PART I - ANALYSIS

Why We Are Who We Are
Craft & Technique
The Parts of a Story
Beats
Key Phrases
Key Words
Story
Action
Scoring Your Script
Playing the Obvious

PART II - PRESENTATION

Tempo & Rhythm
Volume & Intensity
Movement & Stillness
Focus
Beat Actions

PART III - ACTIVATION

Plan & Process
Playing Your Action
Listening
Playing for Each Other
Emotion
Why We Are Afraid

PART IV - OTHER USEFUL STUFF

Auditioning
Cold Reading
Taking Direction
Blame & Excuses
Critics
The Acting Machine

APPENDICES

An Outline of a Technique for Effective Acting
A Sample Monologue Score
A Sample Scene Score
Other Stuff You Should Read

Acknowledgments

Index