{"product_id":"challenge-for-the-actor-hardcover","title":"Challenge for the Actor - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUta Hagen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheoretically, the actor ought to be more sound in mind and body than other people, since he learns to understand the psychological problems of human beings when putting his own passions, his loves, fears, and rages to work in the service of the characters he plays. He will learn to face himself, to hide nothing from himself -- and to do so takes \u003cb\u003ean insatiable curiosity about the human condition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e from the Prologue\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Uta Hagen, one of the world's most renowned stage actresses, has also taught acting for more than forty years at the HB Studio in New York. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eRespect for Acting, \u003c\/i\u003e published in 1973, is still in print and has sold more than 150,000 copies. In her new book, \u003ci\u003eA Challenge for the Actor, \u003c\/i\u003e she greatly expands her thinking about acting in a work that brings the full flowering of her artistry, both as an actor and as a teacher. She raises the issue of the actor's goals and examines the specifics of the actor's techniques. She goes on to consider the actor's relationship to the physical and psychological senses. There is a brilliantly conceived section on the animation of the body and mind, of listening and talking, and the concept of expectation. \u003cbr\u003e But perhaps the most useful sections in this book are the exercises that Uta Hagen has created and elaborated to help the actor learn his craft. The exercises deal with developing the actor's physical destination in a role; making changes in the self serviceable in the creation of a character; recreating physical sensations; bringing the outdoors on stage; finding occupation while waiting; talking to oneself and the audience; and employing historical imagination. \u003cbr\u003e The scope and range of Uta Hagen here is extraordinary. Her years of acting and teaching have made her as finely seasoned an artist as the theatre has produce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUta Hagen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Germany, then she moved to the United States, where her father was head of the Art History Department at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Her first role was as Ophelia in Eva Le Gallienne's production of \u003ci\u003eHamlet.\u003c\/i\u003e She then played the role of Nina in the Lunts' production of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Gull.\u003c\/i\u003e She has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eKey Largo, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Country Girl, Saint Joan, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e She has recently appeared on \"American Playhouse\" for PBS, and among her recent films is \u003ci\u003eReversal of Fortune.\u003c\/i\u003e She was married for more than forty years to Herbert Berghof, the internationally known director, actor, and teacher. Uta Hagen lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42688345276479,"sku":"9780684190402","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/59c78fd3e92fb87a6553113f578fd8d6.webp?v=1764981687","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/challenge-for-the-actor-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}