The Actor's Way: A Journey of Self-Discovery in Letters

by Benjamin Lloyd

This is required reading for anyone passionate about the theater, acting, and the teaching of it. The struggles of a young actor, the actor/director relationship, the challenges of teaching art in universities, ageism, and techniques for teaching realistic acting are all communicated through a fictional series of letters between Andy, an anguished young New York City actor and Alice, his Quaker grade-school acting teacher.

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2006

Reviews

[Hannah Lynn Mell]

I foolishly lent this to a friend and haven't found it since ... but I will eventually. It's the kind of book that settles in a person's skin and can't stop being felt a decade-plus later.

[Eddie Ponsdomenech]

A moving, brave look at the artist's process. Revelatory without being pedantic. Fascinating!