Rasaboxes Sourcebook

Presented as the first full-length book devoted to a set of performer training exercises created by Richard Schechner, this volume covers their history, underlying theory, hands-on practice, and real-world uses. The work began in the 1960s with The Performance Group and has kept developing since, with the editors and contributors extending Schechner's original material.

Rasaboxes, the set of exercises given particular prominence, is a cross-disciplinary method for building emotional expressiveness. It draws together breath, the body, the voice, movement, and physical sensation.

The book pairs step-by-step guidance with accounts of how the material is applied in university actor training at undergraduate and graduate levels, television acting, K-12 education, devising, and drama therapy. It serves both as an introduction for newcomers and as a reference for experienced practitioners.