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Acting: The First Six Lessons (Bridges)
Acting: The First Six Lessons (Bridges)
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Author: Beau Bridges and Emily Bridges Publisher: Samuel French (cover may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 60 Pub. Date: 2011 Edition: Acting ISBN-10: 0573600953 ISBN-13: 9780573600951 Cast Size: 1 female, 1 male
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About
the Play:
Acting: The First Six Lessons is a full-length dramatic
comedy by Beau Bridges and Emily Bridges, adapted from
the book with the same name by Richard Boleslavsky. The
classic text has been the acting bible of the prolific Bridges
family. Famed TV-film actor Lloyd Bridges gave each of his children a
copy when they decided to go into show business. Eldest son, Beau
Bridges, passed it on to his daughter, Emily Bridges, and together
these second and third generation members of one of America's most
beloved families of actors have adapted the Boleslavsky story of a
mature instructor and his young eager student devoted to their craft
for performance on the stage.
Acting: The First Six Lessons is a stage version of the
1933 narrative by Richard Boleslavsky about a dedicated acting
teacher who, while instructing a young actress in her craft, gives
her valuable lessons for living as well. Written in 1933, the iconic
handbook gained the understated admiration of the knights of the
British Theatre, however; it also caught on among the budding "method
actors" in America. is based on a classic text on the art and
craft of the thespian. Boleslavsky's "Lessons" on the great
building blocks of great performances number only six –
Concentration, Sense Memory, Dramatic Action, Characterization,
Observation and Rhythm – and take place as a series of dialogues
between a wise, experienced acting teacher and a pretty but raw young
actress at the start of her career, possessed at the beginning of
things with more enthusiasm than skill. Over the course of ten
scenes, the action moves from the teacher's studio to a small theatre
to a film set to Central park and back, and finally, to a moving
denouement atop the Empire State Building in 1936. By the end of
Boleslavsky's narrative, she has taken possession of her true gifts,
in command of her craft and poised to succeed in acting and in life.
Acting: The First Six Lessons premiered in 2010 at Theatre
West in Los Angeles and went on a national tour of colleges and
universities to expose students to its "Lessons" and
philosophy of life. Since
then the play has been mounted by high schools, colleges, and
community theatres.
Cast: 1 female, 1 male
What people say:
"[This play] is a beautifully
written and acted gem for the theatre community and world at large
... A very stimulating and uniquely entertaining evening of theatre
not to be missed." — Grigware Talks Theatre
"Whether you are a student of
acting, or simply a lover of good theater, Acting:
The First Six Lessons has many tips to offer and
many life lessons to bestow ... [It is] an enthralling and edifying
hour and a half of theatre ... a big, big hit!" — Stage
Scene LA
"You wouldn't think you could
make a theater piece out of a textbook on acting, but Beau Bridges
and his daughter Emily have done it – beautifully. [This show]
should be seen twice, once to enjoy the story and again to learn the
lessons that work equally well in life as on stage … Rare and
Wonderful." — Examiner.com
"For actors, students of
acting and aficionados of the art and craft of theatre the Bridges
bring Boleslavsky's First Six Lessons to life ... The audience is
swept away." — On Stage LA
About the Playwright
Beau Bridges is an American actor and director. He has
appeared in over 50 feature films, including The Fabulous Baker Boys,
for which he received the Best Supporting Actor Award from the
National Society of Film Critics. In television, he has received 14
Emmy nominations and won three, along with two Golden Globes.
Emily Bridges is an American actor. She graduated for
Fordham University's Theatre Program in 2008 and has since worked as
an actor in Los Angeles and New York City.
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Richard Boleslavsky, edited by Rhonda Blair
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