A New Practical Guide to Rhetorical Gesture and Action

by The National Theater of the United States of America, James Stanley (Editor), Normandy Sherwood

An exciting new volume based on Henry Siddons’ illustrated guidebook for actors, originally published in 1807. The book includes 36 illustrations of contemporary actors reinterpreting gestures from the original book and an introductory essay by James Stanley that explores the history of acting and acting training, placing the book project in a larger historical context.

104 pages, Paperback

Published July 11, 2017