Act

“Simply put, I don’t think I would’ve found my voice as an actor without David.” — Scott Speedman, actor“Act has the roadmap for the most crucial task of an actor: getting present.” — Shawn Doyle, actorA lively, conversational textbook dedicated to the art of acting from a master teacher.Act: The Modern Actor’s Handbook is the result of 30 years of one of North America’s most renowned acting teachers teaching some of the world's most talented screen actors. This is a full tour through the concepts at the heart of Rotenberg’s techniques: states of being, primaries and secondaries, images that you elaborate up or distill down, modifiers, actions and beats, and more. Although his methods loosely draw on the great acting teachers like Hagen and Meisner back to Stanislavski, he teaches new techniques suited to the best of today’s screen actors. This is a major new work in the actor’s library and will be pulled off the shelf time and again to find that key into a scene, to prepare for an audition, or to find that right technique to make the art come alive again. Early review copies to book, library, and academic trade review publicationsTargeted outreach to acting schools and drama bookstoresPitch to industry newsletters and union group publications (ACTRA, UBCP, SAG/AFTRA, Actors’ Equity)Pitch to online acting websites for inclusion in top acting book listiclesLibrary outreach and inclusion in librarian newsletter Short DescriptionOne of the world’s foremost acting teachers — who taught such actors as Rachel McAdams, Tatiana Maslany, Scott Speedman, and Sarah Gadon to name but a few — shares 30-plus years of insight into the art of acting.Sales and Market BulletsRotenberg preaches practicality over idealism and teaches specific techniques: playing your type, using trigger props, and more.Rotenberg has an MFA in directing from the Yale School of Drama, has directed on Broadway and for television, and has published 11 novels.His students include Canadian screen actors Rachel McAdams, Tatiana Maslany, Scott Speedman, and Sarah Gadon to name a few.AudienceActors, acting students, and their friends and familyActing teachers: private, colleges, universities, affiliated with film and theatre schoolsRelated professionals in screen-based and performance-based industries interested in the acting process