Regional theatre icon, Paul Baker says in the foreward to THE ACTOR ALONE that "...this book is a watershed...Sullivan splits the artistic atom by dissecting and breaking open the relationship of the five senses as experienced through the universally accepted vocabulary of the elements of form....Sullivan has simplified the task of the actor working alone..."
The time spent rehearsing with others for a production is only a relatively small part of the creative process that an actor undergoes in preparing a role. Perhaps more important are the many explorations the actor may conduct alone to discover a character and hone the craft that will activate that character onstage.
For any actor working without a coach, teacher or director, this book is designed as a tool guide to stimulate creativity. It presents an approach to the craft of acting that woks in concert with established systems without forcing reliance on any particular one of them.
Regional theatre icon, Paul Baker says in the foreward to THE ACTOR ALONE that "...this book is a watershed...Sullivan splits the artistic atom by dissecting and breaking open the relationship of the five senses as experienced through the universally accepted vocabulary of the elements of form....Sullivan has simplified the task of the actor working alone..."
The time spent rehearsing with others for a production is only a relatively small part of the creative process that an actor undergoes in preparing a role. Perhaps more important are the many explorations the actor may conduct alone to discover a character and hone the craft that will activate that character onstage.
For any actor working without a coach, teacher or director, this book is designed as a tool guide to stimulate creativity. It presents an approach to the craft of acting that woks in concert with established systems without forcing reliance on any particular one of them.