Reassessing the practice and theory of acting, this book examines the physiological relationship between bodily action and emotional experience. It looks at how imagination, emotion, memory, physicality, and reason are inseparable in the brain's structure and function, and their importance to an actor's engagement with a role.

The book vastly improves our understanding of the actor's process and is a must for any actor or student of acting.

Preface
1. Acting, History, and Science
2. The Twentieth Century Heritage
3. A Way of Thinking about Acting
4. Applications
Afterword
Appendix: Translation: Image, Action, and Chekhov's The Seagull