Beginning with what every first-year acting student faces in class and ending with what leading professional
actors must achieve every night on the three stages of the Royal National Theatre, Patsy Rodenburg's celebrated
work as one of the world's foremost voice and acting coaches is fully revealed in this thoughtful and inspirational
book about the process of acting Through a seven-step process, she takes the actor through an intensive voice and
speech workshop tackling the vexing problems faced in rehearsal and on stage: breathing and relaxation; vocal range
and power; communication with other actors and the audience; integrating movement, singing and speaking; deciphering
and animating a text; adjusting voice to different size stages and auditoria; working in mediums beyond the stage;
sustaining a performance through an entire evening and a long run; and identifying and overcoming the countless
potential problems that face every performer who works in front of an audience.