Fully revised and updated, Acting (Re)Considered is an exceptionally wide-ranging collection of theories on acting, ideas about body and training, and statements about the actor in performance. Included are discussions on acting by or about major figures that have shaped theories and practices of acting and performance from the late nineteenth century to the present. The essays-by directors, historians, actor trainers and actors-bridge the gap between theories and practices of acting, and between East and West.