Download or read book A Comprehensive Textbook for Directors and Actors written by Edwin Bearden and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This holistic book on directing and acting does it all. Students will keep it as a lifelong career reference on how to make things work. Written subjectively, it's based on nearly a half-century of teaching and directing. A text that compels involvement in all layers of creating memorable theatre. This text is far more than "how-to"; it's a narrative about artistic discovery. Experientially it reveals how to jolt lagging imaginations into an ensemble of lively and involved performers. Adaptable for use by student directors and actors from secondary to graduate level.