As an Author
In Rehearsal: In the World, in the Room, and On Your Own
In Rehearsal is a clear and accessible how-to approach to the rehearsal process. Author Gary Sloan brings more than thirty years' worth of acting experience to bear on the question of how to rehearse both as an individual actor and as part of the team of professionals that underpins any successful production. Interviews with acclaimed actors, directors, playwrights, and designers share a wealth of knowledge on dynamic collaboration.
Reviews for In Rehearsal
“I found [In Rehearsal] transparent and clear, written with simplicity and deep thought...its emphasis on the hard work required of the actor in studying and preparing on her own, and the detailing of that work, will be important to every actor who takes her profession seriously.”
- Zelda Fichandler, Founding Artistic Director, Arena Stage
"I loved discovering this book. I found Gary Sloan’s writing current, fresh, smart and inspiring. The overall message of encouraging the actor to take responsibility for his own creative rehearsal process is conveyed with beautiful clarity and usefulness. It is an empowering guide for the actor who, too often, floats in a sea of unorganized questions and impulses until he finds his way. This book leaves nothing to chance and, ultimately, everything to a creative, courageous, collaborative and crafted freedom. It could easily become the modern bible for our beginning theater actor today."
- Janet Zarish, Head of Acting, NYU Graduate Acting Program
"Sloan deftly defines the responsibilities an actor must bring to the creative environment inside a director’s rehearsal process. However, his real gift is the blueprint of how every actor must explore, research, and prepare a role outside the rehearsal room. In my opinion, In Rehearsal should be required reading for all undergraduate actors.
- John David Lutz, Chair, Department of Theatre, University of Evansville
Try Acting for a Change.
“What are you going to do with the boys?” asked the deputy governor of the Northern Ireland Prison Service. “What’s the workshop about? What do we tell them?”
“Try acting for a change,” I suggested, only realizing the double entendre afterward.
Polaroid taken by inmate after scene night
Somewhere West of Wheeling
Lyrics by Gary Sloan
Music and Vocal by Willy Welch
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