{"product_id":"the-actor-and-the-target-9781559362856","title":"The Actor and the Target","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\"Acting is a reflex, a mechanism for development and survival. . . . It isn't 'second nature, ' it is 'first nature.'\"--Declan Donnellan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis immensely popular and ever-practical book on acting takes a scalpel to the heart of actors' persistent fears, helping them to release their talent on stage. It is straightforward and unpretentious, with a spirit of artistic and personal freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritish theatre director Declan Donnellan is the first Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Academy and is best known for his work with Cheek by Jowl (including their acclaimed all-male As You Like It) and on Tony Kushner's Homebody\/Kabul. As Associate Director of the National Theatre his productions included Fuenteovejuna, Sweeney Todd and Angels in America.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606888943890,"sku":"9781559362856","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f7ab2116-1f24-4e32-8dc5-5f9354c498a8.jpg?v=1732301019","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-actor-and-the-target-9781559362856","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}