serves on the Commission of Accreditation with the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) in Arlington, VA.

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