A practical handbook for the actor is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity and that failed to provide a dependable set of tools an actors job the authors state is to find a way to live truthfully under the imaginary circumstances of the play. A practical handbook for the actor is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity and that failed to provide a dependable set of tools an actors job the authors state is to find a way to live truthfully under the imaginary circumstances of the play. A practical handbook for the actor by melissa bruder 1986 vintage books edition in english 1st ed. A practical handbook for the actor is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity and that failed to provide a dependable set of tools an actors job the authors state is to find a way to live truthfully under the imaginary circumstances of the play. A practical handbook for the actor is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity and that failed to provide a dependable set of tools an actors job the authors state is to find a way to live truthfully under the imaginary circumstances of the play