 Helpful
It's a pretty good book. Has many action verbs to play. Some of the verbs would be difficult to play in my opinion but it has many others to choose from. All in all its a good easy to read book that would be helpful in a class or before an audition
 Very Useful
For any actor, this book will be useful. I rate it a 10 out of 10. For example, it gives tons of options for beating out a script. I highly recommend it.
A Must Have For All Serious Actors!
This book was suggested by my current Acting coach on the first day of class. After one week I hadn't gotten it because I know tons of action verbs and I had written my own little booklet about them years ago in college so I had the info & thought I was fine. Then I realized my current coach is a genius and that this book is invaluable to all actors. I ordered it & I use it all the time. Actions plus a dictionary are two books all actors should carry with them every day. You might think that you want to manipulate someone in your scene, but you can't keep using manipulate on every line! If it didn't work the first time you need to try something else like coerce, taunt, trick, tease, jab, lure..... the list goes on. And it's really well organized so you can search by categories or alphabetically. And each word (like Manipulate) has a list of other verbs that might suit your action better. I'm so thrilled this book exists! I've only had it about a month or so & have merely cracked the surface so I know I'll be using it a very long time! Well worth the price no matter what you pay for it!
A Lifesaver
I teach the Hodge method in directing, and this book makes verbing possible for the students. It simplifies the choices, but not so much as to limit them. I also use it for my actors; if someone is too bland, I will hand them a book, bookmark some appropriate sections, and have them do some variants through verbs. I love it, and so do the students!
Esstiential Tool for Actors
I picked up this book to help me with my acting and I have to say it has helped! It gives me quick access to actions that I can use with my paperwork. If I don't know quite what I am looking for I can look up the type of action I am looking for and go from there. Not bad for a few bucks.
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