How Long to Read Style for Actors

How Long Does it Take to Read Style for Actors?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 57 minutes to read Style for Actors by Robert Barton

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Style for Actors is an award-winning handbook and the definitive guide to roles in historical drama. Anyone who has ever struggled with capes, fans, swords, doublets and crinolines should make this third edition their constant companion. The past is a foreign country, and this outstanding book is concerned with exploring it from the actor's point of view. Specific guides to each major period give readers a clear map to discover a range from Greek, Elizabethan, Restoration and Georgian theatre to more contemporary stylings, including Futurism, Surrealism and Postmodernism. New material in this edition covers Commedia dell'arte and non-Western forms of theatre, theatrical fusion and developments in musicals and Shakespeare. The book’s references, images, resource lists and examples have all been updated to support today's diverse performers. Robert Barton takes great care to present the actor with the roles and genres that will most commonly confront them. Containing a huge resource of nearly 150 exercises, suggestions for scene study and applications not only for theatrical performance but also for stylistic challenges in the reader’s own offstage life, this book is an invaluable resource for students and practitioners of acting and drama.

How long is Style for Actors?

Style for Actors by Robert Barton is 413 pages long, and a total of 104,489 words.

This makes it 139% the length of the average book. It also has 128% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Style for Actors Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 30 minutes to read Style for Actors aloud.

What Reading Level is Style for Actors?

Style for Actors is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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