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I chose to explore Morris Fishman’s The Actor in Training for my text synopsis. Fishman created the techniques in his book while teaching acting and play production at the Theatre Training School in Birmingham. He wanted to create methods that would help old actors as well as young and did not make a distinction between the amateur and professional but rather the good and the bad. Fishman’s intentions for introducing the systems in this book were to devise a series of imaginative exercises for actor training, to observe common mistakes and fix them, and to integrate exercises that are successful. Fishman begins by outlining the basic requirements for an actor, breaking them down into two categories: external equipment and inner technique. External equipment includes the actor’s voice, movement and gestures, each with minimum effort for maximum effect. The most important facet of the external equipment, the voice, must be resonant, expressive and clear. Fishman stresses the importance of being heard by the audience and speaking lines as if they come naturally. Movement must also look natural.