Dedications
Prologue
Disclaimer
The Problems of Acting
Who Do I Think I Am To Write This Book?
A Brief History of How I Came To Know These Things
A Note On Rebellious Joy
Different Paths, Same Mountain
Act One: Living Truthfully
Scene One: Relax
Scene Two: Turning Your Attention Outwards
Interlude: Introducing Repetition
Scene Three: Fruits
Scene Four: Observing Behaviour
Scene Five: Connecting to our Point of View
Scene Six: Working Moment by Moment
Scene Seven: Freeing Our Impulses
Scene Eight: Character Transformation
Act Two: Under The Imaginary Circumstances
Scene One: Investing In The Reality of Doing
Scene Two: The First Task
Scene Three: Back to Back Repetition
Scene Four: A Knock At The Door
Scene Five: The Independent Activity
Scene Six: Fictional Circumstances
Scene Seven: Counter-Action
Scene Eight: Emotional Preparation
Scene Nine: Character Transformation II
Scene Ten: The Essential Nature of Character
Scene Eleven: Beyond Repetition
Scene Twelve: The Criminal Activity
Act Three: The Need to Speak
Scene One: Breaking the Back
Scene Two: Into Études
Scene Three: Improvisation
Scene Four: Line Learning
Scene Five: Speaking On The River
Scene Six: Speaking With Action
Scene Seven: Text Analysis
Scene Eight: Details
Scene Nine: Actions
Scene Ten: Changes
Scene Eleven: Super-Objectives
Scene Eleven: Active Analysis
Scene Twelve: Solo Text
A Summary of The Ideal Actor
Epilogue
Études
Acknowledgements
Bibliography