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The Actor’s Way: 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. This compelling story of two lonely artists who motivate each other across a divide of years will not only inspire theatre people and teachers, but other artists and readers of all kinds.
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Reviews
“With empathy and insight, Mr. Lloyd has gorgeously articulated the delicate alchemy that occurs between a willing student and a master teacher. His revelatory book isn’t only for actors, but for anyone attempting to live an aesthetic life in an increasingly indifferent world.”
—Doug Wright, Pulitzer Prize–Winning Playwright and Author of Quills and I Am My Own Wife
“The Actor’s Way is a remarkable blending of fiction and the fundamentals of acting. Woven into the correspondence between an actor and his former teacher is important information about the actor’s craft, process, and the relationship between spirituality and creativity. This book should be on the reading list of every student and teacher of acting.”
—Earle R. Gister, Former Chair of the Acting Program Yale School of Drama
“I’m not an actor, but I found this book so compelling I read it in a single sitting. An elegant weave of love story, spiritual insight, and struggles with living and dying—to say nothing of wise counsel for actors, those who teach them, and teachers of every stripe—The Actor’s Way is a treasure.”
—Parker J. Palmer, Author of The Courage to Teach, Let Your Life Speak, and A Hidden Wholeness
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