Sanford Meisner was one of the better known and beloved instructors of acting in the united states. This audiobook comes after one of is own acting classes for fifteen weeks, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from modern American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is vital listening for beginning and professional stars alike. Throughout this audiobook Meisner is a delight-always empathizing with his college students and urging them onward, provoking feelings, laughter, and growing specialized mastery from his charges.

With an introduction by Sydney Pollack, director of Out of Africa and Tootsie, who caused Meisner for five years.

‘This book ought to be read by anyone who would like to act or even appreciate what acting involves. Like Meisner’s method of teaching, it is the straight goods.’-Arthur Miller

‘If there’s a crucial to good acting, this one is it, above all others. Actors, youthful and not therefore young, will see inspiration and excitement in this reserve.’-Gregory Peck

Read simply by Jason Culp, Arthur Morey, and Mark Bramhall