Liberation of the Actor

by Peter Bridgmont

The artist was once a messenger of the gods. Breathing in, the Greek actor was lifted into a realm of thought and inspiration. And breathing out, the will was strengthened. Can modern actors again become messengers through their own power of description and dramatization?

Anyone with an interest in the spoken word, acting, or the future of the theater in general will welcome this book. The author goes beyond simple character study and interpretation to reexamine the forgotten esoteric aspects of acting. Based on Rudolf Steiner’s ideas on speech and drama, Bridgmont provides a new basis for the true liberation of actors today.

160 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

Reviews

[Andrew Cockcroft-Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pure GENIUS. Bridgmont gathers the theatrical bricks that have been left to us all, and seemingly begins to stack them, with nauseating slowness, directly upwards. Is this man the English theatre’s best kept secret? If so, I hope it remains such. This man was onto something…