About the Book:

Learning how to memorize lines is a key part of being a professional actor. What's an actor to do?! Memorizing a script isn't like memorizing a regular piece of text, but many actors treat it the same way. Yet there's so much more going on than words: feelings, colours, emotions, your breath, how you stand, where your voice is coming from, what did you just do, your objective with the words….

Auditions cause anxiety and while you may have lines memorized at home, when you walk into the room it's easy to get distracted and forget. Where did those lines go? They were here a minute ago…. Imagine what it would be like never to worry about your lines again. How much confidence you would feel, if the words came to you like second nature – genuine and authentic – as if they're coming from an actual person with real thoughts and ideas. How easy it would be to take direction, if you weren't locked in your head trying to remember your lines? As actors, we need to prepare for this and be very, very memorized, so that we're confident, relaxed, committed, listening, and open to direction.

Well, that's where the memorization technique of Streamlining comes in to benefit the actor. While it may seem like a simple technique when she first explains it, Deanne Henry has developed a whole new way of approaching text that – just like any other fresh approach to something you're used to – takes more than five minutes of attention to wrap your head around how to use it fully.

Streamlining is a user-friendly, easily comprehended line-learning system, The workbook guides you to a new excellence and a thrilling freedom in your work. It is fun, and gets you involved right off the top. Virtually hundreds of actors across North America have had their eyes opened as they have succeeded with Streamlining.

What people say:

"It will move your audition skills forward at warp speed!" — Donnelly Rhodes, actor, Battlestar Galactica, Da Vinci's Inquest

"After over 20 years of learning lines the hard way, I'm now learning to go with the flow. Streamlining takes work, but the reward is less stress and a deeper connection to the material." — Ben Immanuel, actor, teacher, director

"What a service you’ve done for the acting community. Thanks for your incredible system." — Paul Cuneo, actor, teacher, Stella Adler Studio, L.A.

"I have used Streamlining for 10 years now, and never go into an audition feeling stressed or unprepared. The moment I 'get the lines in', they become a part of me. This frees me up to connect with the other actor, to move within my surroundings and to focus on the truth of the scene. It will work for you!" — Dan Joffre, actor

"Your technique should be taught to all seniors worried about their memory." — John Gray, Writer, Director

About the Author:

Deanne Henry resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she teaches her Streamlining technique. An actress and coach for over 40 years, she is a winner of numerous awards including a Canadian LEO for Best Actress in a dramatic series.