Modern Acting

Part I. Making Modern Acting Visible

1. A Twenty-First-Century Perspective
Cynthia Baron

2. Acting Strategies, Modern Drama, and New Stagecraft
Cynthia Baron

3. Modern Acting: A Conscious Approach
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4. Modern Acting: Obscured by the Method’s “American” Style
Cynthia Baron

Part II. Acting and American Performing Arts

5. Developments in Modern Theatre and Modern Acting, 1875–1930
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6. Shifting Fortunes in the Performing Arts Business
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Part III. The Creative Labor of Modern Acting

7. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Cynthia Baron

8. The Pasadena Playhouse
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9. Training in Modern Acting on the Studio Lots
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10. The Actors’ Laboratory in Hollywood
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Part IV. Modern and Method Acting

11. Modern Acting: Stage and Screen
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12. The Legacy of Modern Acting
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Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Screen Performance, American Cinema, Theatre History