"Method Acting is one of the most popular and controversial approaches to acting in the United States. It has not only shaped important schools of acting, but has been a fundamental constant of all American acting. This volume explores Method Acting from a broad perspective, focusing on a point of equilibrium between the principles of the Method and its relationship to other theories of performance. By concentrating on three areas of the Method - its theory, its practice, and its future application - the great tradition of the Method will serve to inform and teach us how to approach acting and acting theory in the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.