Introduction 1

Part 1
The 12-Step Chubbuck Acting Technique / 7
Chapter 1 Tool 1: Overall Purpose 15
Chapter 2, Tool 2: Scene Purpose 37
Chapter 3 Tool 3: Obstacles 59
Chapter 4, Tool 4: Alternative Characters 73
Chapter 5 Tool 5: Inner Drawing 100
Chapter 6 Tool 6: Beats and Actions 117
Chapter 7 Tool 7: Immediate Situation 136
Chapter 8 Tool 8: Place and the Fourth Wall 155
Chapter 9 Tool 9: Action 173
Chapter 10 Tool 10: Inner Metabolism 199
Chapter 11 Tool 11: Past 219
Chapter 12 Tool 12: Letting Go 230

Part 2
Emotional Diary / 237
Chapter 13 Emotion Diary 237

Part 3
Other Acting Tools and Formulas / 259
Chapter 14 Building Chemistry 261
Chapter 15 Playing the Addict 271
Chapter 16 Playing the Murderer or the Victim 288
Chapter 17: Creating Organic Fear 298
Chapter 18: Developing an Organic Sense of Death and Dying 306
Chapter 19 Acting Out of and Regaining Consciousness 315
Chapter 20 Experiencing the Feeling of Pregnancy (From a Man and Woman's Perspective) 316
Chapter 2: Experiencing the Feeling of Being a Parent 319
Chapter 2 2 Playing a Character with Paraplegia or Quadriplegia 321
Chapter 2-3 Forming an Emotional Reality About Wounds or Bruises 323
Chapter 2-4 Organically Implementing Character Occupations 325
Chapter 2 5 Active Listening 334
Chapter 2 6 Scene 338 with 3 or more people
A Word About the Epilogue Audition 346
Appendix A: Ten Tips for Actors 351
Appendix B: The 12-Point Checklist of the Chubbuck Technique 353

Acknowledgements