Zombies, Werewolves, Robots, and Extraterrestrials

Actor Training and the Performance of Non-Human Characters

Gerald Large (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

194 Seiten

2026
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-07195-2 (ISBN)

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Zombies, Werewolves, Robots, and Extraterrestrials provides a broad survey of acting theory and training technique through the lens of the performance of non-human characters found in horror and science fiction film, television, and theater.

Specifically, the book examines the performance challenges of undead characters (zombies, vampires, Frankenstein’s monster), characters that transform from human to non-human (werewolves, human-flies, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, and others), mechanical creatures (robots, androids, cyborgs) and extraterrestrials – and then suggests a wide array of training methods to meet each challenge. Theories and training methods are taken from Michael Chekhov, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Antonin Artaud, Jerzy Grotowski, German Expressionist dance, Tadashi Suzuki, Lev Kuleshov, Jacques Copeau and Jacques Lecoq, Bertolt Brecht, François Delsarte, and others. Each chapter includes numerous actor training exercises of each technique, journaling opportunities for self-reflection, and lists of films to watch and books to read to further one’s knowledge.

This book is an excellent resource for actors, acting teachers, and both academic and professional directors with an interest in broadening their knowledge of actor training, and their skill base as both students and working professionals.

Gerald Large is a Professor of Theater and Drama at Whatcom Community College in Washington State. He holds an MFA in Acting from Ohio University, and a PhD in Theatre and Drama from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Challenge of Performing Non-human Characters

(Stanislavski)

Chapter 2: From the Living-Dead to the Un-Dead

(M. Chekhov, V. Meyerhold)

Chapter 3: Metamorphosis in Werewolves, Human-flies and Sundry Creatures

(Artuad, Grotowski, German Expressionist Dance)

Chapter 4: Robots, Androids, and Cyborgs

(Suzuki, Meyerhold, Kuleshov, Copeau, Lecoq)

Chapter 5: Extraterrestrials

(Brecht, Austin, Delsarte)

Works Cited

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.3.2026
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
Zusatzinfo	20 Halftones, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	1-041-07195-7 / 1041071957
ISBN-13	978-1-041-07195-2 / 9781041071952
Zustand	Neuware