Includes index.

Previous edition: 1997.

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The actor first speaks -- Extending the voice into resonance, range and speech -- Voice and speech meet word and text -- Voice and text meet the rehearsal -- Voice, text and rehearsal meet the stage -- The production meets an audience -- Re-creating the work again and again.

"From the bestselling author of The Right to Speak and The Need for Words comes this revised edition of the essential guide to voice work: The Actor Speaks. Beginning with what every first-year acting student faces in class and ending with what leading professional actors must achieve every night on stage, Patsy Rodenburg's celebrated work as one of the world's foremost voice and acting coaches is fully revealed in this thoughtful and inspirational book about acting. Written for the training and working actor, Rodenburg's book brings to life a wide range of exercises and methods to release the actor's voice, allowing the reader to perform every night, reaching the pitch, passion and vocal intensity that the best roles require.-- Provided by publisher.