Acting Under the Circumstances: Variations on a Theme of Stanislavski : A Step-By-Step Approach to Playing a Part (Career Development Series)

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Summary: A practical introduction to a difficult art.
Review: Richard Brestoff's Acting Under The Circumstances tells actors how to play their parts using intellect and creative intuition. From learning quickly and settling into a role to performing at peak efficiency during a reading, this provides an important and basic step-by-step approach to acting.

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Summary: Useful beyond acting
Review: Right from the start, please know that I am the author's (slightly older) brother. Despite this, my appreciation for Richard's book is genuine, because I appreciate that actors are professional communicators. And aren't we all in the communication business, whether at home with spouse and kids or in the office? I'm a business litigation attorney, and I have to be able to synthesize and get to the nub of complex factual circumstances, just as Richard teaches actors to do. I've tried using Richard's techniques in what my profession, and they work! So, my view is that no matter what you do, Richard's book is invaluable, because it will provide you with a technique for being insightful about your "circumstances," and getting other people to understand whatever it is you are saying to them.