Damon Dimarco Books

"In the tradition of Studs Terkel, DiMarco's literary time capsule includes a wide variety of viewpoints, including: the small group of people who miraculously made it safely down from the 89th floor of Tower 1, the New York Times reporter who desperately fought her way through the fleeing crowds to get back into Lower Manhattan, the paramedic who set up a triage area 200 yards from the base of the Towers before they collapsed, and the bereaved citizens of New York City who struggled to get on with their lives in the days and months following the tragic event, among dozens of others. The original edition of Tower Stories was one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed books on 9/11 ever published, and for this 20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, DiMarco has conducted additional interviews that offer a contemporary perspective on the 9/11 tragedy. The individuals DiMarco interviewed for the new edition include: Alice Greenwald (President and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum); Father Jim Martin (New York Times bestselling author); Tom Haddad (survivor of the 89th floor, Tower 1); Stephen Adly Guirgis (Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright)"--Google Books

William Esper, one of the leading acting teachers of our time, explains and extends Sanford Meisner's legendary technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step approach to becoming a truly creative actor.Esper worked closely with Meisner for seventeen years and has spent decades developing his famous program for actor's training. The result is a rigorous system of exercises that builds a solid foundation of acting skills from the ground up, and that is flexible enough to be applied to any challenge an actor faces, from soap operas to Shakespeare. Co-writer Damon DiMarco, a former student of Esper's, spent over a year observing his mentor teaching first-year acting students. In this book he recreates that experience for us, allowing us to see how the progression of exercises works in practice. The Actor's Art and Craft vividly demonstrates that good training does not constrain actors' instincts—it frees them to create characters with truthful and compelling inner lives.

Sanford Meisner und William Esper gehören zu den bekanntesten Schauspiellehrern weltweit. In seinem Buch stellt Esper die Grundlagen des Meisner-Trainings vor und beschäftigt sich mit dem Wesen der Kunst als Handwerk. Wie jede Kunst verlangt auch das Schauspiel, dass der Künstler seine Individualität und Persönlichkeit einbringt, sich »im Moment« öffnet und Lebendigkeit erzeugt. Dies schafft die Meisner-Technik wie keine andere Schauspieltechnik. »Ich habe mein Leben damit verbracht, mit Schauspielern zu arbeiten. Dazu braucht man nur einige wesentliche Werkzeuge, die zu beherrschen die herausfordernde Aufgabe eines Lebens ist: geduldig sein, konkret sein, prägnant sein, ermutigen, vorschlagen, loben, zuhören. Zum ersten Mal habe ich diese Werkzeuge durch Bill Esper kennengelernt, und ich bin ihm sehr dankbar dafür.« David Mamet