Making a Scene: Creating a Scene Study Class for Actors offers a pedagogical approach rehearsal scenes as a primary tool for diagnosis and actor improvement.
Bill Gelber is Professor of Theatre at Texas Tech University who teaches acting, directing, pedagogy, and period styles, including Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Philosophy
Chapter 2. Further Thoughts
Chapter 3. Considerations
Chapter 4. Picking Materials for Scene Study
Chapter 5. Script Analysis
Chapter 6. Coaching: Beginning
Chapter 7. Coaching: Categories
Chapter 8. Coaching to Inspire Emotions
Chapter 9. Coaching Habits That Don't Serve
Chapter 10. Coaching: Character
Chapter 11. Feedback
Chapter 12. Exercises, Etudes, and Games
Chapter 13. Styles
Chapter 14. Styles: Shakespeare
Chapter 15. Conclusion
Appendix 1. Diverse Classroom Play
Appendix 2. Open Scenes
Appendix 3. Grading Rubric for Acting Period Styles
Bibliography
Index