Teaching Actors

<p><em>Teaching Actors</em> 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 theatre training and research.</p>