9781841505701
Teaching Actors draws on history, literature, and original research conducted across leading drama schools in England and Australia, to offer those involved in actor training a critical framework within which to think about their work. Prior, who brings to this volume more than twenty years of experience as both a teacher and performer in the field, devotes particular attention to the different ways in which teachers and students acquire and share knowledge through practical craft-based experience. The first book-length treatment of how actor trainers work—and understand their work—Teaching Actors will be an invaluable educational resource in an increasingly important area of theater training and research.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Prologue
1. Historical Background
2. Theory and Practice of Actor Training
3. Encountering the Great Divides
4. Current Organisational Practice
5. Vocational Expertise and Knowledge
6. The Actor Trainers: A Case Study
7. Drama Schools and the Industry
8. The Training Process
9. Communicating Knowledge
10. Towards Better Practice: A Conclusion
The Epilogue
Bibliography
Foreword
Prologue
1. Historical Background
2. Theory and Practice of Actor Training
3. Encountering the Great Divides
4. Current Organisational Practice
5. Vocational Expertise and Knowledge
6. The Actor Trainers: A Case Study
7. Drama Schools and the Industry
8. The Training Process
9. Communicating Knowledge
10. Towards Better Practice: A Conclusion
The Epilogue
Bibliography
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