Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus
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Ashley Campbell
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A very useful tool for actors & directors
Fran
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Not really as helpful as I thought it would be。 A friend of mine loves it for teaching Improv。
Alessia’s Books
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Useful
MJ
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This is an awesome， must-have book for any actor/creative。 The more you use it， the better it’ll get。 So start using it now！
Mary Sullivan-Haller
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I took a course called “acting for business professionals” （Shakespeare Theatre in Washington DC）- I bought it after learning how important objectives are when it comes to a speaker wanting to reach an audience。 If you can’t articulate what you are seeking from your listener。 The foundation for communication is on shaky ground。 I’m an English teacher and expect to use it often。
Carolyn Page
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A fantastic resource for me， as a student actor。 Actioning is a great way to explore the depths of the text and find ways to bring meaning and life to it in a way that speaks to the audience and inspires your castmates to greater reactions。 The more you give， the more you get。
Shiana Tyler
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Very useful tool for actor's。 It provides lists of synonyms for various action verbs。 This book is used when working through a script and placing actions behind sections of the text。 I am not using the proper jargon here， but I'm a little out of practice using correct terminology， I haven't had to in over ten months。 Very useful tool for actor's。 It provides lists of synonyms for various action verbs。 This book is used when working through a script and placing actions behind sections of the text。 I am not using the proper jargon here， but I'm a little out of practice using correct terminology， I haven't had to in over ten months。 。。。more
Pepper
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A must have for actors who are working on a script and trying to figure out their characters motives and tactics！
Grant Conversano
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Huge help in understand the tools of drama， I certainly haven't mastered it yet。 Huge help in understand the tools of drama， I certainly haven't mastered it yet。 。。。more
Zara West
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If you are a writer and never heard of actioning， then you need this book。 This is a thesaurus of transitive verbs。 A transitive verb is one that fits in the sentence: He ___ her， or she ___ him， or I ___ you。 In actioning， actors label each line of dialogue in a script with an action they will be doing as they speak the line。 So for example。 The actor might be saying: Take your umbrella。 But if the verb is love - he will say it and act in a loving way。 If the verb is compel， he will say it and If you are a writer and never heard of actioning， then you need this book。 This is a thesaurus of transitive verbs。 A transitive verb is one that fits in the sentence: He ___ her， or she ___ him， or I ___ you。 In actioning， actors label each line of dialogue in a script with an action they will be doing as they speak the line。 So for example。 The actor might be saying: Take your umbrella。 But if the verb is love - he will say it and act in a loving way。 If the verb is compel， he will say it and act in a forcefully way。Thinking of a transitive verb that the character is doing while writing a section of dialogue or a section of inner thought works the same way - it will add action to your scene。 。。。more
Abigail Oldham
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I adore this resource as an actor and a director。 I constantly come back to this to help myself and my actors stay centered on specific playable actions。 A MUST HAVE。
Sinead
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 it was good
Lori
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Excellent resource for rehearsal process。
Andrea Draper
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Every Actor should read。
Emma Sea
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4。5 stars
Shaina
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So many great words， but there are many that I didn't feel were truly actable actions。 But many were。 So many great words， but there are many that I didn't feel were truly actable actions。 But many were。 。。。more
Joshua Stephen
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Invaluable in assisting directors to quickly translate notes into the actor's language。 I keep a copy with me on all projects。 Invaluable in assisting directors to quickly translate notes into the actor's language。 I keep a copy with me on all projects。 。。。more
Mills College Library
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792。02803 C145 2004
Juliet the Book Slayer
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Very interesting and informative！ It'll doubtlessly help with superobjectives - I'll rate it when I've tried actioning and put the book to use properly。 Very interesting and informative！ It'll doubtlessly help with superobjectives - I'll rate it when I've tried actioning and put the book to use properly。 。。。more
Rase McCray
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Great for writers AND actors！ This is a reference tool that's indelibly helpful when you need it。 Great for writers AND actors！ This is a reference tool that's indelibly helpful when you need it。 。。。more
Adam Poynter
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This is a great reference tool for the on-the-go actor/actress。
Evan
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ALWAYS useful。 I still use this for rehearsals。
Jesse
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Forget all of those annoying， confusing books that try to teach you how to act， this is all you need。 If you're serious about acting， this is a great investment to make。 Forget all of those annoying， confusing books that try to teach you how to act， this is all you need。 If you're serious about acting， this is a great investment to make。 。。。more
Erika
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I think this is a nice book for actors to have。 It is pretty simple， but it was helpful when I was doing character development and finding objectives for a character。
Eric
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After having acted for over 35 years， I'm trying to further hone my skills by taking on some formal training。 This is one of the books that have been recommended to me。The American school of acting that began with the Group Theatre took off from Stanislavsky's work and created its own distinct branch。 That branch says that an actor doesn't （or shouldn't） try to reproduce an emotion or a "quality"， but should always be playing an action。 Something that can be encompassed in the form of a transiti After having acted for over 35 years， I'm trying to further hone my skills by taking on some formal training。 This is one of the books that have been recommended to me。The American school of acting that began with the Group Theatre took off from Stanislavsky's work and created its own distinct branch。 That branch says that an actor doesn't （or shouldn't） try to reproduce an emotion or a "quality"， but should always be playing an action。 Something that can be encompassed in the form of a transitive verb。 That's not to say that there is no emotion involved in acting， but that the emotion comes naturally while doing。This book is as the title suggests: a thesaurus。 An actor is supposed to use it by breaking down a script into moments。 Each moment is a sentence， idea， or a silence the length of a breath。 Each one is assigned an action。 You can play around by exchanging one action for another。I'm going to try to incorporate this into the next role I play and see how it works for me。 I gave the book four stars based on how intriguing the concept is and how well it has apparently worked for others。 If it works like a charm for me， I'll upgrade it to five。 。。。more
Fc O'neill
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Actor？ Essential！
Carolyn
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Didn't really do that much for me， but as they say， "Different strokes for different folks！" Didn't really do that much for me， but as they say， "Different strokes for different folks！" 。。。more
Craig Russell
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An excellent sourcebook for actors and directors （as well as writers！） The authors （Marina Calderone， Maggie Lloyd-Williams and Terry Johnson） make it easy to find a nuanced action for each piece of dialogue of any play。 Well done！
amanda jane
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