achieve the best results. This book includes an historical overview of rehearsal practice; a reexamination of the roles of the director and the actor and their relationship; advice on how to become a director; guidance on the rehearsal process, from auditioning to the dress rehearsal; a look at how games and improvisation can be used as rehearsal tools; and an exploration of the opportunities presented by a play’s text and characters. John Perry has been both an actor and a director, producing large-scale shows in London and touring a one-man show in America. He is currently Head of Development at the School of Acting at the ArtsEd, London.

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