Overview
Esper’s first book, The Actor’s Art and Craft, earned praise for describing the basics taught in his famous first-year acting class. The Actor’s Guide to Creating a Character continues
the journey. In these pages, co-author Damon DiMarco vividly re-creates
Esper’s second-year course, again through the experiences of a
fictional class. Esper’s training builds on Sanford Meisner’s legendary
exercises, a world-renowned technique that Esper further developed
through his long association with Meisner and the decades he has spent
training a host of distinguished actors. His approach is flexible enough
to apply to any role, helping actors to create characters with truthful
and compelling inner lives.