{"product_id":"style-acting-in-high-comedy-applause-books-1557832145","title":"Style: Acting in High Comedy (Applause Books)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1557832145\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aitken, Maria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book isn't a critical examination of high comedy. Rather, it's a collection of suggestions for the middlemen: the actors who have to catch the comic spark from the playwright and pass it on to the audience. The effort involved must be imperceptible: one has to acquire the cleverness, the articulacy, the febrility of the characters - and then make the whole laborious exercise seem like swimming through silk...The characters in high comedies don't find verbal sophistication difficult or unfamiliar; they enjoy it as you might enjoy slang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eStyle (Acting in High Comedy) Applause Books Series Softcover | This book isn't a critical examination of high comedy | Rather, it's a collection of suggestions for the middlemen: the actors who have to catch the comic spark from the playwright and pass it on to the audience | The effort involved must be imperceptible: one has to acquire the cleverness, the articulacy, the febrility of the characters - and then make the whole laborious exercise seem like swimming through silk\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52191423037728,"sku":"NEW1557832145","price":14.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/610kKozJQmL.jpg?v=1786829005","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/style-acting-in-high-comedy-applause-books-1557832145","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}