Ch.1: Understanding the actor: The actor's life
Talent, technique, and organic acting
Craft-problems actors bring
The difference between stage and screen acting.
Ch. 2: Director, know thyself: The director's options
Common directorial mistakes and mishaps.
Ch. 3: The actor's language: Acting terminology
Ch. 4: The director's preparation: Approaching the script for the first time
Ch. 5: Casting the production: Finding your casting director
Preparing for the audition
Casting small roles and non-actors
Ch. 6: Rehearsing the cast: Creating a relaxed atmosphere in rehearsals
Creating a collaboration between director and actors
Addressing common problems : symptoms and solutions
Using rehearsal procedures
Setting up a rehearsal schedule.
Ch. 7: Resolving problems on the set
Recognizing when actors need you.
On the waterfront: The script
Scene-breakdown: Bar scene in Act II.
Ch. 9: Conversations with directors and actors.
