Acting one / Robert Cohen.

Contents;

PART I. PREPARATION FOR ACTING
Lesson 1: Preparing to Act
Relaxation
Exuberance
Discipline
Criticism
A Playful Attitude
Freedom
Preparation

Lesson 2: What Is Acting?

PART II. THE ACTOR'S APPROACH
Lesson 3: Goal and Obstacle
Fundamental Principle
Self-Consciousness
Projection

Lesson 4: Acting with the 'Other'
The Other
Interactive Dynamics
The Character
Tactics
Monologues

Lesson 5: Beginning to Act
Contentless Scene
Intensifiers
Physicalizers

Lesson 6: Tactics
Punishment and Reward
Playing Tactics
Alternating Tactics
The Middle Ranges

Lesson 7: Expectations
Expecting Victory
Positive Goals
Eye Contact

Lesson 8: GOTE
A Basic Method
"Get Your Character's GOTE"

PART III. THE ACTOR'S TASK
Lesson 9: Preparing a Role
Finding Your Role
Finding Your 'Character'
Editing a Scene
Memorization Methods
Cues
Studying the Part

Lesson 10: Rehearsing
Rehearsals
Undirected Rehearsals
Rehearsal Alternatives

Lesson 11: Staging the Scene
Stage Directions
Creating the Locale
Movement and Stage Business
Interesting Positions
Reaching the Audience

Lesson 12: Choices
The Need for Choices
Good Choices

Lesson 13: Performing
Stage Fright
Classroom Performance
Play for Results--In the Other Character

Lesson 14: Evaluation and Improvement
Helpful Criticism
Reworking

PART IV. THE ACTOR'S INSTRUMENT
Lesson 15: The Actor's Voice
Breathing
Phonation: Making Sounds
Resonance
Pitch
A Stage worthy Voice

Lesson 16: Stage Speech
Good Diction
Speech Sounds

Lesson 17: Using the Voice
Liberation

Purposefulness

Lesson 18: The Actor's Body
Agility
Alignment
Walking
Sitting and Standing
Velocity: Accelerating, Decelerating, and Constant
Deceleration
Counterpoise
Extension
The Dynamics of Effort

Lesson 19: Voice and Body Integration
Coordination
Pointing
Actors with Disabilities

Lesson 20: Imagination and Discipline
Fantasy
Self-Exploration
Advancement
Discipline

Lesson 21: Emotion and Acting Theory
Self-Consciousness
Conclusion

PART V. THE ACTOR'S TECHNIQUE
Lesson 22: Phrasing
Diction
Open-Mouthed Speaking
Developing Diction
Emphasis
Inflection
Phrasing

Lesson 23: Attack
The First Word
Physical Attack
Turn-Taking
Preparing Strong Attacks

Lesson 24: Follow-Through
The Hook
Questions as Questions
Statements as Questions
Statements as Statements

Lesson 25: Line Linkage
Analyzing Dialog
Rising End-Inflections
Falling End-Inflections
Attack Inflections
Pauses
Long Speeches
Line Linking in Practice

Lesson 26: Scene Structure
Breaking Down a Script
Choosing a Scene to Do in Class
Structural Characteristics
Transitions
Scene Breakdown

Lesson 27: Building a Scene
Building and Topping
Cutting Back
Getting on Top
Pacing a Build
Complex Builds

Lesson 28: Creating a Monologue
Going It Alone
The Monologue to Someone Else
The Soliloquy
Playing a Monologue or Soliloquy

Glossary : p. 253-257 . _ Index : p. 259-262.