{"product_id":"the-penning-method-for-the-panicked-actor-the-anxious-actors-guide-to-easily-creating-memorable-confident-and-specific-performances-in-last-minute-paperback-1","title":"The Penning Method for the Panicked Actor: The Anxious Actor's Guide to Easily Creating Memorable, Confident, and Specific Performances in Last-Minute - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarni Penning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning actress, audiobook narrator, and performance coach Marni Penning comes a powerful new tool for calming anxiety and nerves for actors and presenters! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Penning Method for the Panicked Actor(TM)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e introduces performers of all disciplines - whether stage, television, film, public speaking, or musical - to \u003cstrong\u003e10 simple markings\u003c\/strong\u003e that can help you analyze your script in record time so you can relax and \u003cem\u003eplay\u003c\/em\u003e in your auditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time, as a young actor in New York, Marni walked into an audition and was handed a monologue that she had never seen before. 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