Speech for the Stage

Evangeline Machlin trained such actors as Steve McQueen, Lee Grant, Suzanne Pleshette, Joanne Woodward and Faye Dunaway. Dr. Machlin was formerly Director of Speech studies at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and Lecturer in Speech at Columbia University.

Foreward 1.Listening and Learning: Speech Appreciation 2. Listening and Learning: Speech Analysis 3. Projecting Your Speech 4. The Speech Instrument 5. Relaxation for Speech 6. Breath Control for Speech 7. Resonance in Speech 8. Articulation and the Phonetic Alphabet 9. VAriety in Speech: Pitch, RAte and Stress 10. The Speaking of Shakespeare 11. Dialects for the Stage 12. Reading Aloud, Auditioning and Performing A Listening Library of Records Bibliography Appendix A: Exercises for the Correction of Tonal Faults Appendix B: a) The Actor's warm-up Routine b) The Actor's Warm-up Exercises Appendix C: Advanced Exercises in Speech Techniques Index