"A Vintage original"--T.p. verso.

The technique. Physical action -- Analyzing a scene -- The truth of the moment -- Externals -- Preparing for a scene -- Troubleshooting -- The tools of the craft -- Pitfalls (working in the real world). Introduction -- The emotional trap -- The myth of character -- Keeping the theatre clean.

Relates a technique developed and refined by the authors, all of them young actors, in their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, actor W.H. Macy and director Gregory Mosher. It is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity, courses that failed to provide a dependable set of tools. --from publisher description