The most important study in the English language on the history of
Western acting theory." —Theatre Research International
"Player's Passion is an extraordinary piece of scholarship. It
organizes a breathtaking sweep of material. Mr. Roach has assumed
that the reality of acting has itself reflected an evolving
understanding of the workings of the human organism throughout
history. The reader, in fact, gradually begins to see that the
theorists and the actors are mutually engaged in the common and
ongoing effort of man to understand himself." —Robert L. Benedetti,
University of Colorado
"A major contribution; it is also a cogent examination of central
issues on the subject, and it should be studied assiduously by
every teacher of acting and by all actors and directors genuinely
concerned about acting as an art. The breadth of research is
imposing; extensive endnotes and bibliography are excellent.
Interpretive discussion reflects broad knowledge and penetrating
intellect animated by high vision of both theater and scholarship."
—Choice
"I consider it a modern classic. . . . a work of the finest
erudition, without pretense but with a fine sense of learning and
with an astonishing vocabulary that communicates complex and often
controversial concepts with clarity and total competence." —Don B.
Wilmeth, Brown University
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