Acting (re)considered: a theoretical and practical guide

1. General Introduction: Between theory and practice / Phillip B. Zarrilli

Pt. I. Theories of and Meditations on Acting

2. Introduction / Phillip B. Zarrilli

3. Actor's Presence: Three phenomenal modes / Bert O. States

4. On Acting and Not-Acting / Michael Kirby

5. "Just Be Your Self": Logocentrism and difference in performance theory / Philip Auslander

6. Actor's Emotions Reconsidered: A psychological task-based perspective / Elly Konijn

Pt. II. (Re)Considering the Body and Training

7. Introduction / Phillip B. Zarrilli

8. Amulet Made of Memory: The significance of exercises in the actor's dramaturgy / Eugenio Barba

9. Meyerhold's Biomechanics / Mel Gordon

10. Etienne Decroux's Promethean Mime / Deidre Sklar

11. Actor Training in the Neutral Mask / Sears A. Eldredge and Hollis W. Huston

12. Bali and Grotowski: Some parallels in the training process / I. Wayan Lendra

13. Culture is the Body / Tadashi Suzuki

14. My Bodies: The performer in West Java / Kathy Foley

15. "On the edge of a breath, looking": Cultivating the actor's bodymind through Asian martial/meditation arts / Phillip B. Zarrilli

16. Gardzienice Theatre Association of Poland / Paul Allain

17. Effector Patterns of Basic Emotions: A psychophysiological method for training actors / Susana Bloch, Pedro Orthous and Guy Santibanez-H

Pt. III. (Re)Considering the Actor in Performance

18. Introduction / Phillip B. Zarrilli

19. Brecht and the Contradictory Actor / John Rouse

20. Dario Fo: The roar of the clown / Ron Jenkins

21. Forum Theatre / Augusto Boal

22. Resisting the "Organic": A feminist actor's approach / Lauren Love

23. Rachel Rosenthal Creating Her Selves / Eelka Lampe

24. Task and Vision: Willem Dafoe in LSD / Philip Auslander

25. David Warrilow: Creating symbol and cypher / Laurie Lassiter

26. Robert Wilson and the Actor: Performing in Danton's Death / Ellen Halperin-Royer

27. Anna Deavere Smith

Pt. I. Word Becomes You: an Interview / Carol Martin

Pt. II. Acting as Incorporation / Richard Schechner

Bibliographical Note: Actors speaking on acting.

General introduction : between theory and practice / Phillip B. Zarrilli

Part I : Theories of and Meditations on Acting

Introduction / Phillip B. Zarrilli

The actor's presence : three phenomenal modes / Bert O. States

On acting and not-acting / Michael Kirby

"Just be your self" : logocentrism and difference in performance theory / Philip Auslander

The actor's emotions reconsidered : a psychological task-based perspective / Elly Konijn

Part II : (Re)considering the body and training

Introduction / Phillip B. Zarrilli

An amulet made of memory : the significance of exercises in the actor's dramaturgy / Eugenio Barba

Meyerhold's biomechanics / Mel Gordon

Etienne Decroux's Promethean mime / Deidre Sklar

Actor training in the neutral mask / Sears A. Eldredge and Hollis W. Huston

Bali and Grotowski : some parallels in the training process / I. Wayan Lendra

Culture is the body / Tadashi Suzuki

My bodies : the performer in West Java / Kathy Foley

"On the edge of a breath, looking" : cultivating the actor's bodymind through Asian martial/meditation arts / Phillip B. Zarrilli

The Gardzienice Theatre Association of Poland / Paul Allain

Effector patterns of basic emotions : a psychophysiological method for training actors / Susana Bloch, Pedro Orthous and Guy Santibañez-H

Part III : (Re)considering the actor in performance

Introduction / Phillip B. Zarrilli

Brecht and the contradictory actor / John Rouse

Dario Fo : the roar of the clown / Ron Jenkins

Forum theatre / Augusto Boal

Resisting the "organic" : a feminist actor's approach / Lauren Love

Rachel Rosenthal creating her selves / Eelka Lampe

Task and vision : Willem Dafoe in LSD / Philip Auslander

David Warrilow : creating symbol and cypher / Laurie Lassiter

Robert Wilson and the actor : performing in Danton's Death / Ellen Halperin-Royer

Anna Deavere Smith Part I : The word becomes you : an interview by / Carol Martin

Anna Deavere Smith Part II : Acting as incorporation / Richard Schechner.