{"product_id":"2940169154283","title":"The Actor's Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Esper, one of the leading acting teachers of our time, explains and extends Sanford Meisner's legendary technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step approach to becoming a truly creative actor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsper worked closely with Meisner for 17 years and has spent decades developing his famous program for actor's training. The result is a rigorous system of exercises that builds a solid foundation of acting skills from the ground up, and that is flexible enough to be applied to any challenge an actor faces, from soap operas to Shakespeare. Co-writer Damon DiMarco, a former student of Esper's, spent over a year observing his mentor teaching first-year acting students. In this book, he recreates that experience for us, allowing us to see how the progression of exercises works in practice. \u003ci\u003eThe Actor's Art and Craft\u003c\/i\u003e vividly demonstrates that good training does not constrain actors' instincts amp;mdash; it frees them to create characters with truthful and compelling inner lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword by David Mamet.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116505350384,"sku":"2940169154283","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169154283_p0.jpg?v=1763763761","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169154283","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}