(Other Tiles inthis Series THE ACTOR AND THE TARGET Decl Donnan The Piya Tning of the Aor Awe Denti The Pycho Phys Approak to Actor Raining ela Mein A Sey Sep Ge fr Aa HOUSE OF Ganees Mating Thre fm Bere fe ns obras Jean Newel John Daly THE MONOLOGUE AUDMON ‘even Kobase (OTHER PEOPLE'S SHOES Tough on Acting Ang Gale t Commedia Tengo tarry Grats ‘Otanda Cook S0 YOU WANT TO BE A THEATRE DIRECTOR? Siepen Uren STAGE MANAGEMENT The Een ands Gulla SwAstmuciLNG ‘A Seyi Ge the Art of Stage Comber Rehan Lane ese THROUGH THE BODY ACTIONS The Actors’ Thesaurus MARINA CALDARONE and MAGGIE LLOYD.WILLIAMS NICK HERN BOOKS| Thanks ix Foreword by Terry Johnson xi Introduction xii How to Action the Text sil How to Use The Actors’ Thesaurus xxv Sample Scenes xaxvit ACTIONS. AL 1 Emotional Groups Nurturing Words 147 Using Words 151 Damaging Words 155 c fe} N i 1 re oy iSNate + This i ast of eansitive verbs primarily for stor, directors and practitioner. isnot necessarily for academe reference, nor i it technically warerighe. Language is subjective and chee is certin pete licence in the lss hich follow. However al ofthe wors can be ‘played by actor n performance, * (PL) afer an en indicates where an setion works best when played to more dan one person. For example, Asse, Sepa, Unite * 1, 2,3 afreran enry indicates where mone than one meaning ean be attbated to thet, * Ina few instances, wits X = ¥, it doesnot slays follow that Y = X. For example, Conquer (sisted an ation under the main enty Bucher, bat the reverse does not work sufficient wel + This ists the fs of is kin and should vole and develop as used. Add any actions that you my fee! are missing. sggestions for fare caiions would be graeflly received and should be addressed to the publisher (One thought ~ One sentence ‘One breath ~ One ation Abandon Desert, Discard, Dich, Drop, Dump, Forsake, Jil, Leave, Reject, Relingtis, Renotnce, Shun, Sob, Sumender Abduct Capture, Earsp, Kidnap, Pluck, Seize, Snatch Abet Advocate, Aid, Asist, Back, Boost, CCondone, Encourage, Endorse, vox Fonard, Foster, Farther, Goad, Help, Patonise, Promote, Provoke, Second, Srengthen, Succous, Support Abide Bear, Endre, Obey, Stomach, Sule, ‘Tolente Abjure Discard, Renounce Abolish Anna, Destroy, Dismiss, Exadicate ly Abrilge Condens, Encapsulte Absolve Aequit, Clea Discharge, Excalpate, Exempt, Exonerate, Forgive, Liberate, Pardon, Purge, Pai Redcem, Release Vindieate Absorb Consume, Digest, Envelo, Incorporate, Process Abuse Assi Aueck, Bert, Blemish, Braise, Censure, Cus, Damage, Decry, Defame, Deprave, Depreeate, Dispaage, Exploit Harangue, Harm, Hare, Impaig impugn, Injure, Ins, Jes, Knock, Libel, Mag, Malceat, Manhandle, Mag, Misapply i employ, Mistear, Misc, Moest, Oban, Perecute, Fever, Rebole, Rel, Ru, Sander Tore, Use, Wy Viole, Wong Accelerate Masten, Huy, Quicken, Sut “Stiulene